Sekond Launches Research Platform to Help Research Teams Recommend Alternatives With Confidence

BOSTON, Nov. 11, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Sekond, an independent alternative investments intelligence platform for RIA research and wealth management teams, today launched its Research Platform, a new offering designed to help research teams recommend alternative investments in semi-liquid funds with confidence. As part of the Sekond alternative investments intelligence platform, the Research Platform provides research teams an easy way to find, monitor, and communicate about the semi-liquid funds on their product shelf.

Over the past decade, semi-liquid funds investing in private credit, real estate, private equity and infrastructure have become one of the main ways wealth advisors bring alternatives to their clients. As the market grows, so does the work on both sides of the firm. Research teams must evaluate a crowded field of complex funds, monitor funds after they're approved, and educate advisors and clients about these products. However, most of the information available to research teams comes from the manager's own marketing materials or raw SEC filings. This process puts a burden on the research team to collect information when building an independent view on a fund. It's a structural barrier that hampers adoption and usage of alternatives among advisors and clients.

Sekond's Research Platform resolves this bottleneck by bringing the industry's most comprehensive semi-liquid dataset with verified insights directly to the research team. The platform fits seamlessly into the modern workflow of the research team, helping them explore available products, build watchlists, and create product shelf lists. Research teams have access to hundreds of metrics on demand to build custom views that update automatically with real-time information. One-click exports into Excel and an MCP server make Sekond's Research Platform the perfect data layer for modern AI analysis.

"Research teams put hours of serious work into deciding which semi-liquid funds their firm offers. Where firms need the most help is understanding when and how these funds should make their way into clients' portfolios," said Rasmus Goksor, Founder and CEO of Sekond. "Our Research Platform empowers research teams to make trusted, informed recommendations about these funds and educate advisors. When a client asks specific questions about returns, investment and origination strategy, or risk of a fund, research teams can support advisors with a clear answer that's backed by data."

Sekond's intelligence platform was built specifically to address the challenges of research and advisory work of bringing alternative investments to more clients. It tracks more than 500 semi-liquid funds and their underlying holdings for the following:

• Returns: How does the fund stack up to other comparable funds and benchmarks?
• Illiquidity: When can a client get their money out?
• Risk: What could go wrong with the fund in the future?
• Transparency: What is the client actually investing in?

Sekond will attend the RIA Edge Private Markets Conference, November 9-11, 2026, at the Four Seasons in Austin, Texas. To inquire about Advisor Enablement and the Sekond alternatives intelligence platform, email [email protected].

About Sekond

Sekond is a technology platform focused on improving transparency in and access to alternative investments. The company provides independent data and analysis that help research teams and advisors better understand how funds operate and generate returns over time. Headquartered in Boston, Sekond combines private markets expertise with advanced analytics to give the wealth market clearer insight into alternative investments.

For more information, visit https://www.sekond.co.

Contact:
Michelle Barry
Chameleon Collective for Sekond
+1 603 809 2748
[email protected] 

SOURCE Sekond