Getting Started in Alternative Investments (Getting Started In...) [Paperback]

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Introduction Chapter One: Introduction to Alternatives 1.1 What Are Alternatives? 1.2 Investing In Alternatives 1.2.1 The Market For Alternatives 1.2.2 Managing Alternative Investment Funds 1.2.3 Alternative Techniques 1.2.4 Performance Measurement 1.2.5 Due Diligence 1.3 Diversification 1.4 Regulation 1.4.1 Regulatory Protections for Investors 1.4.2 Regulations for Fund Managers 1.5 Summary Chapter Two: Traditional Alternatives 2.1 Venture Capital 2.2 Private Equity 2.3 Hedge Funds 2.3.1 Fundamental Long-Short 2.3.2 Quantitative Long-Short 2.3.3 Merger Arbitrage 2.3.4 Activist 2.4 Infrastructure 2.5 Land and Commodities 2.6 Funds of Funds 2.7 Summary Chapter Three: Spotlight on Real Estate 3.1 Global Real Estate Market 3.2 Understanding Real Estate Segments 3.3 Private Real Estate Investments and Finance 3.4 Public Real Estate Investments and Finance 3.5 Future trends Chapter Four: Modern Alternatives 4.1 Private Credit and Alternative Finance 4.1.1 Direct Lending 4.1.2 Marketplace Lending 4.1.3 Venture Debt 4.1.4 Other Credit 4.1.5 Litigation Finance 4.2 Insurance-Related 4.2.1 Catastrophe Bonds and ILS 4.2.2 Life Settlement 4.3 Impact Investing 4.4 Blockchain, Coins, and Non-Fungible Tokens 4.4.1 Blockchains and Coins 4.4.2 Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) 4.4.3 Investment Strategies 4.5 Tokenization and Metaverse 4.5.1 Tokenization 4.5.2 Metaverse 4.6 Collectibles 4.6.1 Traditional: Art, Jewelry, Antiques, Stamps and Coins 4.6.2 Modern: Wine, Whisky, Watches, Cars, Streetwear, and Other Collectibles 4.7 Other Opportunities 4.7.1 Patents, Royalties, and IP 4.7.2 Income-Sharing Agreements 4.7.3 The Rest 4.8 Summary Chapter Five: Building Portfolios 5.1 Planning 5.2 Traditional Portfolios 5.2.1 Equal Weighted 5.2.2 "60/40" Portfolio 5.3 Mean-Variance Optimization 5.4 Adding Alternative Investments 5.5 Endowment Model 5.6 Risk Budgets, Risk Parity 5.7 Summary Glossary Appendix