Monthly Archives: February 2021

Episode 27 – Democratizing Access to Alternative Investments – with Perrin Quarshie



​​Perrin Quarshi is the Founder & CEO of RealBlocks, an online platform that provides access and liquidity for alternative investments. RealBlocks democratizes access to alternatives by lowering the required minimum investment amount, providing international access, and allowing for investor liquidity via secondary trading. In this episode of Power Your Advice, Doug Heikkinen and Perrin discuss why advisors should be considering alternative investments for their clients, and how they can access them through RealBlocks.

  • How RealBlocks is disrupting alternative investing
  • Why the alternative space needs to be democratized
  • How financial advisors can talk about alternatives with their clients
  • Where Perrin sees the alternative space going in the future

Resources: RealBlocks 


Episode 26 – The Opportunity in the Multifamily Real Estate Sector – with Ernest Johnson



Ernest Jonson is a Partner and an Executive Managing Director with ApexOne Investment Partners, a privately-held real estate investment firm and fund manager that identifies, acquires, enhances and operates multifamily real estate across the country. He focuses on capital markets, investment strategy, financial administration, and investor relations.

In this episode of Power Your Advice, Doug Heikkinen and Ernest discuss the multifamily asset space and the opportunities presented by investing in it. 

  • What is the multifamily asset space?
  • How and why has it performed differently from commercial real estate and office space.
  • What is the difference between distressed properties and distressed sellers, and why does it matter?
  • What is the advantage to working with a smaller manager?
  • Why the Fourth Fund launched by ApexOne Investment Partners has been so successful

Resources: ApexOne Investment Partners