Author: Stefan von Imhof

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Stefan von Imhof
As the CEO of Alts, Stefan lives and breathes alternative asset analysis and valuations. His alternative investing newsletter has grown into Alts.co — the world's largest alt investing community, with over 200,000 investors. His favorite alternative investments are holiday rentals, cash-flowing websites, and especially his collection of 300 vinyl records. Originally from Boston and Santa Barbara, CA, he now lives with his wife in Australia.
Alts Cafe

Rally Rd ditches direct ownership

This week’s Alts Community spotlights Farmland I and Real Estate II updates, highlights global member conversations, and tracks the ideas shaping alternative investing across the community.

Altea

Altea Update: July 13

This week’s Altea Community welcomes notable new members, shares updates on Farmland I and Real Estate II, and highlights lively debates shaping investor conversations.

Alts Cafe

Institutional homebuying is now (mostly) illegal

This week’s Alts Cafe tracks Spain’s surprising economic outperformance, OpenAI’s IPO rethink, and major shifts across private markets, crypto, real estate, and alternative assets.

Altea

Altea Update: July 7

This week’s Altea Community spotlights a new Paraguay farmland SPV, fresh deal wins across autos, film, and art, and the latest conversations shaping alternative investing.

Farmland

The Paraguay Persimmon Farm

Today, we’re visiting a Paraguayan persimmon farm, unpacking the investment case behind its pioneering export business and why the team—not the fruit or country—is the real opportunity.

Alts Cafe

Micro Strategy ditches its vow to “never sell”

This week’s Alts Cafe tracks record-breaking shifts across alternatives, from venture capital’s growing concentration to sovereign debt, media, crypto, and real estate, and what they mean for investors.

hydroelectric dam, Itaipú
International Investing

Investing in Paraguay

Today, we’re exploring Paraguay’s emergence as one of South America’s fastest-growing investment destinations, unpacking the forces behind its rise and what they mean for global investors.

All Private Credit

Altea Update: Jun 22

This week’s Altea Community highlights new litigation-finance safeguards, a growing real-time member network, and fresh opportunities spanning athlete earnings, whisky, and defense tech.

All Private Credit

How to Not Get Scammed in Litigation Finance

Today, we’re revisiting litigation finance, unpacking how two investor blowups inspired a new due diligence course, and what it means for private credit allocators going forward.

Cars

Altea Update: Jun 6

This week’s Altea Community highlights a surging collectibles market, oversubscribed member deals, and emerging opportunities across alternative assets, while tracking the conversations shaping them.

Alts Cafe

Can markets swallow $200 billion of IPOs?

This week’s Altea Community spotlights active SPV updates, member-led opportunities, and fresh discussions, while highlighting new connections, events, and deals across alternatives.

Altea

The SDIRA is perfect for alt investors

Today we’ll explore SDIRAs through the lens of a company that has hustled to make them accessible for modern alternative investors: ​IRA Financial​.