Videos & Podcasts

Author Spotlight: NYU professor Hugh Kelly on 24-hour cities

What is a 24-hour city compared with a 9-to-5 city? Did you know that downtown office buildings in 24-hour cities produce investment returns that are more than 150 percent higher than 9-to-5 cities? Hugh F. Kelly, professor at the NYU Schack Institute of Real Estate, has authored a new book titled “24 Hour Cities: Real Investment Performance, Not Just Promises,” which elaborates on these topics and many others. He joins us to discuss many of the highlights contained in his…

Shop Talk: U.K. economist on the impact of Brexit

British expatriate and economist Sam Chandan, dean of the Shack Institute of Real Estate at NYU, discusses some of the pressing questions surrounding U.K. voters decision to withdraw from the European Union, including how it will affect U.S. investors. (06/2016)

Shop Talk: Energy MLPs and wealth advisers

After a rough ride triggered by plummeting oil prices, energy-based master limited partnership, or MLPs, are on the comeback trail. But how do wealth advisers gain access to MLPs for their high-net-worth clients? And how can advisers segregate the good from the bad? Hinds Howard, an associate portfolio manager at CBRE Clarion Securities, and the person responsible for evaluating MLPs, joins us to explain. (06/2016)

Shop Talk: Life settlement as a wealth management tool

Did you know that almost 88 percent of universal life insurance policies do not result in a payment or claim? In 2014, $602 billion of individually owned insurance benefits lapsed or were surrendered. Life settlement companies are trying to change that by purchasing existing life policies in return for cash. GWG Holdings executives Michael Freedman and Bill Acheson explain how it works. (06/2016)

Shop Talk: Is water the new oil?

Seth Siegel, author of the bestselling book "Let There Be Water," sees water as both a business opportunity and a looming geopolitical crisis that will result in failed foreign governments and renewed rounds of refugee crises. He joins us to discuss how Israel turned itself into a water superpower and why the United States and other nations are failing to master the production and conservation of a chemical compound that is essential to life on earth. (06/2016)

Inside the Edition: Jim Steiner, president, Abbot Downing

This is an edited version of a cover profile interview conducted by Real Assets Adviser editor Mike Consol with Jim Steiner, president of $38 billion Abbot Downing. Also participating in the discussion is Sandy Deem, senior vice president and communications director of the firm. Steiner’s cover profile appears in the June 2016 edition of Real Assets Adviser. (06/2016)

Shop Talk: Integrating real assets into investment portfolios

How does one define "real assets?" What hard assets will perform best during the next five years? Why don't more wealth advisory firms deal in real assets? Daniel Wildermuth, CEO of Kalos Financial, discusses those and other issues surrounding the endowment model of investing. (05/2016)

Shop Talk: Reverse mortgages as a financial planning tool

The reverse mortgage industry missed the mark when it featured celebrity pitchmen in TV advertisements focused on the financially troubled segment of the homeownership market, according to our guest, David Peskin, president of Reverse Mortgage Funding LLC. But that has changed, he says, and reverse mortgages are gaining steam amongst wealth advisers as a better option than traditional lines of credit for maintaining their clients’ cash flow. (05/2016)

Inside the Edition: Pablo Sanchez, head of retail banking and private wealth, HSBC Bank USA

This is an edited version of a cover profile interview conducted by Real Assets Adviser editor Mike Consol with Pablo Sanchez, head of retail banking and private wealth at HSBC Bank USA. Also participating in the discussion is Jeremy Balkin, head of communications for retail banking and private wealth. Sanchez’s cover profile appears in the May 2016 edition of Real Assets Adviser. (05/2016)

Shop Talk: The commercialization of water technologies

We are joined by Melinda Kruyer, executive director of Confluence, a Cincinnati-based non-profit organization that runs a water technology innovation effort in the Ohio River Valley. The consortium includes federal water laboratories, research universities, water-related business, water utilities and regional development agencies, among other organizations. Confluence brings together 6,000 researchers and nearly $4 billion in annual research spending. (05/2016)