Not so amazingly,
as alternative investments go mainstream, the returns fall and become more correlated.
Not exact matches
Beyond the actual gas project and LNG sales, China's state - run shipping conglomerate COSCO has also secured a 50 percent stake in the four LNG shipping carriers serving Yamal.90 Chinese engineers and workers have been deployed to the Yamal Peninsula to help construct surrounding infrastructure, which includes a Chinese - produced polar drilling rig.91 Moreover, a Chinese oil and gas rig producer now provides Russia with about 60 percent of its imported oil rig supplies, indicating that China is becoming a dominant player in this sphere.92 Chinese media recently hailed Yamal
as an example of China's construction and engineering prowess and a symbol of its transformation into an Arctic player.93 In return for China stepping into support the project, senior officials from Novatek, the main shareholder of the project, announced that the first LNG shipment would symbolically
go to China.94 But a British subsidiary of Malaysia's Petronas purchased the first shipment of Yamal LNG and sold it to France's Engie, which then shipped the cargo to its Boston import facility for American use.95 Western sanctions on Novatek, Russia's largest independent national gas producer and a company with close ties to the Kremlin, made Yamal's pivot to China possible,
as sanctions forced Russia to find an
alternative source of
investment and technology.
As you increase risk with things like bond funds, stocks and
alternative investments your rate of return will
go up.
As Brad Zimmerman writes on the Nasdaq.com website, «the general rule of thumb with
alternative investing, according to Investopedia, is no more than 10 percent of your portfolio should
go towards these
investments.»
According to Cerulli, a number of hurdles exist for managed accounts if they are
going to effectively replace target - date funds (TDFs)
as the
go - to choice for Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) retirement plans» qualified default
investment alternative (QDIA) designation in defined contribution (DC) plans.
He
goes on to propose an
alternative of
investment in research and development, including carbon capture,
as an
alternative to emissions reductions.
Some insurers such
as Bajaj Allianz have
gone one step further, bringing out low - cost online ULIPs to offer a real
alternative to other
investment products, including mutual funds.
So, for example, when the rates for 10 - year Treasuries
go down investors will tend to turn to
alternative investment vehicles, such
as corporate bonds, stocks, and property.