Alternative Investments
Sports Team Ownership Funds: A Plain-English Guide to the Alternative Asset Class
TL;DR: Professional sports team ownership has become a recognized alternative asset class as every major U.S. league now permits institutional capital: the NFL became the last holdout when NFL owners
Jeff Barnes, MBA··11 min read
Alternative Investments
Fine Art Investment Funds: The Illiquid, High-Fee Alternative Behind the British Rail Legend
TL;DR: The British Rail Pension Fund earned roughly 13% annualized on art it bought between 1974 and 1999, spending £40 million on about 2,500 works before fully divesting by 2003. It's the single...
Jeff Barnes, MBA··10 min read