Ep. 30: Alternate Investment Avenues

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On this episode of BQ Big Decisions, BloombergQuint speaks to Aswin Patni, head of products alternatives at Axis Mutual Fund to understand what are the nontraditional avenues to invest. You can listen to this show and other awesome shows on the IVM Podcasts app on Android:https://ivm.today/androidor iOS:https://ivm.today/ios, or any other podcast app. You can check out our website athttp://www.ivmpodcasts.com/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ep. 00: Introduction

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