This is a sister publication to Guide to the Markets, delivering insight on macro topics like fundraising and manager dispersion, while also diving into real estate, infrastructure & transport, private credit, private equity and hedge funds in detail.
Regardless of one’s personal view, digital assets and cryptocurrencies are becoming an increasingly large part of the global financial system. As such, more and more investors are asking how they should think about them as both investments and currencies.
2020 was an incredible year in the capital markets. However, in the wake of very strong performance for both stocks and bonds over the past 12-months, as well as the past decade, most traditional assets are looking expensive.
As we highlight in our 3Q20 Guide to Alternatives, core real assets like real estate and infrastructure can provide both diversification and income, while certain types of hedge fund strategies can zig when the stock market zags.