An alternative investment is an investment product other than the traditional investments of stocks, bonds, cash, or real estate. The term is a relatively loose one and includes tangible assets such as precious metals, art, wine, antiques, coins, or stamps and some financial assets such as commodities, private equity, hedge funds, carbon credits, venture capital, forests/timber, film production and financial derivatives.
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