Shop Talk: Challenges and opportunities in senior housing What does it mean that skilled nursing has moved from fee-for-service to value-based care? Why are there occupancy challenges despite the aging of the baby boomer generation? When is senior housing scheduled to reach its peak, and how long will that peak be sustained? What are the opportunities going forward? We discuss those issues with Bill Kauffman, who works with the research team at the National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care. (04/2019)
Focus on Alternatives: Larry Lyons on endowment model investing Larry Lyons, senior vice president, due diligence officer with Kalos Financial, discusses endowment model investing including key benefits, specific types of investments that can be used with this strategy and how financial advisers implement this approach with retail investors. (04/2019)
In Focus: a primer on 1031 exchanges A primer on 1031 exchanges explains how 1031 exchanges are more than a tax-advantage real estate transaction. (04/2019)
Author Spotlight: How nuclear power can solve the climate crisis How did countries such as Sweden and France de-carbonize their energy industries? How did private investors and industries benefit from their nuclearization programs? What do we have to learn from those experiences? What is the current state of nuclear energy in the United States? What about the new generation of more advanced nuclear reactors? Joshua Goldstein, co-author of A Bright Future: How Some Countries Have Solved Climate Change and the Rest Can Follow, joins us to discuss the issues. (04/2019)
In Focus: Sarah Quinlan on the current economy Sarah Quinlan, managing director at Carolantic Fund, discusses the uncertainty in the economy, how leaning into the volatility of the economy can positively raise the return of real estate, behavior changes that have happened in the population post-recession and more. (04/2019)
Focus on Alternatives: Kevin Shields on the office market Kevin Shields, founder and CEO at Griffin Capital, discusses the office market including the various sectors and what influences each of them, lending strategies and where the market may be heading. (04/2019)
Focus on Alternatives: Paul Cullen on off-campus housing Paul Cullen, CEO at Preferred Campus Communities, discusses the state of college enrollment, the popular amenities that students and parents are looking for in off-campus housing communities, and how to attract future tenants. (04/2019)
Inside the Edition: Fielding Miller, founder and CEO of CapTrust Financial Advisors This is an edited version of a cover profile interview conducted by Real Assets Adviser editor Mike Consol with Fielding Miller of CapTrust Financial Advisors. Miller’s cover profile appears in the April 2019 edition of Real Assets Adviser. (04/2019)
Author Spotlight: Rocket billionaires and the new space race Tim Fernholz — who covers space for Quartz and is the author of Rocket Billionaires: Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos and the New Space Race — joins the program to discuss the rise of private-sector space exploration, adventure capitalism, the role of NASA, and what the future might hold in humankind ventures into its final frontier. (03/2019)
Author Spotlight: Driverless cars and the road to the future Sam Schwartz was a New York City cab driver before eventually becoming New York City Traffic Commissioner and chief engineer of the city's Department of Transportation, before founding Sam Schwartz Transportation Consultants, a firm that specializes in transportation planning and engineering. His latest book is titled No One at the Wheel: Driverless Cars and the Road of the Future. He joins the program to talk about the pros and cons of the coming driverless car revolution. (03/2019)