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Study Session 17
Reading 47 (2022) – Introduction to Alternative Investments
-LOS 47a: describe types and categories of alternative investments;
-LOS 47c: describe investment and compensation structures commonly used in alternative investments;
-LOS 47d: explain investment characteristics of hedge funds;
-LOS 47e: explain investment characteristics of private capital;
-LOS 47f: explain investment characteristics of natural resources;
-LOS 47g: explain investment characteristics of real estate;
-LOS 47h: explain investment characteristics of infrastructure;
-LOS 47i: describe issues in performance appraisal of alternative investments;
Alternative Investments 2023
Module 1 (Reading 58): Categories, Characteristics, and Compensation Structures of Alternative Investments
-LOS 58a: describe types and categories of alternative investments;
-LOS 58c: describe investment and compensation structures commonly used in alternative investments;
Module 2 (Reading 59): Performance Calculation and Appraisal of Alternative Investments
-LOS 59a: describe issues in performance appraisal of alternative investments;
Module 3 (Reading 60): Private Capital, Real Estate, Infrastructure, Natural Resources, and Hedge Funds
-LOS 60a: explain investment characteristics of private equity;
-LOS 60b: explain investment characteristics of private debt;
-LOS 60c: explain investment characteristics of real estate;
-LOS 60d: explain investment characteristics of infrastructure;
-LOS 60e: explain investment characteristics of natural resources;
-LOS 60f: explain investment characteristics of hedge funds;
Alternative Investments 2024
Learning Module 1 – Alternative Investment Features, Methods, and Structures
LOS a: describe features and categories of alternative investments
Learning Module 2 – Alternative Investment Performance and Returns
LOS a: describe the performance appraisal of alternative investments
LOS b: calculate and interpret alternative investment returns both before and after fees
Learning Module 3 – Investments in Private Capital: Equity and Debt
LOS a: explain features of private equity and its investment characteristics
LOS b: explain features of private debt and its investment characteristics
LOS c: describe the diversification benefits that private capital can provide
Learning Module 4 – Real Estate and Infrastructure
LOS a: explain features and characteristics of real estate
LOS b: explain the investment characteristics of real estate investments
LOS c: explain features and characteristics of infrastructure
LOS d: explain the investment characteristics of infrastructure investments
Learning Module 5 – Natural Resources
LOS a: explain features of raw land, timberland, and farmland and their investment characteristics
LOS b: describe features of commodities and their investment characteristics
LOS c: analyze sources of risk, return, and diversification among natural resource investments
Learning Module 6 – Hedge Funds
LOS a: explain investment features of hedge funds and contrast them with other asset classes
LOS b: describe investment forms and vehicles used in hedge fund investments
LOS c: analyze sources of risk, return, and diversification among hedge fund investments
Learning Module 7 – Introduction to Digital Assets
LOS a: describe financial applications of distributed ledger technology
LOS b: explain investment features of digital assets and contrast them with other asset classes
LOS c: describe investment forms and vehicles used in digital asset investments
LOS d: analyze sources of risk, return, and diversification among digital asset investments
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2021-07-23
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