Enhance overall investment returns by using alternative investments as the centerpiece of a portfolio Alternative investments-such as hedge funds, private equity, and real estate-are growing in both popularity and importance, with more than $1 trillion invested in them. Filled with cutting-edge material on the latest trends in the world of portfolio management, Active Alpha shows readers how to analyze the factors associated with Alpha across all alternative investments. The book then explores how today's investment professional can build a balanced portfolio with the right mix of alternative and traditional assets and low risk exposure. Alan H. Dorsey, CFA (Weston, CT) is head of the non-traditional investment and research group at CRA RogersCasey.