120 Asset Classes

I’m always on the lookout for new investment opportunities. The simplest and easiest way to invest is in stocks and bonds.

However, I do like to explore other possibilities with a small portion of my investments. It’s just more fun that way.

I asked the Claude 3 Opus AI to give me a list of 120 asset classes that I could explore. The list it gave me appears to be sorted with the generally more popular investment asset classes at the top. Towards the bottom of the list, we have extremely obscure investment opportunities, such as viatical settlements and freight derivatives. Interesting stuff.

Here’s the list:

1. Stocks
2. Bonds
3. Real Estate
4. Commodities
5. Mutual Funds
6. Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs)
7. Cryptocurrencies
8. Private Equity
9. Hedge Funds
10. Cash and Cash Equivalents
11. Collectibles
12. Peer-to-Peer Lending
13. Equity Crowdfunding
14. Annuities
15. Precious Metals
16. Intellectual Property
17. Venture Capital
18. Farmland
19. Timberland
20. Infrastructure
21. Microfinance
22. Sovereign Wealth Funds
23. Distressed Securities
24. Structured Products
25. Life Settlements
26. Royalties
27. Insurance-Linked Securities
28. Litigation Finance
29. Green Investments
30. Opportunity Zone Funds
31. Master Limited Partnerships (MLPs)
32. Real Estate Crowdfunding
33. Options and Futures Contracts
34. Tax Lien Certificates
35. Mineral Rights
36. Carbon Credits
37. Water Rights
38. Shipping Containers
39. Equipment Leasing
40. Convertible Securities
41. Preferred Stocks
42. Closed-End Funds
43. Business Development Companies (BDCs)
44. Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs)
45. Frontier Markets
46. Catastrophe Bonds
47. Music Royalties
48. Film Financing
49. Sports Franchises
50. Whiskey and Other Spirits
51. Art Funds
52. Wine Funds
53. Rare Books and Manuscripts
54. Numismatic Coins
55. Stamp Collections
56. Vintage Cars
57. Jewelry
58. Memorabilia
59. Domain Names
60. Timber REITs
61. Farmland REITs
62. Cell Tower REITs
63. Data Center REITs
64. Self-Storage REITs
65. Mortgage REITs
66. Airline Leasing
67. Railcar Leasing
68. Pharmaceutical Royalties
69. Restaurant Franchises
70. Hotel Franchises
71. Auto Dealership Franchises
72. Digital Advertising
73. Esports Teams
74. Social Impact Bonds
75. Catastrophe Equity Puts
76. Longevity Risk Transfers
77. Litigation Funding
78. Mineral Exploration
79. Oil and Gas Drilling Partnerships
80. Solar Energy Installations
81. Wind Energy Installations
82. Energy Storage Systems
83. Waste Management Facilities
84. Water Treatment Plants
85. Toll Roads
86. Airports
87. Seaports
88. Parking Facilities
89. Broadcast Spectrum Licenses
90. Fishing Quotas
91. Taxi Medallions
92. Carbon Capture and Storage
93. Virtual Real Estate
94. In-Game Items and Currencies
95. Digital Collectibles (NFTs)
96. Viatical Settlements
97. Factoring
98. Trade Finance
99. Pension Fund Buy-Ins
100. Structured Settlements
101. Cocoa Futures
102. Coffee Futures
103. Lumber Futures
104. Uranium Futures
105. Volatility Index (VIX) Futures
106. Livestock (Cattle, Hogs) Futures
107. Electricity Futures
108. Emissions Allowances
109. Intellectual Property Futures
110. Real Estate Equity Derivatives
111. Catastrophe Derivatives
112. Cryptocurrency Derivatives
113. Weather Derivatives
114. Freight Derivatives
115. Commodity-Linked Notes
116. Equity-Linked Notes
117. Credit-Linked Notes
118. Sukuk (Islamic Bonds)
119. Inflation-Linked Bonds
120. Perpetual Bonds