alternative investment

 Hello all,
 I am Jonathan Healy

I invest money to earn them. I would like to give independent opinion based on internet research about alternative investing.

They are alternatives to conventional investments that are essentially listed securities, cash and bank deposits and lending. Most alternative investment assets are held by institutional investors or accredited, high-net-worth individuals because of their complex nature, limited regulations and relative lack of liquidity.
Examples of alternative investments include:

• commodities,
• hedge funds
• private equity
• Collectibles (such as stamps, art, antiques, etc.),
• Wine.
• financial derivatives

Alternative investments are favored mainly because their returns have a low correlation with those of standard asset classes. Because of this, many large institutional funds such as pensions and private endowments have begun to allocate a small portion (typically less than 10%) of their portfolios to alternative investments such as hedge funds.  

While the small investor may be shut out of some alternative investment opportunities, real estate and commodities such as precious metals are widely available