Fidelity Report: Bitcoin - An Alternative Investment Option

This article has been strongly supported by Haru Capital, for which we express our gratitude. Alternative investments refer to any investment method outside traditional investment areas such as public stocks, government or corporate bonds, and cash. The CFA Research Foundation mainly divides alternative investments into four categories: hedge funds, private equity, real estate, and structured products. Generally speaking, after the financial crisis, as the stock market shrinks and bond yields decline, the demand for alternative investments increases.