Alternative Investments
Schwab offers access to a variety of alternative investments so that you can build diversified portfolios for sophisticated clients. Our dedicated alternative investment service team provides support you can count on.
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Unlock new ways for your clients to reach their goals with a variety of solutions available on Schwab's alternative investment platforms, including private equity and real estate. Schwab's alternative investment platforms provide access to streamlined solutions for you and your clients.
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Investors should carefully consider the investment objectives, risks, charges, and expenses before investing. The prospectus or offering memorandum contains this and other information. These materials should be read carefully before investing. This is not an offer of, or a solicitation to subscribe to or purchase, securities.
1. Advisors and clients must meet eligibility requirements as determined by the third-party firm or third-party platform sponsor to invest in funds.
2. Subject to acceptance review.
Alternative investments, including funds that invest in alternative investments, are risky and may not be suitable for all investors. Alternative investments often employ leveraging and other speculative practices that increase an investor's risk of loss to include complete loss of investment, often charge high fees, and can be highly illiquid and volatile. Alternative investments may lack diversification, involve complex tax structures and have delays in reporting important tax information. Registered and unregistered alternative investments are not subject to the same regulatory requirements as mutual funds.
Schwab does not provide investment advisors, or their clients, advice or make recommendations about potential investments in any funds on the Schwab Alternative Investment OneSource platform, funds made available on third-party platforms that participate in the Schwab Alternative Investment Marketplace platform, and funds that may be held in custody. It is each investment advisor's responsibility to determine the suitability of such an investment for its clients. Alternative investments are risky, and an advisor's clients may lose their entire investment in a fund.
Schwab receives remuneration from third-party firms participating in the Schwab Alternative Investment OneSource platform for recordkeeping, shareholder services, and other administrative services.
Schwab receives remuneration from the third-party platform sponsors participating in the Schwab Alternative Investment Marketplace platform for recordkeeping, shareholder services, and other administrative services.
With Schwab Alternative Investment Custody Services, Schwab has neither endorsed nor approved the investment and Schwab's acceptance of the investment into custody indicates solely that the investment meets the criteria of Schwab's existing systems and procedures, and that the acceptance in no way can be construed to be either an endorsement or evaluation of merit of any kind or an acknowledgment that the investment complies with any sanction, legal authority, or regulatory statute.