Alternative Investments

ALTERNATIVE INVESTMENTS There is not a standard, industry-wide definition as to what can be categorized as an "alternative investment." So for our purposes, we looked at investments other than stocks, bonds and cash The top 5 most popular alternative investment products are: 1. Real Estate Investment Trusts 2. Collectibles 3. Precious Metals 4. Limited Partnerships 5. Other International Investments Investors with $100,000-$999,999 net worth prefer collectibles 19% Whereas, those with a net worth over $1 Million most favor real estate investment trusts (REITS) Not all collectibles are created equal 33% 21% $1MM-$5MM $5MM+ Favorite collectibles among investors are art, currency or coln and automobles $100K-$999K $1MM-$5MM $5MM+ Investors like precious metals Art 17% Art 19% Art 26% Currency or Coin 21% OCurrency or Coin 239% Currency or Coin 16% Automobiles 10% Automobiles 14% Automobiles 10% Gold investments have increased significantly in the past year $100K-$999K $1MM-$5MM $5MM+ 21% 17% 17% 1 2011 1 2012 14% 9% Most investors own their primary residence 6% But they are also invested in other real estate types second home/vacation home residential rental property undeveloped land $100K-$999K : 15% $100K-$999K : 10% $100K-$999K : 9% $1MM-$5MM : 29% $1MM-$5MM : 16% $1MM-$5MM : 16% $5MM+ : 40% $5MM+ : 21% $5MM+ : 19% pectrem's MILLIONAIRE CORNER BROUGHT TO YOU BY MILLIONAIRE CORNER ORNVESIOrs