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An Overview of Alternative Investment Strategies

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The concept of Alternative Investment Strategies is a recent arrival on the global investment stage. The phrase encompasses a wide range of specialist strategies that are, literally, an alternative to the traditional long-only, stock/bond investment methods so often employed by fund managers.

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Elisabeth Hehn

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Jaffer, S. (2000). An Overview of Alternative Investment Strategies. In: Hehn, E. (eds) Innovative Kapitalanlagekonzepte. Gabler Verlag. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-322-82278-9_11

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