The Only Guide to Alternative Investments You'll Ever Need

Expand Your Investment Horizons The Only Guide to Alternative Investments You'll Ever Need There is a whole world of investments beyond traditional stocks, bonds, and bank certificates of deposit. Financial advisers Larry Swedroe and Jared Kizer have chosen twenty popular alternative investments and provided a comprehensive description of each. They explain the nature of the investment and assess whether or not it combines well with the other assets in your portfolio. Swedroe and Kizer evaluate each type of investment in terms of: > Volatility Distribution of returns Diversification potential Fees Trading and operating expenses This book is a valuable resource for investors who are ready to consider expanding their portfolio beyond traditional investments. "What a great service this book is to the investing community! As investors reach out for higher returns, many will venture into the higher-risk category known as alternative investments. For those who are so tempted, this book provides an invaluable guide." --EDWARD R. WOLFE, PHD, Professor of Finance and Director of the Financial Planning Program Western Kentucky University Formerly an investment adviser for Buckingham Asset Management, LLC, Jared Kizer, CFA, works for an institutional money-management firm. His articles on investing have appeared in the Journal of Portfolio Management, Journal of Indexes, and on indexuniverse.com. He received his master's in finance from Washington University. He lives in St. Louis.