Alternative Investments

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The Robert W. Kolb Series in Finance is an unparalleled source of information dedicated to the most important issues in modern finance. Each book focuses on a specific topic in the field of finance and contains contributed chapters from both respected academics and experienced financial professionals. As part of the Robert W. Kolb Series in Finance, Alternative Investments aims to provide a comprehensive understanding of the essential elements associated with this important area of finance. Filled with in-depth insights and practical advice, Alternative Investments provides a thorough look at the historical performance, benchmarks, and strategies associated with many of today's most effective alternative investments. It offers valuable insights on the latest trends, research, and thinking in each major area, and empirical evidence on each type of alternative investment is featured. Comprising five informative parts, this timely guide contains a detailed discussion of alternative investments, covering everything from real estate and private equity to commodities, managed futures, and hedge funds. Along the way, it will help you navigate through the key areas of alternative investments and show you how to balance their opportunities and risks. Alternative investments provide a means of diversification, risk control, and return enhancement and, as such, are attractive to many sophisticated investors. If you are looking for an effective way to hone your skills in this dynamic area of finance, look no further than this book.
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 on 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.

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