Yieldstreet Is Now Willow Wealth: What Happened to the Alternative Income Fund (2026)

Yieldstreet no longer exists under that name. In October 2025 the company rebranded as Willow Wealth. It says the legal entity, registrations and team are unchanged, and existing Yieldstreet investments continue on their original terms. The rebrand came as CNBC reported at least $208 million in investor losses across its real estate and marine loan deals.

Checked 26 September 2026. We don't have an affiliate relationship with Yieldstreet or Willow Wealth.

What changed

• New name, same company. Accounts moved to willowwealth.com automatically, with the same logins.
• Reported losses. CNBC reported roughly $41 million in new real estate defaults in Houston and Nashville in late 2025, on top of $89 million in marine loan losses disclosed that September and $78 million reported earlier.
• Performance history removed. CNBC also reported that a decade of historical performance data was taken off the public website around the time of the rebrand.
• Earlier regulatory action. Yieldstreet settled SEC charges for $1.9 million in 2023 over how it described marine investments to investors.

What about the Alternative Income Fund?

The Alternative Income Fund (formerly the Prism Fund) was the product most beginners could buy: open to non-accredited investors, with a $10,000 minimum and an income focus across real estate, commercial, art and legal finance. It was never easy to exit: shares aren't traded, and the fund only buys back a limited amount each quarter, at its discretion.

Recent reporting says the fund's quarterly redemptions have been suspended and that the fund is being moved to a different manager. If you hold shares, read the latest shareholder letters and SEC filings for the fund before making plans for that money, and contact Willow Wealth directly with questions.

What beginners should take from this

1. Illiquid means illiquid. "Quarterly liquidity" can shrink to none when many investors want out at once.
2. High income targets come with default risk. Private loans pay more because more of them fail.
3. Fees compound. Private-market funds often charge several percent a year, far more than an index fund.
4. A rebrand is a reason to look closer, not a fresh start. Check regulator records and independent reporting under both names.

If you want real estate or income exposure

• Publicly traded REITs and REIT index funds can be sold any trading day and cost far less. See REITs vs real estate crowdfunding.
• Treasury bills and high-yield savings for income you can't afford to lose. See HYSA vs Treasury bills.
• If you still want private deals, keep them to a small slice of your portfolio and read what real estate crowdfunding risks actually look like first.