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Identify the rule, formula, or decision criterion before reading the answer choices. CFA Level I distractors often use the right vocabulary with the wrong condition.
5. Infrastructure is part of CFA Level I Alternative Investments. Alternative Investments questions emphasize private capital, real estate, infrastructure, natural resources, hedge funds, digital assets, and performance measurement. Use this page to review the controlling ideas, then work through 9 questions with answer explanations and common traps.
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5. Infrastructure
Infrastructure investments are best described as investments in:
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A toll road and an electricity transmission network are most accurately classified as:
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A project to build a new airport on undeveloped land is best described as:
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An infrastructure asset earns revenue under a long-term agreement requiring a government entity to pay for availability, regardless of actual usage. The revenue structure is best described as:
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The risk that a regulator changes the allowed return on a privately operated water utility is most accurately described as:
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A regulated electricity distribution asset has tariffs linked to inflation. This feature most likely provides:
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An investor wants infrastructure exposure with the lowest construction risk and relatively stable cash flows. The most appropriate strategy is:
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A port has stable historical cash flows but revenue depends on shipping volume. A recession reduces trade activity sharply. The risk most directly realized is:
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The most accurate distinction between real estate and infrastructure is that infrastructure assets generally:
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