Seventy-Five Years of Investing for Future Generations

Chambers, David; Dimson, Elroy; Kaffe, Charikleia

doi:10.1080/0015198x.2020.1802984

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“…Alternative investments do not have a uniform definition and include hedge funds, private equity, real assets and structured products in the broadest categories of alternative investments (Chambers et al , 2020) . As evident in the present research, cryptocurrencies, structured products, art work, initial public offers (IPOs) and venture capital are also part of alternative investments.…”

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“…As evident in the present research, cryptocurrencies, structured products, art work, initial public offers (IPOs) and venture capital are also part of alternative investments. Chambers et al (2020) documented that investments in alternative assets date back to the early 1980s, and modern portfolio theory, which has been prevalent since the 1950s, motivated the research on alternative investments. Investments in alternative assets provide diversification benefits in portfolio construction and evaluation (Daskalaki et al , 2017; Boal and Wiederhold, 2021).…”

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Purpose This paper aims to review, systematize and integrate existing research on alternative investments. This study conducts performance analysis comprising production timeline, country-wise contributions, analysis of sources, affiliations, the geography of authors and citations of studies on alternative investments. Design/methodology/approach This study adopts a thematic and bibliometric analysis methodology on 570 papers identified from mainstream literature on alternative investments. This study provides an analysis of science mapping, including co-citation analysis, bibliometric coupling, word analysis and trending topics on alternative investments. In addition, the study presents thematic analysis by classifying existing studies into nine themes. Findings Alternative investments provide diversification benefits and play a critical role in portfolio construction, and the research on alternative investments has gained momentum in recent times. This study finds that hedge funds, private equity, artwork, collectibles, commodities, fine wine and venture capital have remained prominent themes in the field. Investments in cryptocurrencies are an emerging area in the research on alternative investments. Research limitations/implications This study limits itself to the papers published in the area of finance and economics listed on the Scopus database. Originality/value This study provides quantitative bibliometric analysis and thematic analysis of the extant literature on alternative investments and identifies the areas that could be developed to advance research on alternative investments.

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Section: Introductionmentioning

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Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%