Nikolas Scoolis is the Manager of Housing Economics at Zonda Research, the #1 provider of housing economic data in the U.S. In this episode, they dive deep into the supply/demand imbalance, what caused the massive run up in prices over the last year, and discuss Nikolas’ forecast for housing in…
Inflation is not neutral. It’s a transfer of wealth from savers to borrowers. It’s a time where you can lose purchasing power of your money, or a time where your investments can benefit. How you fare depends on how you invest. In this episode, Bob and Ben dive into different…
Todd Sulzinger started out with a high-powered career in Silicon Valley, but found he wanted more control over his life and what he did. When evaluating where to put some of his capital, he discovered mobile home parks, long before they became popular. In this passive investor spotlight, we dive…
David Garofalo, former CEO of Goldcorp Inc, has 30 years of experience in the creation and growth of over 15 multi-billion dollar sustainable mining businesses across multiple continents, and has led the largest merger in gold mining history valued at $32 billion dollars. In this episode, Bob and Ben ask…
How do you grow and succeed? Always be eager to learn. Listen in as Erik Van Horn discusses franchising and choosing the right brand for your business.
How do you start generating income from your investments and how do you transition that into a flow of passive income? Ben Fraser and Jim Maffuccio are back with real estate maven and director of Investor Education at Passive Investing, Whitney Elkins-Hutten, to learn more about passive investing and growing…
Public REITs have been a popular way to invest in Real Estate since the 1970s, with around $1.4 trillion in investor cash. But ever since the JOBS Act passed in 2016, we have seen a flood of new real estate investment opportunities enter the mix – in particular, private REITs…
One of the nation's top asset-protection attorneys, Kevin Day, shares the keys to asset protection and privacy planning that the ultra-wealthy use, but that all can access easily. Kevin dives into irrevocable and offshore trusts, and how entrepreneurs and business owners can benefit from the extra protection they provide. Curious…
A financial advisor for HNWs, Ryan Parson looks at not just stocks and bonds but also private equity and other alternatives. Parson spent years in the financial education space and went deep into alternatives. While typical Ultra HNWs have upwards of 50% of their portfolios in alternatives, the average investor…
Full title: Passive Investor Spotlight #3 - An International Investor's Perspective On U.S. RE Investing With François Braine-Bonnaire On this show segment, we interview successful passive investors about their journey's investing in private alternative investments. Join us on this episode with French entrepreneur turned investor, François Braine-Bonnaire. Learn how he…
You've heard about the venture capital firms that had success investing early in a company that has now made it big. What you don't always hear is the number of investments that didn't work out. It's inherent to the investing model. But, our guest today, Tony Huang, founder of KISO…
Recent inflation numbers are causing alarm bells to go off, making investors scramble to determine how best to prepare. Bob & Ben break down the underlying factors causing this spike in inflation, and the unintended consequence of "The Great Resignation." Learn about why this is happening, why this is mostly…
Recent data on the tax returns of America's wealthiest reveals just how little they actually pay in taxes. Whatever your opinion on current tax laws, find out the strategies billionaires use to legally and routinely lower their tax liability to keep more of their wealth.
Josh Wright is an experienced financial advisor who uses alternative investments as a key pillar for his clients. In this interview, we dive into why Josh loves private alternatives and why most financial advisors avoid them, despite many advantages of private alts, including greater diversification & potentially higher returns than…
One of the biggest obstacles investors face is finding and performing due diligence on investment, operators, or sponsors. How should you go about evaluating an opportunity to really know what you're getting into? Lance Pederson, founder of Verivest, has made it his professional mission to bridge the gap between investors…
Hunter Thompson has been in the private equity world for over a decade, raising over $50M in investor capital. Having invested in many real estate asset classes, Hunter's economic perspective shapes much of his strategy for evaluating opportunities. His view of economic thought has changed over time, and many of…
One of the primary tools the ultra-wealthy use to defer taxes and maximize their investments in real estate is 1031 exchanges. This tax-advantaged strategy is unique to real estate, and today's guest will be sharing how all real estate investors can leverage it. Brandon Bruckman's firm facilitates 1031 exchanges and…
Tune in to hear Jim Pfeifer share his vast experience investing passively. Pfeifer is a full-time investor, who also built a large investor group to share ideas, connections, and resources to unlock access to more opportunities. In our passive investor spotlight series, we talk with individuals who have had success…
To learn what’s happening in different sectors of commercial real estate in a post-pandemic world, we spoke with Gary Stache, an EVP in investment sales for 40 years. This 38-time top ten producer, involved in transactions totaling $4B, shares his insight on the future of the office and retail sectors…
The final category of passive alternative investments that the ultra wealthy leverage is hedge funds. The larger and more sophisticated the investor, the more they like hedge funds. This asset class is often used by institutional investors to protect against volatility, while also achieving diversification and high returns. So join…
In this interview we hear from attorney and passive investor Dan Schulte. Schulte was the former general counsel for a multi billion-dollar money manager and has invested significantly in private venture capital and other alternatives. In our passive investor spotlight series, we talk with individuals who have had success investing…
Most investors don’t know that there is a huge gap between how the ultra-wealthy invest compared to the average individual investor. The ultra-wealthy (billionaires, institutions and family offices) have large portions of their investment portfolios allocated to investments outside the stock market and in alternatives like real estate, private equity…
While most investors get excited about the idea of investing in real estate, that excitement quickly dissipates when they imagine buying rental properties and then dealing with difficult tenants and property maintenance issues. Thankfully, in the last decade there’s been a massive shift in the democratization of investing in real…
This week we take a deeper look at private equity and venture capital as we look to emulate the strategies and investment vehicles that the ultra wealthy use to generate better returns and diversification. Average investors have historically been under-allocated to these asset classes, but for many ultra HNWIs, their…