The Introduction Series #1: Wall Street vs. Alternative Investments
Friday, December 10
Wall Street vs. Alternative Investments: An Overview Part 1 in a Series by Denis Shapiro If you're like most investors, you've built your portfolio on traditional assets like stocks, bonds, mutual funds, certificates of deposit (CDs), and exchange-traded funds (ETFs). Purchasing these invest...
Fixed Income Investors “Face a Bleak Future”
Wednesday, November 10
Fixed Income Investors “Face a Bleak Future” Warren Buffet’s Annual Shareholder Letter: Fifty-One Years of Wisdom Since 1970, Warren Buffet’s annual letters have been a must read for almost any investor in any asset class. Buffet, widely regarded as the greatest investor of all time with re...
Are Multi-Asset Funds a Good Investment?
Tuesday, October 12
A multi-asset fund is exactly what it sounds like: a fund that includes a variety of different investment types that are typically related in some way. It can also consist of just one asset class, such as residential apartments, but with multiple apartment buildings in one portfolio, as opposed t...
What Is a Semi-Blind Real Estate Fund—And Is It Right for You?
Sunday, September 05
Today, we’ll dive into a related topic: semi-blind real estate funds. As the name might suggest, a semi-blind real estate fund is one in which an operator begins raising money from investors without first identifying all of the assets that will comprise the fund. Each fund is usually different a...
What Kind of Fees Should a Passive Alternative Investor Expect to Pay?
Thursday, August 05
Today, the race to the bottom is on with most index funds found on Wall Street. This means that most brokerages across the country provide a low-to-no-fee way for individuals to invest in the entire stock market. For example, at the time of this article’s publication, Vanguard offers the Vanguar...
Should You Invest in Stocks or Real Estate?
Friday, July 02
When I decided to write my book The Alternative Investment Almanac: Expert Insights on Building Personal Wealth in Non-Traditional Ways, I did so with the hopes of shedding some light on common misconceptions that exist in the investment world. I think, by far, the biggest misconception that exis...