Blue Vault
About the Company
Blue Vault provides its subscribers with the factual performance metrics, from beginning to end, needed to make better informed decisions concerning nontraded REITs, BDCs, and Closed-End Funds, Interval Funds and Private Offerings. Knowledge is power, in this case, the power to be completely informed before deciding on which alternative investments to use and the power to protect your practice from misleading sales and marketing tactics. Don’t be partially informed ever again. Utilize our expertise and solid research data services to know the facts.
“Blue Vault’s mission is to conduct and provide reliable and thorough nontraded REIT and BDC performance-based research. Our top priority is helping keep you informed. Our commitment to you is transparency and education.”
Founded
2009
Founders
Stacy Chitty
Vee Kimbrell
Management Team
Stacy Chitty: Managing Partner
Jim Sprow: Senior Vice President, Research
Betsy Ricks: Vice President, Business Development
News, Announcements, and More…
Investing For Grownups: Why Asset Allocation Matters
Where you invest is important, but the amount you invest in each type of investment is also significant. Advisors traditionally recommend a 60/40 investment portfolio. This means that 60% of investments are in stocks and 40% in bonds, or 60% is at higher risk than the other 40%. However, history tells us that this traditional model of investing in stocks and bonds is not as effective as the model that endowments (think Harvard and Yale) use. Over the last 30 years, the average return in the US for someone using the 60/40 model is 8.2%, not bad. But, the Endowment Model Yale earned 13.1% over the same 30 years…
Doing More Of What Really Matters
Doing More Of What Really Matters August 23, 2023 | Marketing Intent The book, Essentialism – The...
Blackstone Is the First Alternative Asset Manager to Hit $1 Trillion AUM. So Where Does It Go From Here?
In July, Blackstone BX reported that it had surpassed $1 trillion in total assets under management during the second quarter of 2023, being the first alternative asset manager to cross that threshold. A bit of background to start: “Alternative asset management” is an umbrella term for asset managers that specialize in private market investment strategies like private equity, private debt, or real assets, or in strategies that invest in publicly traded securities in a nontraditional manner, like hedge funds or funds of funds. (I am oversimplifying a bit—there is some overlap between these groups.)
Strategic Partnerships
SmartStop Asset Management
CIM Group
Services
Data
Education
Consulting
