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Author Dearth, Matthew

Title Getting Started in Alternative Investments
Published Newark : John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, 2023

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Description 1 online resource (304 p.)
Series Getting Started In... Series
Getting Started In... Series
Contents Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- About the Authors -- Introduction -- Note -- Chapter 1 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 -- Notes -- Chapter 2 Traditional Alternatives
2.1 Venture Capital -- 2.2.1 How Venture Capital Works -- 2.1.2 Performance -- 2.1.3 Recent Developments -- 2.1.4 Summary -- 2.2 Private Equity -- 2.2.1 How Private Equity Works -- 2.2.2 Valuation -- 2.2.3 Other Important Terms -- 2.2.4 Performance -- 2.2.5 Recent Developments -- 2.2.6 Summary -- 2.3 Hedge Funds -- 2.3.1 Classification -- 2.3.2 Structure -- 2.3.3 Fundamental Long/Short -- 2.3.4 Quantitative Long/Short -- 2.3.5 Merger Arbitrage -- 2.3.6 Activism -- 2.3.7 Performance -- 2.3.8 Recent Developments -- 2.3.9 Summary -- 2.4 Infrastructure -- 2.4.1 Performance
2.4.2 Recent Developments -- 2.5 Land and Commodities -- 2.5.1 Performance -- 2.5.2 Recent Developments -- 2.6 Funds of Funds -- 2.7 Summary -- Notes -- Chapter 3 Real Estate -- 3.1 The Global Real Estate Market -- 3.2 Structure of This Chapter -- 3.3 Characteristics of Real Estate -- 3.4 Classifying Real Estate Segments -- 3.4.1 Analyzing the Segments -- 3.5 Real Estate Valuation -- 3.5.1 The Income Approach -- 3.5.2 The Cost Approach -- 3.5.3 The Sales Comparison Approach -- 3.5.4 Other Approaches -- 3.6 Due Diligence -- 3.7 The Four Quadrants of Real Estate Investment -- 3.7.1 Private Equity
3.7.2 Public Equity -- 3.7.3 Private Debt -- 3.7.4 Public Debt -- 3.8 Future Trends in Real Estate -- 3.8.1 The Data Center Segment -- 3.8.2 Key Technology Trends That Impact Real Estate -- Chapter 4 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 Finance -- 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 Real Estate Tokenization and the Metaverse -- 4.5.1 Real Estate Tokenization -- 4.5.2 Growth Prospects -- 4.5.3 Challenges -- 4.5.4 The Metaverse -- 4.6 Collectibles -- 4.6.1 Traditional Collectibles: Art, Jewelry, Antiques, Stamps, and Coins -- 4.6.2 Modern Collectibles: Cars, Wine, Whisky, Watches, Streetwear, and More -- 4.7 Other Opportunities -- 4.7.1 Patents, Royalties, and IP -- 4.7.2 Income-Sharing Agreements -- 4.7.3 The Rest -- Notes -- Chapter 5 Building Portfolios -- 5.1 The Portfolio Management Process
Notes Description based upon print version of record
5.1.1 Objectives and Constraints
Form Electronic book
Author Ku, Swee Yong
ISBN 9781119860297
1119860296