When my company began evaluating and including alternative investments in its recommendations, I decided that I needed to learn more about these products to best serve my clients. I had heard that the CAIA Association was the best resource for learning about alternatives, so I registered to take the Level I exam. The curriculum's emphasis on a broad range of AI strategies has given me the knowledge and background to evaluate the AI universe. Although we create core portfolios using mainly traditional investments and asset classes, some clients come to us with existing alternative investments, so the program helped me determine where AI assets can fit in a portfolio.