H. Kent Baker, DBA, PhD, CFA, CMA, is University Professor of Finance in the Kogod School of Business at American University. He is an award-winning author/editor of 39 books, including Investor Behavior - The Psychology of Financial Planning and Investing and Investment Traps - Navigating Investor Mistakes and Behavioral Biases.Greg Filbeck, DBA, CFA, FRM, CAIA, CIPM, FDP, PRM, is the Samuel P. Black III Professor of Finance and Risk Management and Director of the Black School of Business at Penn State Behrend, The Behrend College. He has authored or edited 14 books and published more than 105 academic articles.Andrew C. Spieler, PhD, CFA, FRM, CAIA, is the Robert F. Dall Distinguished Professor of Business in the Frank G. Zarb School of Business at Hofstra University and founder of Advanced Quantitative Consulting, LLC. He has authored over 60 articles, books, and book chapters and received three 'best paper' awards from the American Real Estate Society.

• Chapter 1. Hedge Funds: Investing for Shorter-term OpportunitiesChapter 2. Private Equity: Investing for Longer-term OpportunitiesChapter 3. Investing in Real Estate: It’s Not Just Your HomeChapter 4. Investing in Commodities: An Inflation HedgeChapter 5. Investing in Infrastructure: A Road to Economic Growth