Liquid Alternatives, or liquid alts, are alternative investment vehicles that aim to be more accessible to retail investors. While they follow many of the same market strategies, liquid alternatives are far more liquid than hedge funds, meaning that investors can readily buy and sell shares in the fund. Liquid alts also have lower investment minimums.Liquid alternatives also follow the principle of "risk of the manager", wherein if a fund's manager experiences problems, then investors are unable to easily withdraw their investments. Liquid alternatives' lower minimums, more-liquid features, and convenient redemption procedures make them the right choice for individual investors who want to invest in the same types of asset classes that hedge funds do without being tied down.