



| What Are Alternative Investments? Traditional investments include long positions in equity, fixed income, and cash commodity markets, all within developed economies. |
| Alternative Investments exist within the context of equity and fixed income markets as well, and include Private Equity, Hedge Funds, Managed Futures, and Securitized Products. Other alternative strategies may involve separate niche markets like Real Estate or Natural Resources. Alternative investments often use strategies and techniques not available to traditional investment vehicles, like mutual funds, in order to produce and enhance their returns. These unique tools can include futures, short-selling, leverage, options, overlays, arbitrage, and private markets. To learn more about Alternative Investments, please visit any of the following areas of interest: |