# Glossary

Explore key terms in alternatives investing

## A
- [Absolute vs. risk-adjusted performance](/content/glossary/absolute-risk-adjusted-performance/index.html)
- [Accredited investor](/content/glossary/accredited-investor/index.html)
- [Alternative assets](/content/glossary/alternative-assets/index.html)
- [Alternative investment funds](/content/glossary/alternative-investment-funds/index.html)
- [Assets Under Custody (AUC)](/content/glossary/assets-under-custody/index.html)
- [Disqualified person](/content/glossary/disqualified-person/index.html)

## B
- [Backdoor Roth IRA](/content/glossary/backdoor-roth-ira/index.html)
- [Bitcoin ETFs](/content/glossary/bitcoin-etfs/index.html)
- [Black swan event](/content/glossary/black-swan-event/index.html)
- [Blockchain](/content/glossary/blockchain/index.html)
- [Bull vs. bear market](/content/glossary/bull-vs-bear-market/index.html)

## C
- [Capital call](/content/glossary/capital-call/index.html)
- [Capital gains tax](/content/glossary/capital-gains-tax/index.html)
- [Carry or carried interest](/content/glossary/carry-or-carried-interest/index.html)
- [Cash flow](/content/glossary/cash-flow/index.html)
- [Centralized finance (CeFi)](/content/glossary/centralized-finance/index.html)
- [Certified financial advisor](/content/glossary/certified-financial-advisor/index.html)
- [Cold storage](/content/glossary/cold-storage/index.html)
- [Correlation](/content/glossary/correlation/index.html)
- [Crypto IRA](/content/glossary/crypto-ira/index.html)
- [Crypto keys](/content/glossary/crypto-keys/index.html)
- [Crypto market volatility](/content/glossary/crypto-market-volatility/index.html)
- [Crypto taxes](/content/glossary/crypto-taxes/index.html)
- [Crypto wallet](/content/glossary/crypto-wallet/index.html)
- [Custodian](/content/glossary/custodian/index.html)

## D
- [DAOs](/content/glossary/daos/index.html)
- [Decentralized finance (DeFi)](/content/glossary/decentralized-finance/index.html)
- [Disqualified person](/content/glossary/disqualified-person/index.html)
- [Distributed to paid-in-capital](/content/glossary/distributed-to-paid-in-capital/index.html)
- [Dollar-cost averaging](/content/glossary/dollar-cost-averaging/index.html)

## E
- [ESG investing](/content/glossary/esg-investing/index.html)

## F
- [Family office](/content/glossary/family-office/index.html)
- [Feeder fund](/content/glossary/feeder-fund/index.html)
- [Fixed-income asset](/content/glossary/fixed-income-asset/index.html)
- [Fund of funds](/content/glossary/fund-of-funds/index.html)

## G
- [General Partner](/content/glossary/general-partner/index.html)

## H
- [Hedge fund](/content/glossary/hedge-fund/index.html)
- [Hedging](/content/glossary/hedging/index.html)
- [High-net-worth individual](/content/glossary/high-net-worth-individual/index.html)

## I
- [Illiquidity premium](/content/glossary/illiquidity-premium-2/index.html)
- [Inflation](/content/glossary/inflation/index.html)
- [Initial Public Offering (IPO)](/content/glossary/initial-public-offering-ipo/index.html)
- [Internal rate of return](/content/glossary/internal-rate-of-return/index.html)
- [Investment Alpha](/content/glossary/investment-alpha/index.html)
- [IRA](/content/glossary/ira/index.html)

## J
- [J curve](/content/glossary/j-curve/index.html)
- [Joint Roth IRA](/content/glossary/joint-roth-ira/index.html)

## L
- [Limited Partner](/content/glossary/limited-partner/index.html)
- [Liquidity](/content/glossary/liquidity/index.html)
- [Lock-up period](/content/glossary/lock-up-period/index.html)

## M
- [Middle market](/content/glossary/middle-market/index.html)
- [Modern portfolio theory](/content/glossary/modern-portfolio-theory/index.html)
- [Multiple on Invested Capital (MOIC)](/content/glossary/multiple-on-invested-capital/index.html)

## N
- [Net asset value](/content/glossary/net-asset-value/index.html)
- [Net worth](/content/glossary/net-worth/index.html)

## P
- [Portfolio diversification](/content/glossary/portfolio-diversification/index.html)
- [Portfolio drift](/content/glossary/portfolio-drift/index.html)
- [Portfolio rebalancing](/content/glossary/portfolio-rebalancing/index.html)
- [Pre-IPO](/content/glossary/pre-ipo/index.html)
- [Primary Market](/content/glossary/primary-market/index.html)
- [Private credit](/content/glossary/private-credit/index.html)
- [Private equity](/content/glossary/private-equity/index.html)
- [Private equity vs. venture capital](/content/glossary/private-equity-vs-venture-capital/index.html)
- [Private market alternatives](/content/glossary/private-market-alternatives/index.html)
- [Private markets vs. public markets](/content/glossary/private-markets-vs-public-markets/index.html)
- [Private placement memorandum](/content/glossary/private-placement-memorandum/index.html)
- [Prohibited transaction](/content/glossary/prohibited-transaction/index.html)
- [Prospectus](/content/glossary/prospectus/index.html)

## R
- [Real assets](/content/glossary/real-assets/index.html)
- [REIT (Real Estate Investment Trust)](/content/glossary/reit/index.html)
- [Risk tolerance](/content/glossary/risk-tolerance/index.html)
- [Risk-adjusted returns](/content/glossary/risk-adjusted-returns/index.html)
- [RMD (Required Minimum Distributions)](/content/glossary/rmd-required-minimum-distributions/index.html)

## S
- [SDIRA](/content/glossary/sdira/index.html)
- [Secondary market](/content/glossary/secondary-market/index.html)
- [Securities and exchange commission](/content/glossary/securities-and-exchange-commission/index.html)
- [Self-directed IRA custodian](/content/glossary/self-directed-ira-custodian/index.html)
- [Self-directed Roth IRA](/content/glossary/self-directed-roth-ira/index.html)
- [SEP IRA](/content/glossary/sep-ira/index.html)
- [Sharpe ratio](/content/glossary/sharpe-ratio/index.html)
- [Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV)](/content/glossary/spv/index.html)
- [Stablecoins](/content/glossary/stablecoins/index.html)
- [Stock market volatility](/content/glossary/stock-market-volatility/index.html)

## T
- [Tokenization](/content/glossary/tokenization/index.html)
- [Traditional vs. Roth IRAs](/content/glossary/traditional-vs-roth-ira/index.html)

## V
- [Venture capital](/content/glossary/venture-capital/index.html)

## W
- [Wealth Manager](/content/glossary/wealth-manager/index.html)

## Y
- [Yield](/content/glossary/yield/index.html)