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Alternatives are expected to grow to $3t in the next decade, marking significant opportunity for retirees
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Alternatives are expected to grow to $3t in the next decade, marking significant opportunity for retirees

by Elise Mackanych

Alternatives are expected to grow to $3 trillion throughout the next decade, marking a crucial opportunity for retirement savings, according to an Alternatives Watch report.

With this data projection, alternative asset managers’ needs are evolving and preparing for future growth in the sector. According to Alternatives Watch, more than 10,000 private fund advisers invest more than 75 percent of their assets in alternatives, marking a 120 percent increase throughout the past decade. In addition, assets in private funds grew to $31 trillion, and they are expected to surpass $43 trillion by 2031. Almost two-thirds of wealth managers expect their clients to increase their alternatives allocations throughout the upcoming year and a half.

“As a framework for retirement savers’ access to alternatives is rumored to be coming out of the White House soon, our report details the readiness of an industry that has spent the last few years not only talking ab

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