This latest event will recognize the most innovative companies working to provide retail investors access to the same alternative assets that have historically been reserved for institutional investors. The day will be filled with market insight from industry insiders, a look at new offerings for 2022 and the opportunity to hear directly from top innovators in the space.

This year’s Listmakers have made major contributions to the industry either by introducing new alternative investments to the market or by making these investments more accessible to the everyday investor.

The event will be broadcast live on Benzinga’s YouTube channel starting at 10:15 AM EST on Wednesday, January 26, 2022.

“Benzinga was born to level the playing field for individual investors, and the companies in this list are democratizing an asset class which individuals have never had access to. We are proud our editorial voice can help share this story,” says Benzinga’s Luke Jacobi.

“Congratulations to the companies recognized as Benzinga Listmakers and all the other firms that are truly pushing the needle for individual investors.”

This year’s official 2022 Benzinga Alternative Investments Listmakers include the following:

CrowdStreet – CrowdStreet is a commercial real estate crowdfunding platform that has been launching some of the most exciting offerings on the market. The company has a steady flow of new deals so investors can find new opportunities almost every week.

Red Swan CRE – The Red Swan CRE Marketplace is bringing blockchain to the world of commercial real estate investing. The platform allows deal sponsors to issue equity in properties as digital tokens, which can later be traded on the platform’s secondary market.

Blockchain provides a much simpler, faster and less expensive way for sponsors to raise capital. This means higher potential returns for the investor. In addition to being able to invest with regular USD fiat and stable coins pegged to the USD, the company recently launched two offerings that can be invested in with Dogecoin.

Cadre – Cadre offers investors the option to add commercial real estate to their portfolios through its Direct Access Fund or by selecting individual deals to invest in.