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Why Mutual Funds and Interval Funds Are More Different Than You Think (Liquidity Timelines are Just a Start)
With traditional stock and bond funds having performed poorly in 2022, many advisors are embracing alternative investments with uncorrelated and potentially higher returns. Most so-called “alts” are illiquid private funds that require investors to lock up their money for long periods of time before they can redeem shares, underscoring the investment principle that potential return rises with an increase in risk…
How Wall Street’s REIT giants are reshaping U.S. real estate
U.S real estate investment trusts today manage $4.5 trillion in real estate worldwide. Many groups on Wall Street offer these tax-friendly funds to retail investors. KKR’s real estate business is one of the big players in the REIT game. The private equity firm manages multiple REIT funds. The KKR Real Estate Select Trust, which currently manages $1.5 billion in assets, paid a dividend of 5.4% to its investors in July 2023…
Blue Vault Q2 2023 Performance Reports Update
Blue Vault Q2 2023 Performance Reports Update 8-31-2023 Blue Vault has published Q2 2023...
ExchangeRight Fully Subscribes a $109 Million Offering Designed for Economic Resilience
“Given where we are in the macroeconomic cycle, Net-Leased Portfolio 61 DST reflects our focus on protecting investor wealth and income with our historically recession-resilient investment strategy,”
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Key Takeaways from NIC MAP’s Third-Quarter Seniors Housing Data Release
Seniors housing occupancy remained unchanged at 88.8 percent, but same-property rent growth decelerated.
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