The scope and attractiveness of alternative investments is increasing. Here’s a weekly tracker of returns from such investments. But don’t compare these with returns from traditional investments since the proportion and purpose of alternative investments is vastly different.
Gold
Investors started chasing hard assets like gold after inflation spiked on the belief that the US Fed may not do enough to rein in inflation.
Silver
Being a more volatile bullion, silver’s gain was higher than that of gold during the last week.
Economic prospects are driving industrial commodities and platinum ended the week with a gain of 5%.
WTI Crude
Despite a small fall due to inflation scare, crude oil still ended the week with a gain of 3%.
