Videos & Podcasts

Focus on Alternatives Promo Video

Real Assets Adviser magazine has partnered with ADISA to produce a new educational video series that covers key topics involving alternative and direct investments. The series, which will debut in May, includes more than 20 videos, which will be released one per week during the coming months.

Shop Talk: Scott Muldavin on the new standard for healthy buildings

If you remember Legionnaires Disease and reporting about “sick building syndrome,” you might be especially interested in the new WELL Building Standard being spearheaded by an organization named Delos. What is the “health” of the average office or retail building? How are things changing today? How many buildings currently meet WELL Building Standard? How do building owners and investors benefit from "healthy" building status? Scott Muldavin, a senior adviser to Delos, explains. (04/2017)

Shop Talk: Jim McAlister discusses investing in undeveloped land

Why do investors tend to be averse to investing in undeveloped land? What are the advantages and disadvantages to investing in raw land? What are some of the factors that need to be taken into consideration when assessing whether an undeveloped parcel is a good investment? Guest Jim McAlister IV, CEO of Rockspring Capital, walks us through the process. (04/2017)

Shop Talk: Mike Hargrave on medical office buildings

Mike Hargrave, a principal with Revista, which provides healthcare property data and industry information to investors in the medical real estate space. (04/2017)

In Focus: Robert N. Goodman on single-family housing

Robert N. Goodman, founder, chairman & CEO at The Resmark Companies, discusses how demographics and growth will affect single-family for-sale housing and multifamily developments. (03/2017)

Shop Talk: Ron Carson on changes at Carson Wealth

Ron Carson, founder and CEO of the Carson Group — which serves financial advisers and investors through its businesses Peak Advisor Alliance, Carson Institutional Alliance, and Carson Wealth — comes on the program to elaborate on the changes recently made at the Carson Group, including his decision to sever his 27-year-long association with LPL Financial, the nation’s largest broker/dealer, to join the Cetera Financial Group. Carson, who is also a member of the Real Assets Adviser editorial board, shares his…

In Focus: Kathryn Sweeney on senior housing

Kathryn Sweeney, co-founder, managing partner and chief investment officer at Blue Moon Capital Partners, discusses the demand and rationale for new supply and development in the senior housing market. (03/2017)

In Focus: Dr. JP Pawliw-Fry on change in the industry

Dr. JP Pawliw-Fry, co-founder and president of the Institute for Health and Human Potential, discusses how change is affected by proper management. (02/2017)

In Focus: Marc Weidner on emerging managers

Marc Weidner, managing director, Franklin Real Assets Advisors, discusses how emerging managers are faring in today's competitive environment, what investors look for and what are the keys to success for these emerging managers. (02/2017)

In Focus: Jacques Gordon on upcoming trends in 2017

Jacques Gordon, global head of research and strategy at LaSalle Investment Management, gives a brief overview of 2016 and discusses upcoming trends for 2017. (02/2017)

Shop Talk: A real estate strategy outlook for 2017

Given the current state of the real estate market, what investment strategy makes the most sense? Will overseas capital flow continue to benefit the United States? How much longer will the real estate cycles last? And what are the pros and cons of the policies articulated thus far by the Trump administration? Indy Karlekar, managing director of global research and strategy at Principal Real Estate Investors, joins us to discuss. (02/2017)

Shop Talk: The rationale for real assets

Ron Temple, managing director and co-head of multi-asset investing at Lazard Asset Management, joins us to discuss liquid investing in real assets at a time when the changing geopolitical landscape indicates inflation might be in the offing. (02/2017)

Shop Talk: Investment opportunities in Cuba

What makes Cuba uniquely attractive to U.S. investors? What are its major investment opportunities? Do the Cuban people have an entrepreneurial spirit after more than 50 years of socialism? What will it take for investors to succeed in Cuba? And what are the potential pitfalls? We ask Michael Andrews and Victor Hugo Rodriguez, two of the principals at Cuba Avanza Partners, a New York–based private equity firm focused on funding small- and medium-sized businesses in Cuba. (02/2017)

Inside the Edition: Maria Elena Lagomasino, CEO, WE Family Offices

This is a slightly edited version of a cover profile interview conducted by Real Assets Adviser editor Mike Consol with Maria Elena Lagomasino, founder and CEO of WE Family Offices. Lagomasino's cover profile appears in the February 2017 edition of Real Assets Adviser. (01/2017)

Shop Talk: What real estate investors are favoring in 2017

Given a hypothetical $1 billion to invest in real estate, what allocations would you make? That is the question put to top-tier investors by the Real Confidence Executive Survey, produced by Altus Group in collaboration with the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts (NAREIT) and the National Council of Real Estate Investment Fiduciaries (NCREIF). Which property type dominated among survey respondents? Which posted the largest increase over the previous survey? And which property type was decidedly out of favor?…