TY - BOOK AU - Baker,H.Kent AU - Filbeck,Greg TI - Alternative investments: instruments, performance, benchmarks, and strategies T2 - Robert W. Kolb series in finance SN - 9781118282588 AV - HG4521 U1 - 332.6 23 PY - 2013/// CY - Hoboken, New Jersey PB - Wiley KW - Investments KW - Asset allocation KW - Investment analysis KW - BUSINESS & ECONOMICS KW - Investments & Securities KW - General KW - bisacsh KW - fast KW - Electronic books N1 - Includes index; Includes bibliographical references and index; Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Alternative investments : an overview / H. Kent Baker, Greg Filbeck -- The role of alternative investments in strategic asset allocation / Douglas Cumming, Lars Helge HaĆ”, Denis Schweizer -- Trends in alternative investments / Erik Benrud -- Alternative investments and due diligence / Gekhan Afyonolu -- Answers to discussion questions -- Index N2 - A comprehensive guide to alternative investments that reveals today's latest research and strategies Historically 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. Alternative Investments: Instruments, Performance, Benchmarks, and Strategies, can put you in a better position to achieve this difficult goal. Part of the Robert W. Kolb Series in UR - http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/book/10.1002/9781118656501 ER -