Alternative investments find a new and expanding platform in closed-end funds

Kimberly Flynn, managing director of alternative investments at XA Investments, discusses how alternative investments from private equity to illiquid securities, insurance credits and much more are being increasingly made available through closed-end fund structures, a result both of investor demand and changing regulatory rules. Flynn discusses how and why advisors want to use these new portfolio tools and identifies several alt funds with low minimum investments that personify the trend.