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From Vision to Execution: How Investors Are Operationalizing the Total Portfolio Approach
The Future’s Not Alternative. It’s Inevitable.
CAIA.nxt™: Learning That Moves With the Market
Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst Association®
Everything is an alternative.
Next is here.

Whether it’s AI or private markets, tokenization or geopolitics, this isn’t a moment to default to familiar thinking.
It’s the time to be part of a global community that challenges how you think, deepens what you know, and broadens how you see the future of investing.
Join our community by earning the CAIA Charter. Early registration pricing, plus more time to prepare, are yours for the taking!
Everything is an alternative.
Next is here.

“What began as a conceptual framework quickly became a catalyst for global conversation" says CAIA’s Aaron Filbeck, CAIA, CFA, CFP®, CIPM, FDP, Managing Director, Content and Community Strategy.
Everything is an alternative.
Next is here.

Global forces. Global response. CAIA's Vision 2035 brings together insights from every region on critical topics such as AI, blockchain, converging markets, and geopolitics. Four priorities. One future. Join the conversation.
Everything is an alternative.
Next is here.

CAIA.nxt™ is the innovation-focused platform built to grow with your career. More than a learning platform, it brings together modern design, a refreshed identity, and continuously adapted content to help you thrive—wherever the industry goes next.
Everything is an alternative.
Next is here.

Shifting from 'alternative' to mainstream, we embrace diverse expertise and interdisciplinary knowledge essential for responsible capital allocation and client stewardship. Our pursuit is to prepare investors for a dynamic future, disrupting traditions, creating opportunities, and fostering long-term sustainability. Join us in shaping the future of investing. Next is here.
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PURPOSE
Building the most energized community of investment professionals around the globe devoted to improving investment outcomes.
CAIA Programs
Advance Your Career
Whether you need a deep, practical understanding of the world of alternative investments, a solid introduction, or data science skills for the future in finance, the CAIA Association offers a program for you.

The CAIA Charter
For client-focused fiduciaries who want to gain deep knowledge, demonstrated expertise, and credibility in alternative investments.

CAIA.nxt™
Practical, relevant, affordable. The core concepts in alternative investments for you or your team, in a flexible, accessible format.
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