Summary
- Alternative investments like private equity can potentially provide higher returns, diversification, and protection against inflation for retirement planning.
- Challenges of investing in alternative assets include limited liquidity, high fees, and lack of transparency. However, crowdfunding platforms like Supervest can help overcome these challenges and provide access to pre-vetted private equity deals with lower minimum investment requirements.
- Alternative Investments are available for investment through some new-age IRAs
If you’re planning for retirement, you might have invested in traditional investment vehicles like stocks and bonds; however, these assets may not be enough to secure your financial future. Fortunately, alternative investments can provide a potential solution. In a recent webinar, experts from Supervest and AltoIRA discussed the benefits of including alternative investments in your retirement portfolio.
The Benefits of Alternative Investments
Alternative investments can provide several potential benefits for retirement planning. For one, they can offer higher target returns than traditional investments over the long term. Additionally, alternative investments can offer diversification, which can help mitigate risk. By investing in a range of assets, you can potentially protect your portfolio from market volatility.
Another advantage of alternative investments is protection against inflation. Unlike traditional investments, which may not be able to keep up with inflation, alternative assets can provide a hedge against rising prices.
The Rise of Crowdfunding Platforms
To help overcome some of the challenges of investing in alternative assets, crowdfunding platforms have emerged as a new way to invest in private equity deals and other alternative assets. These platforms allow individual investors to pool their money together to invest in private equity deals with lower minimum investment requirements than traditional private equity funds.
Supervest is one such crowdfunding platform.
