a Review of Capital Alternatives

I’ll begin this article, by just simply wearing my heart on my sleeve. Good investment advice is hard to find!!!

Over the last century, investment advisers have morphed into commission chasing junkies that simply do not have their clients best interest at heart. This creates a very difficult environment, especially for the novice investors. Fund management companies charge an arm and a leg in management fees and many financial advisers are more concerned to steer your money into products which will pay them the best referral fees.

Granted, many government institutions in the US and Europe has done a great deal to address this gross imbalance and things has started to get a bit better, bit this kind of behaviour is still prevalent in the marketplace.

On this blog I will do my best to point out the sharks in the trade and to also give credit to the folks that really do a good job.

One of the ‘nice guys’ in the industry is a London based company called, Capital Alternatives.

These guys have been around for a good few years now and have firmly established a good presence in the market for alternative investments. So what makes them better than the others…?

First of all it goes without saying that the quality of their brokers is second to none. When I deal with someone I want to have an intelligent conversation on variables that affect the market. I personally expect a well-rounded broker that has a firm grasp on the broad picture and can therefore tailor advise accordingly. This is one area these guys excel at.

Secondly, and this is a huge issue for me, is transparency. Their updates to clients are both frequent and in-depth. The alternative market has a tendency to lack in this area, but a brokerage can make up for this in their level of service and frequency of updates. Capital Alternatives makes it happen and for that I am glad.

Lastly, is transaction charges. The market for alternative investments tends to be relatively ‘infant’ in its growth cycle and this can easily prompt many players to charge extortionate charges. With Capital Alternatives, their fees are competitive and often include no annual management fees. This frees up more opportunity for investors to take advantage of significant potential Return on Investment.

I will keep a close look at different companies, but can in the meantime highly recommend Capital Alternatives as a reputable organisation to deal with.