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MODULE 09 — Alternative Investments
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ALT 1 Alternative Investment Features, Methods, and Structures
Learn the features, methods, and structures of alternative investments, including private capital, real assets, hedge funds, fund investing, co-investment, direct investment, LP-GP structure, performa
ALT 2 Alternative Investment Performance and Returns
Learn how alternative investment performance is measured using IRR, MOIC, leverage, fair value hierarchy, hedge fund fees, carried interest, high-water marks, and private equity performance evaluation
ALT 3 Investments in Private Capital: Equity and Debt
Learn about investments in private capital, including private equity, private debt, venture capital, leveraged buyouts (LBOs), direct lending, mezzanine financing, distressed debt, exit strategies, di
ALT 4 Real Estate and Infrastructure
Learn about real estate and infrastructure investments, including REITs, commercial and residential real estate, infrastructure funds, greenfield and brownfield projects, investment characteristics, d
ALT 5 Natural Resources
Learn about natural resources as alternative investments, including commodities, farmland, timberland, raw land, commodity futures, contango, backwardation, inflation hedging, diversification, and inv
ALT 6 Hedge Funds
Learn everything about hedge funds, including hedge fund strategies, long/short equity, market neutral investing, event-driven and relative value strategies, fund structures, fees, risks, diversificat
ALT 7 Introduction to Digital Assets
Learn the fundamentals of digital assets, including blockchain, distributed ledger technology (DLT), cryptocurrencies, Bitcoin, Ethereum, NFTs, DeFi, proof of work, proof of stake, digital asset inves