Videos & Podcasts

Inside the Edition: Dave Pottruck, chairman, HighTower Advisors

Dave Pottruck, the former CEO of Charles Schwab Corp., characterizes his business career as a series of spectacular successes and failures. Pottruck is back in success mode as chairman of HighTower Advisors, one of the fastest-growing wealth advisory firms in the business with $30 billion in AUM. This podcast is an edited version of an interview with Pottruck for the cover profile of the June 2015 edition of Real Assets Adviser. (06/2015)

Shop Talk: Investing in the agriculture revolution

Philippe de Lapérouse, chairman of Global AgInvesting and managing director of HighQuest Partners, joins us to discuss ag-investing, ag-technology, and the channels through which high-net-worth individuals and family offices can sow the seeds of financial returns from this sector. (06/2015)

Inside the Edition: Gregg Fisher, CEO, Gerstein Fisher

This podcast is an edited version of an interview conducted with Gregg Fisher, founder, CEO and CIO of Gerstein Fisher, a fast-growing independent investment management firm in New York City. The interview served as the basis for the cover profile of Fisher that appears in the July 2015 edition of Real Assets Adviser. (06/2015)

Inside the Edition: The rise of real estate crowdfunding

Real estate crowdfunding is on the rise and growing fast, according to Michael Howe, an executive with PENSCO Trust Co. He authored an article on the topic in the June 2015 edition of Real Assets Adviser magazine and joins us to elaborate on the topic. (05/2015)

In Focus: Katie Kalvoda on Newport Wealth Management's real estate portfolio

Katie Kalvoda, managing director at Newport Wealth Management, discusses the firm's real estate program and portfolio and what their plans and strategies are for the next 12 months. (05/2015)

In Focus: Matthew Jaffe on the real assets trends

Matthew Jaffe, director and alternative investment specialist at Deutsche Asset & Wealth Management, discusses how the real assets category is growing in popularity and generating higher allocations and more investment capital, as well as what the trends are and why now. (05/2015)

Inside the Edition: United Capital CEO Joe Duran

The wealth advisory business has already seen its share of disruptions, and Joe Duran points to "massive" disruptions yet to come, including the widespread use of robo-advisers and the emergence of a cottage industry filled with boutique financial advice practices, triggering a major compression in the pricing for investment-only services. That is why Duran has focused United Capital on “financial life management.” During this interview for the magazine's cover profile, he elaborates on that and other topics.(04/2015)

In Focus: Martha Peyton on secondary markets

Martha Peyton, managing director and head of global real estate strategy and research at TIAA-CREF Asset Management, discusses opportunities, property fundamentals and transaction activity in U.S. secondary markets, especially when compared to the last year or two, which are the most attractive markets, and an outlook for these secondary markets for 2015. (04/2015)

Shop Talk: Commercial solar projects booming

Solar energy for commercial buildings is now growing at an annual rate of 25 percent. What does the average commercial solar installation cost? What is the lifespan of a solar array? How many years does it take to recoup the investment? And what is the number one objection among companies that decide against installing solar? Jaymes Callinan, co-founder and president of Vista Solar, discusses those questions and others during this interview. (04/2015)

Author Spotlight: Former Charles Schwab CEO on making breakthrough change

Drawing largely from his own professional experiences, Dave Pottruck, author of the new book "Stacking the Deck: How to Lead Breakthrough Change Against Any Odds," joins us to talk about how meaningful, lasting change is made. (04/2015)

Infrastructure Report: Mega-droughts and water systems

Drew Campbell, editor of Institutional Investing in Infrastructure, recently wrote a feature article and a blog post about water and water infrastructure investing, as well as NASA's prediction that mega-droughts are in the offing for the United States. He joins the program to elaborate. (03/2015)

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. (03/2015)

In Focus: Bill Maher on the office sector

Bill Maher, director of North America investment strategy at LaSalle Investment Management, discusses the office sector in 2014 compared to 2015 as well as forecasts what fundamentals and trends will be happening in the office sector for the rest of 2015. (03/2015)

In Focus: Diane Olmstead on West Coast markets

Diane Olmsted, managing partner at W3 Partners, discusses the West Coast markets as far as attractiveness, current fundamentals and future performance outlook. (03/2015)

In Focus: Dan Schawbel on millenials

Dan Schawbel, columnist, author and managing partner at Millenial Branding, discusses millenials in today's job force, ecnomy and their future. (03/2015)