Understanding alternative investments
Subtitle: creating diversified portfolios that ride the wave of investment success
By: Stephen Todd Walker
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 2014
Place of publication: New York, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 319
ISBN-13: 9781137370181
Subjects: Portfolio management; Investment analysis; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Finance; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Investments & Securities
Description: "Using ground-breaking, never before seen data on alternative investments, Stephen Todd Walker explores how to apply new risk measurements to an alternative portfolio. Through his 20+ years of expertise in finance, the author explains how to go about carefully selecting the best alternatives for you and the right time to invest in them, including real estate, hedge funds, private equity, venture capital, and more.  Features of the book include:  -Historical data showing alternative investment on the upswing  -Tools to help identify and evaluate alternative investments  -Insights into wave theory and how it works  -The pros and cons of investments     The book shows the merits of owning alternative investments and helps investors who want to create better, more diversified portfolios.  "--

"One of the top wealth managers in the world, Stephen Todd Walker, draws on examples of 'smart money' institutions, as well as his revolutionary theory 'Modern Portfolio Allocation' to show how any investor can use alternatives to diversify their portfolio, decrease risk and increase return. Using ground-breaking, never before seen data on alternative investments, Stephen Todd Walker explores how to apply new risk measurements such as Var to an alternative portfolio. Through his 20+ years of expertise in finance working for billionaires and institutions, the author amply explains how to go about carefully selecting the best alternatives for you and the right time to invest in them. Features of the book include: Terrific charts and graphs Rich history on alternatives Helpful tools to evaluate alternatives and further diversify Investing has changed and diversifying with alternatives shows a new approach Alternatives are here to stay The book shows the merits of owning alternatives Helps investors who want to create better, more diversified portfolios "--
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note:; title: Introduction: That Was Then, This is Now; title: 1. Does the Universe Move in Waves?; title: 2. Not All Financial Advisors Are Created Equal; title: 3. Access to Alternative Investments and Competitive Advantages; title: 4. Knowledge Really is Power; title: 5. The Changing Financial Landscape; title: 6. I Hate To Say, It But I Told You So; title: 7. The Market and Alternative Investments; title: 8. Diversification is Not Limited; title: 9. The 'Smart Money' Is Global; title: 10. Are All Hedge Funds Evil or Are They Really Angels in Disguise?; title: 11. The Fools Gold or the Real Deal?; title: 12. Venture Capital is Back; title: 13. Asset Allocation and Alternative Investments; title: 14. Modern Portfolio Allocation; title: 15. There is Nothing to Fear Except Fear Itself; title: 16. Devising Portfolios with Alternative Investments and Comparables; title: 17. Alternative Investments Over the Past 20 Years; title: 18. The Asset Allocation Process and Sample Portfolios.