Alternative Data – A Beginner’s Guide

Alternative data is gaining popularity among hedge fund managers and financial institutions these days. Despite the fact that it opens up new layers of challenges and complexities in the asset selection process, alternative data does give new promises and excitement to the otherwise trying active investing scene. Traditional data sources like financial statements, presentations, SEC filings, sales figures, etc., though valuable, don’t usually give a complete and sufficiently timely picture. Investors of this data-driven era are demanding more actionable insights before making inferences about where to invest in. To fill this void, a number of companies have been quick to…...