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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​.

Altea Update: June 8

This week’s Altea Community spotlights active deal flow across maritime and Valencia real estate, highlights member-led opportunities, and tracks conversations shaping alternative investing.

Altea Update: May 25

This week’s Altea Community spotlights the launch of Real Estate II, tracks fallout from Fenchurch Legal’s collapse, and maps new events, deals, and member discussions.

Experience Japan

Altea Update: May 19

This week’s Altea Community spotlights the Japan investor trip launch, growing interest in Real Estate II, and member debates spanning housing, agriculture, and shipwreck assets.

Álvaro López​

Altea Update: May 11

This week’s Altea Community spotlights new SPVs spanning Spanish multifamily, persimmon farmland, and rare earths, while expanding member incentives through a revamped affiliate program.

Investor trip to Japan

Altea Update: May 4

This week’s Alts Community tracks Altea’s shift to open access investing, explaining why membership barriers are dropping and what it means for deal flow, fees, and investor participation.

Film bridge lending

Altea Update: Apr 20

This week’s Alts Community highlights the launch of a film lending investor portal, expands access to deal-by-deal credit opportunities, and outlines what it means for accredited investors.

tequila tasting and masterclass

Altea Update: Apr 6

This week’s Alts Community update tracks a new women’s volleyball SPV opening to members, expanding IRA access, and mounting concerns around FranShares’ shutdown and investor fallout.

Ontake Distillery​

Altea Update: Mar 30

This week’s Alts Community highlights Whisky I closing and early execution, alongside active member discussions and niche deal flow, mapping sentiment, opportunities, and emerging trends across alternative investing.

Film bridge lending

Altea Update: Mar 23

This week’s Alts Community highlights Whisky I commitments, a new film bridge lending course, and global meetups, mapping how members are deploying capital, learning new strategies, and sourcing opportunities.

IRR as a speedometer

IRR is (kinda) lying to you

Today, we’re revisiting IRR, unpacking how its assumptions and timing quirks distort returns, and breaking down what it really tells investors about performance, incentives, and realized outcomes.

luxurious penthouse suite

Altea Update: Mar 17

This week’s Alts Community highlights Whisky I diligence and live events, unpacks debates on mispriced U.S. apartments and venture models, and maps emerging opportunities across deals, discussions, and member insights.

What you get

Exotic market research
We study esoteric alternative investment markets and show you what’s interesting. We research stuff you never even knew existed.
Modern alt indexes

We create indices for eclectic modern alts. We’ve got a vinyl index, a whiskey index, and more. This helps us find the best buying opportunities for our alternative investment fund

Outlook and Risks

We wrap everything up with a rich qualitative analysis. You’ll understand the pros & cons of investing in all sorts of alternative asset classes.

Testimonials

Alice Wilson
Alice Wilson
Founder at Alternative Asset Content Marketing
You have the best alts newsletter in the known universe. I am tipping my hat at you from across the pond in the UK :)
John Nikolaou
John Nikolaou
Emerging Markets Investment and PR Advisor
Thanks again for your ​feature on DXYZ​! I invested and paid for my entire Spain vacation, as it cruised to the mid $90s from going public around $8-10/share. That's the kind of tax problem I like to have."
Morgan Keim
Morgan Keim
Managing Director of Ocean Ridge Capital
I read your emails pretty religiously. Your issue on investing in tax liens is one of my absolute favorites. Great coverage for an otherwise totally grey area that seems to have little mindshare within the broader REI community.
Jessica Farrimond
Jessica Farrimond
Senior Performance Consultant, Crypto Enthusiast
Alts brings me unique investment opportunities and insights that I wouldn’t have known about otherwise. For me, it’s a simple and enjoyable way to stay informed on financial topics that are way outside of the mainstream news sources.
Benjamin Hoffman
Benjamin Hoffman
Co-founder at GrandCruCapital.com
Alts is the only email newsletter I've read from start to finish from day one. The effort that Stefan & Wyatt provide is the next-level analysis you've been waiting for. They break down each asset in detail, metric by metric, and serve it up in a brief email with graphics and links.
Valentine Watkins
Valentine Watkins
Content Designer at Afterpay
Absolute must-read every time it hits my inbox. Stefan and Wyatt are web wizards, appraising assets using a mixture of arcane product knowledge, SEO sorcery and metrics magic. They lift a veil shrouding the Internet to show its secret world of investment opportunities.
Sourabh Soni
Sourabh Soni
Software Engineer, Cisco
Brilliant writing. I'm not usually a long form reader, but I read your articles almost all the time in one go. Thanks for such interesting writing.
Dominic Wells
Dominic Wells
Founder, Onfolio
I've recently discovered the Alts newsletter, and am enjoying it. They don't strictly focus on digital assets, which actually helps it keep it more unique in my opinion.