Videos & Podcasts

In Focus: Tom Masthay on Texas Municipal Retirement System's portfolio

Tom Masthay, director of real assets at Texas Municipal Retirement System, gives an update on the retirement system's portfolio, real asset strategies, investment plans for 2018 and more. (05/2018)

Shop Talk: The state of venture capital investing

What types of companies and technologies are drawing the most VC funding these days? What timeframe are VCs targeting for a liquidity event? Have investments in VC funds risen or fallen in recent years? Are VCs taking bigger or smaller risks these days? And what kind of returns can investors expect from their VC commitments? Kirsten Morin, co-head of global venture capital at Aberdeen, offers enlightenment on those questions. (05/2018)

Focus on Alternatives: Frank Muller on closed-end funds

Frank Muller discusses the three types of closed-end funds, examines the potential risk versus return when it comes to illiquidity, reviews the performance of each type and more. (05/2018)

Focus on Alternatives: Darryl Steinhause on capital formation

Darryl Steinhause, partner with DLA Piper, discusses capital formation in alternative investments, including what makes small offerings popular and what structure may attract investors. He also provides an explanation of private placement and Reg D offerings, as well as an update on crowdfunding. (04/2018)

Roundtable: A discussion about real estate in present and future tense

Chuck Schreiber, CEO of KBS, and Albert Haworth, CEO of Preferred Capital Securities, join Real Assets Adviser editor Mike Consol via webcast to answer questions regarding 2018's prime investment opportunities, the impact of rising interest rates and inflation, the de-risking of real estate investments, what property type will lead the pack this year, and why they consider real estate an investment that makes sense in all economic seasons. (04/2018)

Shop Talk: A discussion with Vanguard Group's global chief economist

Joe Davis, global chief economist at Vanguard, joins us for a wide-ranging discussion on interest rates, inflation, demographics, geo-politics, technology's impact on the economy, and the prospects of a quasi-jobless future. (04/2018)

Shop Talk: Investing in intellectual property as a real asset

What is the rationale for treating intellectual property ownership of music or pharmaceuticals as “real asset” investing? What are the four characteristics of a real asset? How do various types of IP produce cash flow? And what about the difficulty of protecting one’s intellectual property from misuse? Our guest, Jon Rotolo, head of private equity and real assets at Barings, joins us to explain. (04/2018)

Focus on Alternatives: Tim Toole responding to regulatory changes

Tim Toole, president of NorthStar Securities, discusses how recent regulatory changes have affected alternative investments, including if they prohibit or inhibit individual investors from accessing alternative investments, what can be changed, where regulations are headed and more. (04/2018)

Focus on Alternatives: Scott Smith on preferred share classes

Scott Smith, president of FactRight, discusses how preferred share classes differ from traditional nontraded REIT shares, their suitability standards and performance, the role they play in an investor’s portfolio, and more. (04/2018)

Inside the Edition: Jeff Dekko, CEO, Wealth Enhancement Group

This is an edited version of a cover profile interview conducted by Real Assets Adviser editor Mike Consol with Jeff Dekko, CEO of Wealth Enhancement Group. Dekko’s cover profile appears in the April 2018 edition of Real Assets Adviser. (04/2018)