COLUMN: How do alternatives weather a recession?

As trillions of dollars have poured into alternatives since the most recent financial downturn, some of the alternative asset classes' performance during a recession remains an open question, writes former Chief Strategist Frank Hvid Petersen in this column.
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BY FRANK HVID PETETERSEN, FORMER CHIEF INVESTMENT STRATEGIEST AT NORDEA & CARNEGIE INVESTMENT BANK

We know pretty well how liquid assets, such as equities, bonds and credit, perform in an economic downturn and during market turmoil. But how about alternatives, an asset class that investors have poured trillions of dollars into in the past 10 years?

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