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(More customer reviews)There is an enormous amount of highly original thinking in this book. Just the discussions of due diligence are worth the price of admission,but there is much more. Any investors who include hedge funds,private equity or real estate in their portfolio will benefit from the author's analysis of strategy and tactics.
His chapters on optionality and portfolio liquidity are also extremely valuable.
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An insightful guide to making strategic investment allocation decisions that embraces both alternative and conventional assets
In this much-needed resource, alternative and portfolio management expert John Abbink demonstrates new ways of analyzing and deploying alternative assets and explains the practical application of these techniques.
Alternative Assets and Strategic Allocation clearly shows how alternative investments fit into portfolios and the role they play in an investment allocation that includes traditional investments as well. This book also describes innovative methods for valuation as applied to alternatives that previously have been difficult to analyze.
Offers institutional investors, analysts, researchers, portfolio managers, and financial academics a down-to-earth method for measuring and analyzing alternative assets
Reviews some of the latest alternatives that are increasing in popularity, such as high-frequency trading, direct lending, and long-term investment in real assets
Outlines a strategic approach for including alternative investments into portfolios and shows the pivotal role they play in an investment allocation
Using the information found in this book, you'll have a clearer sense of how to approach investment issues related to alternative assets and discover what it takes to make these products work for you.
