The Importance of Valuations for Alternative Investments

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Written By Chris Carsley

Kirkland Capital Group Chief Investment Officer Chris Carsley’s paper, The Importance of Valuations for Alternative Investments, was published in the prestigious CAIA Blog, Portfolio for the Future. This paper provides important and accessible education to investors on Fair Value Measurement and Valuation Best Practices.

If I am going to buy a house, should I compare the listing price to other like houses in the neighborhood? If I am planning on buying a car, should I request a breakdown of cost from the dealer and look at prices of other similar cars? I could hurriedly make these purchases and, perhaps, everything will work out. However, I think we would all agree that considering value is a significant component to any large ticket purchase. Given the importance of value, why is it so often overlooked when it comes to investments? Particularly, alternative investments.

Read the paper now: The Importance of Valuations for Alternative Investments

Chris Carsley

Chris Carsley has 29 years of investment industry expertise specializing in portfolio management, risk management, valuation, regulatory compliance practices, corporate and venture finance, business operations efficiency, research & analysis, and hedging.

Chris is currently Managing Partner and Chief Investment Officer for Kirkland Capital Group. He is responsible for portfolio management, risk assessment, and fund operations for the Kirkland Income Fund a micro-balance commercial real estate bridge financing fund. Chris is also a managing partner of Arch River Capital LLC that currently manages a seed/angel fund.

He is Co-head of the executive board of the Seattle CAIA chapter that launched in 2017. He earned his Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation in 1998, Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst in 2011, and holds a BBA from the University of Portland.

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