What are alternative asset classes (ALTs)?
Alternative asset classes are alternatives to traditional asset classes such as stocks and bonds.
Some examples of ALTs are:
- Merchant Cash Advances
- Life Settlements
- First position notes
- Tax liens
- Real Estate
- Annuities
- Private equity
- Bank notes
- Gold
Why invest in ALTs?
- True portfolio diversification
- The returns from ALTs tend to be uncorrelated with stocks and bonds
- Reduce risk
- Many ALTs are back by a first-lien on an underlying asset.
- Potential return.
- Historical annual returns for some ALTs can be 10+%.
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