title: Alternative strategies: a better alternative.
abstract: Alternatives can be defined as being any financial asset other than traditional stocks and bonds. They include marketable alternatives, private capital, and equity real estate. There are two primary reasons for investing in alternatives: the potential for greater return and the opportunity to diversify a portfolio. Although alternatives were challenged in the highly volatile environment that existed in 2008 and early 2009, they generally lived up to expectations.
authors.affiliation: Commonfund, Wilton, CT, USA. ddoody@cfund.org
authors.forename: Dennis
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Doody
mesh_terms: D057172:Economic Recession; D005377:Financial Management, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration*; D007449:Investments / Q000458:organization & administration*; D014481:United States