It's time to take an alternative approach to investing
It's not just all about deposits, equities and bonds - many other investments out there are not correlated with broader market returns, writes Jonathan Sheahan.
The three traditional, high-level asset classes that investors can allocate their capital to are cash (deposits), equities (shares) and fixed income (bonds). But there is a fourth asset class that is less discussed, but no less important: alternatives.
Alternative assets are a catch-all for every other type of holding that an investor can buy. They can be physical in nature, such as natural resources, artwork and property, or can include methods of investing, ...
