Alternative Investments
Get an introduction to alternative asset classes beyond traditional stocks and bonds, such as real estate, commodities, and digital assets.
17 courses
Discover how to build long-term wealth by investing in tangible real assets, farmland, and agricultural opportunities without needing a farming background.
Learn how to integrate real estate, private assets, and modern alternative investments into your portfolio to preserve wealth and generate income as you age.
Master the fundamentals of evaluating project viability by modeling cash flows from investor, sponsor, and public perspectives.
Learn to evaluate public and private investment projects in developing regions using discounting, net present value, and modern social appraisal criteria.
Learn how to evaluate, acquire, and manage land and real estate assets to build a diversified investment portfolio without needing prior financial experience.
Master the process of adjusting asset values for inflation and price-level changes using built-in batch jobs to ensure accurate financial reporting.
Learn how to evaluate non-traditional assets like private equity, real estate, and hedge funds while navigating their unique tax implications to build a smarter portfolio.
Understand how to diversify your portfolio with alternative assets like real estate, private debt, and commodities to protect and grow your wealth in later life.
Learn how to integrate real estate, private assets, and alternative strategies into your late-career portfolio to preserve wealth and manage risk as you age.
Navigate the complex legal and compliance frameworks governing hedge funds, private equity, and digital assets to protect portfolios and ensure regulatory alignment.
Master the core categories, fee structures, and valuation methods of alternative assets to build diversified portfolios and prepare for professional financial exams.
Build a strong foundation in private equity, hedge funds, and real estate to confidently tackle alternative investment concepts on professional finance exams.
Explore the defining characteristics, risk profiles, and portfolio roles of real estate, commodities, private equity, REITs, and digital assets as investment categories.
Work through due diligence checklists, return analysis templates, and portfolio allocation exercises for real estate, commodities, REITs, private equity, and digital assets.
Build a solid foundation in non-traditional asset classes, from private equity and real estate to algorithmic trading strategies and modern portfolio diversification.
Explore how to integrate and rebalance alternative assets over a multi-year investment horizon, managing illiquidity, correlation shifts, and evolving risk tolerance.
Learn how to price real estate assets, manage risk using modern portfolio theory, and navigate capital markets through clear written explanations.