A comprehensive guide to alternative investments that reveals today's latest research and strategies
Historically low interest rates and bear markets in world stock markets have generated intense interest in alternative investments. With returns in traditional investment vehicles relatively low, many professional investors view alternative investments as a means of meeting their return objectives. Alternative Investments: Instruments, Performance, Benchmarks, and Strategies, can put you in a better position to achieve this difficult goal.
Part of the Robert W. Kolb Series in Finance, Alternative Investments provides an in-depth discussion of the historic performance, benchmarks, and strategies of every major alternative investment market. With contributions from professionals and academics around the world, it offers valuable insights into the latest trends, research, and thinking in each major area. Empirical evidence about each type of alternative investment is featured, with research presented in a straightforward manner.
Examines a variety of major alternative asset classes, from real estate, private equity, and commodities to managed futures, hedge funds, and distressed securities
Provides detailed insights on the latest research and strategies, and offers a thorough explanation of historical performance, benchmarks, and other critical information
Blends knowledge from the conceptual world of scholars with the pragmatic view of practitioners in this field
Alternative investments provide a means of diversification, risk control, and return enhancement and, as such, are attractive to many professional investors. If you're looking for an effective way to hone your skills in this dynamic area of finance, look no further than this book.
Day 1: Introduction 1:
Alternative Investments: An Overview
The Role of Alternative Investments in Strategic Asset Allocation
Trends in Alternative Investments
Alternative Investments and Due Diligence
Day 2: Real Estate
REITs and the Private Real Estate Market
Commercial Real Estate
Real Estate Investment Trusts
Mortgaged-Backed Securities
Mezzanine Debt and Preferred Equity in Real Estate
Real Estate Appraisal and Valuation
Performance of Real Estate Portfolios
Day 3: Private Equity
Venture Capital
Mezzanine Capital
Buyout Funds
Distressed Debt Investing
Performance of Private Equity
Private Equity: Risk and Return Profile
Day 4: Commodities and Managed Futures
Investing in Commodities
Performance of Commodities
Commodity Futures and Strategic Asset Allocation
Managed Futures: Markets, Investment Characteristics, and Role in a Portfolio
An Overview of Managed Futures’ Performance: 1983 to Post-2008 Credit Crisis
Day 5: Hedge Funds
Investing in Hedge Funds
Performance of Hedge Funds
Hedge Funds and Risk Management
Hedge Funds and the Financial Crisis
Hedge Funds: Replication and Nonlinearities
Fund-of-Funds: A Tale of Two Fees