The Opportunity Zones program is a new economic development tool, designed to encourage economic investment and job creation in distressed areas of communities, by allowing an incentive to taxpayers who re-invest capital gains in designated Opportunity Zones.

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Jill Carlton, senior vice president and director of alternative investments at UMB Fund Services, discusses insights from a recent alternative investment survey conducted through a partnership with the Hedge Fund Association.