{"product_id":"alternative-investments-instruments-performance-benchmarks-and-strategies-hardback-9781118241127","title":"Alternative Investments; Instruments, Performance, Benchmarks, and Strategies (Hardback) 9781118241127","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eAlternative Investments\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eInstruments, Performance, Benchmarks, and Strategies\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eH. Kent Baker (Author), Greg Filbeck (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781118241127, Wiley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 26 April 2013\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e656 pages\u003cbr\u003e26.2 x 18.5 x 4.8 cm, 1.306 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eA comprehensive guide to alternative investments that reveals today's latest research and strategies\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003cp\u003eHistorically low interest rates and bear markets in world stock markets have generated intense interest in alternative investments. With returns in traditional investment vehicles relatively low, many professional investors view alternative investments as a means of meeting their return objectives. \u003ci\u003eAlternative Investments: Instruments, Performance, Benchmarks, and Strategies\u003c\/i\u003e, can put you in a better position to achieve this difficult goal.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePart of the Robert W. Kolb Series in Finance, \u003ci\u003eAlternative Investments\u003c\/i\u003e provides an in-depth discussion of the historic performance, benchmarks, and strategies of every major alternative investment market. With contributions from professionals and academics around the world, it offers valuable insights on the latest trends, research, and thinking in each major area. Empirical evidence about each type of alternative investment is featured, with research presented in a straightforward manner.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eExamines a variety of major alternative asset classes, from real estate, private equity, and commodities to managed futures, hedge funds, and distressed securities\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eProvides detailed insights on the latest research and strategies, and offers a thorough explanation of historical performance, benchmarks, and other critical information\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eBlends knowledge from the conceptual world of scholars with the pragmatic view of practitioners in this field\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eAlternative investments provide a means of diversification, risk control, and return enhancement and, as such, are attractive to many professional investors. If you're looking for an effective way to hone your skills in this dynamic area of finance, look no further than this book.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I Introduction 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Alternative Investments: An Overview 3\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eH. Kent Baker and Greg Filbeck\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 The Role of Alternative Investments in Strategic Asset Allocation 19\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDouglas Cumming, Lars Helge Haß, and Denis Schweizer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Trends in Alternative Investments 37\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eErik Benrud\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Alternative Investments and Due Diligence 53\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eGöğkhan Afyonoğlu\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II Real Estate 77\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 REITs and the Private Real Estate Market 79\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eShaun A. Bond and Qingqing Chang\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Commercial Real Estate 99\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePeter Chinloy\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Real Estate Investment Trusts 119\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBrad Case\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Mortgaged-Backed Securities 143\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eEric J. Higgins\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Mezzanine Debt and Preferred Equity in Real Estate 163\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAndrew R. Berman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Real Estate Appraisal and Valuation 185\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJeffrey D. Fisher and Demetrios Louziotis, Jr.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 Performance of Real Estate Portfolios 213\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDavid Geltner\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III Private Equity 239\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 Venture Capital 241\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eTom Vanacker and Sophie Manigart\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 Mezzanine Capital 263\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSameer Jain and Phillip Myburgh\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 Buyout Funds 281\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChristian Rauch and Mark Wahrenburg\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15 Distressed Debt Investing 303\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMichelle M. Harner, Paul E. Harner, Catherine M. Martin, and Aaron M. Singer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16 Performance of Private Equity 323\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChristoph Kaserer and Rϋdiger Stucke\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17 Private Equity: Risk and Return Profile 345\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAxel Buchner, Arif Khurshed, and Abdulkadir Mohamed\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart IV Commodities and Managed Futures 363\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18 Investing in Commodities 365\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eClaudio Boido\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19 Performance of Commodities 381\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAndrew Clark\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20 Commodity Futures and Strategic Asset Allocation 399\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eYongyang Su, Marco C. K. 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