Alternative Investments
Master Alternative Instruments: Understand how to create investment value with alternative asset classes, including real estate, private equity, hedge funds, and commodities
$99.00
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What you get:
- 1 hour of content
- World-class instructor
- Closed captions
- Q&A support
- Future course updates
- Course exam
- Certificate of achievement
Alternative Investments
$99.00
Lifetime access
What you get:
- 1 hour of content
- World-class instructor
- Closed captions
- Q&A support
- Future course updates
- Course exam
- Certificate of achievement
$99.00
Lifetime access
$99.00
Lifetime access
What you get:
- 1 hour of content
- World-class instructor
- Closed captions
- Q&A support
- Future course updates
- Course exam
- Certificate of achievement
What You Learn
- Develop an in-depth understanding of why alternative investments can help portfolio diversification
- Acquire a comprehensive understanding of valuation methodologies for alternative investments
- Acquire the skills needed to accurately compute fees and analyse returns for alternative investments
- Manage key risks associated with alternative investments
- Explore a broad range of alternative investments including hedge funds, private equity, real estate, and others
- Improve your career prospects by acquiring evergreen technical skills in investment finance
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Industry leaders and professionals globally rely on this top-rated course to enhance their skills.
Course Description
This course covers everything you need to obtain an alternative investment certification. We start by comparing traditional to alternative investments and describing the risks and benefits of each asset class. Next, we examine the main categories of alternative investments—private equity, hedge funds, real estate, commodities, infrastructure, and others. You will learn how to evaluate the risk and return of alternative investments and how to use them to achieve specific investment goals. Furthermore, we illustrate the unique characteristics of alternative investments and the various investment strategies. By the end of the Alternative Investments course, you’ll be able to calculate and interpret management and incentive fees, net and gross returns, and various risk and return measures for alternative investments. Sign up now and learn how to diversify your investment portfolio and explore new opportunities!
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1.1 What does the course cover
2 min
2.1 Alternative Investments vs. Traditional Investments
7 min
2.2 Categories of Alternative Investments
3 min
2.3 Hedge Funds
11 min
2.4 Private Equity
9 min
2.5 Real Estate
6 min
Interactive Exercises
Practice what you've learned with coding tasks, flashcards, fill in the blanks, multiple choice, and other fun exercises.
Practice what you've learned with coding tasks, flashcards, fill in the blanks, multiple choice, and other fun exercises.
Curriculum
- 2. Types of Alternative Investments6 Lessons 46 Min
Next, we provide a detailed overview of the main categories of alternative investments. We describe how hedge funds, private equity, real estate, commodities, and other alternative investments work and discuss their risk and return characteristics.
Alternative Investments vs. Traditional Investments7 minCategories of Alternative Investments3 minHedge Funds11 minPrivate Equity9 minReal Estate6 minOther Classes of Alternative Investments10 min - 3. Alternative Investments - Valuation and Practical Applications4 Lessons 22 Min
In the last section of the Alternative Investments course, we discuss the practical applications of alternative investment valuation. We describe the potential benefits of adding various types of alternative investments to a managed portfolio and show you how to measure risk and return.
Benefits of Alternative Investments3 minHedge Funds - Calculating Fees and Returns6 minValuation of Alternative Investments8 minRisk Management Considerations5 min
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Course Requirements
- Highly recommended to complete the Corporate Finance course prior to enroling
Who Should Take This Course?
Level of difficulty: Intermediate
- Aspiring investment analysts, investment bankers
- Everyone who wants to work in investment finance
Exams and Certification
A 365 Financial Analyst Course Certificate is an excellent addition to your LinkedIn profile—demonstrating your expertise and willingness to go the extra mile to accomplish your goals.
Meet Your Instructor
Peter is a finance graduate from Bocconi University in Milan, Italy. He started his investment banking career at Morgan Stanley. Two years later, Peter joined HSBC’s London team where he worked on buy and sell-side M&A deals of different sizes. During that time, he was promoted to Associate Director (VP) and his key responsibilities included process management, financial modelling, valuation analysis, preparing and delivering presentations, client interaction, and managing junior team members. In 2019, Peter joined a private equity fund called Integral Venture Partners to serve as an Investment Executive.
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