Category Archives: Power Your Advice

Episode 132 – Accessible Private Commercial Real Estate for the Masses – With Thomas McDonald

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Thomas McDonald is the Director of Investment Product Development and Portfolio Management for CrowdStreet and serves as a member of the Investment Committee. CrowdStreet is the largest online private equity real estate investing platform, giving individual investors direct access to a range of investment opportunities and online tools needed to manage those investments.

In this podcast, Doug and Thomas discuss the investment opportunities within private commercial real estate and how CrowdStreet advisor’s are changing the accessibility of this asset class.

They also discussed:

  • The investment industry and its current market
  • How financial advisors should be approaching this high inflation and high interest rate environment
  • Why investors and their advisors should be considering private commercial real estate today and in the years to come as a long term investment
  • Where the opportunities are in commercial real estate today and how the CrowdStreet team is capturing them
  • The distinctions within the asset class of private commercial real estate and the investment strategies of core and core plus 
  • How CrowdStreet advisors are changing the accessibility of private commercial real estate investments

Resources: 

CrowdStreet



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Episode 131 – NYC Pop-Up Podcast: The Major Tenets of Value Investing – With Larry Pitkowsky

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Larry Pitkowsky is.the Managing Partner and Portfolio Manager at GoodHaven Capital Management, LLC, an investment advisory firm managing separate accounts and a no-load mutual fund. GoodHaven believes value investing is owning quality businesses run by exceptional leadership that can be purchased at a price significantly below intrinsic value.

Live from our fall Advisorpedia Podcast Pop-Up in New York City, Doug and Larry delve into GoodHaven’s operation in the value investing field and the long-term oriented work the value investor should be prioritizing.

They also discussed:

  • The values behind GoodHaven Capital and how they think
  • What is and what is not value investing 
  • Being a value investor this year and if it’s been advantageous or unfavorable
  • The re-launch of GoodHaven in 2019 and its impact on the company overall
  • The current macro backdrop and the market volatility
  • What differentiates GoodHaven from competitors looking to partner with advisors 
  • Compelling stock ideas that GoodHaven owns and why

Resources: 

GoodHaven Risk Management, LLC



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Episode 130 – NYC Pop-Up Podcast: A Dynamic Approach to Measuring & Managing Risk – With Rick Bookstaber

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Rick Bookstaber is the Co-Founder and Head of Risk at Fabric, a company that provides a platform for risk-aware portfolio design customized for each client’s goals, using factor-based risk management tools powered by MSCI’s factor model. Rick is also the author of a highly acclaimed book, The End of Theory: Financial Crises, the Failure of Economics, and the Sweep of Human Interaction.

Live from our fall Advisorpedia Podcast Pop-Up in New York City, Doug and Rick discuss the world of Risk and Fabric’s fresh approach to its measurement and management.

They also discussed:

  • The story of Fabric and its evolution 
  • Risk-aware portfolio designs and the type of risk fabric measures
  • How Fabric is utilizing factors from a risk perspective
  • The technology that is around Fabric’s risk management system
  • The actionable insights risk is getting clients and how clients would traditionally manage risk
  • Risk management within crypto and public assets
  • The topic of pension funds in the UK and if it’s transferable to the risk we would have in the US

Resources: 

Fabric



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Episode 129 – NYC Pop-Up Podcast: Retirement is Only the Starting Line  – With Steve Gresham

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Steve Gresham is the Founder and CEO of The Execution Project, a consulting firm providing tools, training, and adoption strategies in support of better “retirement.” 

Live from our fall Advisorpedia Podcast Pop-Up in New York City, Doug and Steve explore The Execution Project’s initiatives of wealth management and retirement while also examining industry trends from different perspectives. 

They also discussed:

  • Financial Wellness and monetizing peace of mind
  • The keys to successful execution for companies
  • The Execution Project’s industry initiative being all over retirement
  • The baby boomers and how the wave has yet to hit the beach
  • The new bull market being about protection
  • The “Holistic wealth management” push in the big firms
  • A view on the industry’s lost focus on the end investor from a retail perspective
  • How people can take advantage of The Execution Project

Resources: 

The Execution Project



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Episode 128 – NYC Pop-Up Podcast: Centering on the Individual Investor – With Michael Reisner

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Michael Reisner is the Co-President & Co-Chief Executive Officer of CION Investments. CION is a leading manager of alternative investment solutions designed to redefine the way investors can build their portfolios.

Live from our fall Advisorpedia Podcast Pop-Up in New York City, Doug and Michael discuss the model behind CION and how it allows them to create innovative fund structures.

They also discussed:

  • The potential benefits for the individual investor when thinking about including alternatives in their portfolio
  • The main alternative asset classes investors should consider
  • The 60/40 portfolio and its impact on individual investor and advisor’s interest in alternatives
  • What investors should know about private credit
  • How should investors think about alternatives in context of a traditional application
  • How COIN addresses the gap between individuals and institutions

Resources: 

CION Investments



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Episode 127 – NYC Pop-Up Podcast: Becoming the Armor for Advisors – With Michael Konialian

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Michael Konialian is the CEO and Co-Founder of Modern Life. Modern Life is a tech enabled life insurance brokerage that knows innovation and insurance in equal measure.

Live from our fall Advisorpedia Podcast Pop-Up in New York City, Doug and Michael discuss Modern Life and its business of empowering advisors in their work distributing life insurance.

They also discussed:

  • The impact of COVID from both a sales and tech standpoint
  • The idea behind Modern Life, the road to get to where it is, and knowing when it was valuable to launch 
  • Empowering the advisor
  • If the advisors choice of brokerage matters to their clients in this business
  • The meaning behind being a tech enabled brokerage
  • What Modern Life is doing to improve on the Tech experience
  • The journey of building a concept and seeing it launch into success

Resources: 

Modern Life



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Episode 126 – NYC Pop-Up Podcast: Building a Marketplace for Real Estate Investing – With Donal Mastrangelo

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Donal Mastrangelo is the Head of Distribution at Lex markets. Lex is a new way to invest in real estate, turning individual buildings into public stocks. This offers a new way for investors to access the benefits of fully underwritten commercial real estate.

Live from our fall Advisorpedia Podcast Pop-Up in New York City, Doug and Donal discuss the business of real estate investing and how Lex Markets contributes to the industry. 

They also discussed:

  • Commercial real estate’s historical access problem and its role in, or lack thereof, client portfolios
  • Where the idea for Lex came from and how it evolved
  • The due diligence and structuring of the business
  • How to align client interests with those of the sponsor
  • The registration process with the SEC
  • If advisors can get tax benefits by leveraging amortization or depreciation to minimize their client’s tax burdens

Resources: 

Lex Markets

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Episode 125 – NYC Pop-Up Podcast: Investing in Financial Distress – With George Schultze

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George Schultze is the Managing Member of Schultze Asset Management. George chairs its investment and strategy committees and, together with his team, makes final decision over all investments for the portfolio. Since it’s founding, Schultze Asset Management has executed over $7.4 billion in total investment transactions. 

Live from our fall Advisorpedia Podcast Pop-Up in New York City, Doug and George discuss the business of distressed investing and finding the diamonds in the rough.

They also discussed:

  • The impact the pandemic had on business
  • The current macroeconomic trends that can be seen
  • The all time low Credit Suisse recently hit and how this company can recover during this market
  • The best opportunities in the stock market right now long and short
  • Insights on Cineworld
  • How increasing fed rates will impact businesses currently at the brink of distress
  • Additional ways that investors can take advantage of the current market

Resources: 

Schulze Asset Management



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Episode 124 – NYC Pop-Up Podcast: The High Pressures of Managing High Incomes – With Vicki Greene

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Vicki Greene is the Chief Investment Officer at G Squared Private Wealth. G Squared creates customized boutique private wealth and an experience that provides safe and steady investing through smart planning. 

Live from our fall Advisorpedia Podcast Pop-Up in New York City, Doug and Vicki discuss the business of investment planning for the ultra high net worth and the pressures that follow.

They also discussed: 

  • The most unique aspects of working with the ultra high net worth
  • Why the choice of this more intensive business and market
  • How to structure the workload and staff to be as efficient as possible
  • How to approach building portfolios for the high net worth
  • Tips for multi generational families and the importance of financial education for the younger members
  • The conversations with clients about crypto
  • The biggest challenges clients are facing right now 
  • The position of being a CIO and its pressures
  • The future of G Squared

Resources: 

G Squared Private Wealth



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Episode 123 – NYC Pop-Up Podcast: Combatting the Gap between the Talk and the Walk of Advisors – With Philipp Hecker

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Philipp Hecker is the Co-Founder & CEO of Bento Engine, empowering financial advisors to bring better advice to more families. Bento connects with your CRM through proven API’s to mine for advice, opportunities, and deliver relevant content back through the CRM. 

Live from our fall Advisorpedia Podcast Pop-Up in New York City, Doug and Philipp discuss Bento Engine and its efforts to focus on and support each client equally and productively.

They also discussed: 

  • Philipp’s vast background in the corporate world and his gravitation toward the life of an entrepeneur
  • The story behind Bento Engine from the name to its origin story
  • How private banks and advisors are not delivering on their promises to clients
  • Bento Engine’s theme of the power of moments 
  • Do all advisors advise and support their clients equally
  • How advisors can combat that gap in advice
  • What differentiates Bento Engine
  • How you communicate matters

Resources: 

Bento Engine



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