Industrial: Real Estate’s Hottest Sector? July 5, 2018 | Beth Glavosek | Blue Vault According to a recent Wall Street Journal article, development of industrial space in the U.S. is at a 10-year high, and there are no signs of a slowdown any time soon. In fact, roughly 247 million square feet of new industrial…

Are Hybrid RIAs Changing the Industry? June 19, 2018 | Beth Glavosek | Blue Vault In the last blog post, we talked about some differences between Independent Broker Dealers, Registered Investment Advisers, and Wirehouses, as well as the types of advisors associated with each firm. RIAs have generally been regarded as completely different models from…

The World of Investment Advice Professionals June 6, 2018 | Beth Glavosek | Blue Vault In the last blog post, we offered an overview of the types of firms that sell alternative investments. Within the channels of Independent Broker Dealers, Registered Investment Advisers, and Wire Houses, investors can expect to work one-on-one with an investment professional…

Overview of Sales Channels May 23, 2018 | Beth Glavosek | Blue Vault The alternative investment industry has long relied on the Independent Broker Dealer (IBD) channel for its sales; however, a broader array of financial firms are embracing the benefits of income and non-correlation that these products can offer investors seeking diversification into nontraditional…

Now that the “Tax Cuts and Jobs Act” has been passed by Congress and signed by President Trump, investors in real estate investment trusts (REITs) and other alternative real estate investments may stand to benefit.

How an Attack on a Nontraded REIT Sponsor Made a Hedge Fund Manager $60 Million December 18, 2017 | James Sprow | Blue Vault When Blue Vault began seeing signs that United Development Funding V (UDF V), a nontraded REIT program sponsored by United Development Funding, L.P. (UDF) in Dallas, Texas, was not able to…

How Interval Funds Compare with Traditional Closed-End Funds December 7, 2017 | Beth Glavosek | Blue Vault Last week, we looked at the similarities between closed-end interval funds and mutual funds. Like mutual funds, interval funds offer the transparency, regular valuations, and investor protection elements of the 1940 Act. As a recap, both interval funds…

Closed-end interval funds are a relatively new way for investors to participate in alternative investments like real estate. But what are they, and how are they different from other real estate offerings?

SEC Filings: What are All of Those Forms?  November 10, 2017 | Beth Glavosek | Blue Vault Reading companies’ Securities and Exchange Commission filings probably doesn’t rank as high on the fun factor as say, watching a good movie or going to a concert. However, they do serve an important purpose. Finding valuable information The SEC…