WSJ: How Much Do You Know About Alternative Investments? Take Our Quiz and See

By SIMON CONSTABLE 

There’s more to investing than stocks, bonds and cash. There are a host of alternative investments—alts for short—ranging from hedge funds and venture capital to precious metals and commodity futures.

In general, these investments aren’t as liquid or easily traded as mainstream assets, but proponents say they help diversify portfolios and some alts, like private equity, have historically high risk-adjusted returns. 

Find out how much you know about alts by taking our quiz.

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Over the period 2000 to 2024, the SPDR S&P 500 exchange-traded fund gained 525.24% including dividends. How much did the price of gold change over the same period?

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