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		<title>Alternative Investments &#8211; What, Who and Why</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Aug 2011 13:00:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[What Are Alternative Investments?

As stock markets continue to falter across the globe, worries of a default on sovereign debt in Europe continue to mount, and inflation continues to erode the real value of savings, investors are considering alternatives to traditional assets such as stocks, bonds and cash. But just what are alternative investments, who is investing in them, and what are the risks involved?

Traditional Investments

Traditional investments are considered to be equities (shares), cash, bonds and property. Most investment portfolios are made up of a combination of these kind of assets, and financial advisors are trained to advise investors on the relevance of these kind of investments based upon their own specific set of circumstances.]]></description>
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		<title>Agriculture Investments &#8211; 7 Reasons to Invest in Farmland</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Aug 2011 10:30:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[As the investment climate continues to dictate poor returns on cash, volatile equities and high inflation, investors are turning to alternative investment assets in an attempt to sure up portfolios, replace languishing income streams and rebuild capital growth, whilst at the same time looking for growth that is driven by fundamental changes in the shape and size of the global population and economy.

Many investing legends such as Jim Rogers and Jeremy Grantham have backed agriculture investments as the most effective asset class to meet these needs in the long-term. Billionaire investor and philanthropist George Soros - the man responsible for crashing the UK currency in 1992 making over $1 billion dollar in the process - went so far as to say that he is "convinced farmland is going to be one of the best investments of our time." As institutional investor begin to expand their knowledge within the agricultural sector and understand the fundamental trends that drive returns, more and more institutional capital is being allocated to this under invested asset class.

Some of the fundamentals that drive returns in agriculture investments and attract capital include:

Population Growth - U.N. estimates project the global population will swell to 9.2 billion people by 2050, an astonishing increase from the current figure of 6.9 billion.]]></description>
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		<title>Agriculture Investments &#8211; The Real Picture</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Jul 2011 16:30:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[As investors continue their search for alternative investment assets that offer capital preservation, income and inflation hedging characteristics, and that are supported by sound long-term fundamentals such as population growth and economic expansion, many institutional investors such as Pension Funds, Hedge Funds, Sovereign Wealth Funds, Family Offices and UHNW Individuals are turning to farmland investments to generate long-term gains without dramatically altering the overall risk profile of a balanced investment portfolio.

Currently, around 1% of institutional investments assets sit in agriculture investment, and most think tanks and analysts predict that this will rise to over 5% in the next five years, creating a spike in short-term demand and adding further upward pressure to demand and therefore prices. This might be described as the beginnings of a bubble, much like many real-estate bubbles before, but the bigger picture looks different this time.

On one side of the equation we have an increasing demand for commodities such as food and biofuels as the population continues to expand at the fastest pace in history. To put this into context; up until around 1800, the global population had risen and fallen in line with our ability to produce food using the basic of agricultural techniques, yet since the introduction of hydrocarbons for energy and agriculture, the population has increased from only 800 million to over 7 billion in just over 200 years.]]></description>
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		<title>Things to Know About Investment Management</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Apr 2010 17:00:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Investment management, two words that are in the mind of anyone that has invested in a company or organization. What exactly do these two words mean? Strictly by definition, investment management is the professional management of assets and securities in order to reach an investment goal that is beneficial to the investor. Assets and securities can translate to numerous things from stock shares to real estate.]]></description>
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