If the Russian war in Ukraine—and its destabilizing effect on the global economy—has taught investors anything, it’s that financial planning, wealth generation, and retirement investing in public markets is as risky as ever.
Financial markets have swung wildly during the war in Ukraine, all while investors and businesses in the U.S. continue to grapple with record inflation. As the global economy begins to slow, investors brace for central banks to tighten monetary policy.
For traditional investors, the economic landscape has become volatile and unpredictable. Investors want returns from stocks and bonds, yet bond purchasing remains beaten down by inflation while equities, destabilized by growing declines in growth stocks, remain risky.
In short, the global order between the West and Russia can’t be shifted without causing prolonged macroeconomic consequences, an insecurity that is driving many investors toward the possibilities of alternative investments.
More and more, investors are choosing to join alternative wealth funds, like Alternative Wealth Partners, to diversify their portfolios with vetted private equity, commodities, and assets in manufacturing and distribution.
While the war in Ukraine has exposed the danger in allocating investment to public assets, it’s also exposed the staying power of alternatives, like commodities, to persevere during times of global instability.
Russia’s war, for example, has thrown into sharp focus the fault lines in our global energy system.
President Putin’s aggressions have triggered a rapid and fundamental reshaping of global energy policy, with energy security now Europe’s primary concern. As a result, energy futures across the global market have soard, private investments in domestic oil and gas have skyrocketed, and expedited investment in sustainable energy has become necessary.
Year-to-date, the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust has fallen by about 6%. In the same time period, the Direxion Daily S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production Bull 2X Shares ETF has gained about 73%.
Alternative wealth funds engaged in private energy assets are now cash cows for investors seeking to grow and preserve their wealth with commodity assets and private equity in innovative energy ventures.
Alternative wealth investment, therefore, is increasingly a choice pathway for high net worth individuals to seek off-Wall Street opportunities for their assets. Because alternative investments typically have a low correlation with standard asset classes, alternative wealth provides an effective hedge against inflation and remains a leading strategy for aggressive growth.
Alternative Wealth Partners, gives our investors access to a diversified portfolio of exciting ventures, high-return commodities, and emerging opportunities—all with a single investment. We source investments in nearly every industry and work with investors to build a diversified
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