Glossary
Alternative Investment Glossary
Plain-English definitions of the jargon you’ll see across alternative investments. Start with fractional real assets and farmland, or switch to carbon and climate finance to understand how credits, offsets, and climate-focused capital actually work.
Key terms for investors looking at fractional ownership of real estate, farmland, and other real assets. Use the search box to quickly find a term.
Terms
Fractional Ownership / Investing
Fractional Real Assets & FarmlandThe practice where an investor purchases a percentage or share of a high-value asset—such as a commercial property, farmland, or infrastructure—instead of acquiring the entire asset. This makes institutional-quality real assets accessible with lower capital commitments, and income and appreciation are shared based on each investor’s ownership percentage.
In one line: Buying a percentage of a high-value asset instead of owning 100% of it.