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July 24, 2018

What Are the Structural Factors That Boost Long-Term REIT Performance?

REITs have provided investors solid returns over the years, despite short-term zigs and zags along the way, in part...

July 24, 2018

How Amazon’s expanding U.S. brick-and-mortar footprint stacks up against other big retailers

Amazon’s rapidly growing brick-and-mortar footprint ...

July 24, 2018

Inflation Protection from REITs: Constructing a Diversified Inflation-Protecting Portfolio

In two recent market commentaries I analyzed the inflation-protecting attributes of REITs and four other...

July 23, 2018

Update on American Finance Trust’s Nasdaq Listing

NOTE: This article has been updated from a previous version. In a press release on July 19, Finance Trust, Inc. (“AFIN”) announced that it had successfully completed...

July 23, 2018

FS Investment Corp and Corporate Capital Trust to Merge

On July 23, 2018, it was announced that FS Investment Corporation (NYSE: FSIC) and Corporate Capital Trust, Inc. (NYSE: CCT) entered into a definitive agreement

July 19, 2018

What is the median debt ratio for open and closed nontraded REIT programs?

Answer: The median debt ratio for all open nontraded REIT programs as of March 31, 2018, was 39%, compared to a median debt ratio of 45% as of March 31, 2017. The median debt ratio for all closed nontraded REIT programs as of March 31, 2018, was 51%, compared to a median debt ratio of 48%…

July 19, 2018

Why Are More RIAs Looking to Alternatives?

Why Are More RIAs Looking to Alternatives? July 19, 2018 | Beth Glavosek | Blue Vault Registered Investment Advisor (RIA) advisers have historically shied away from alternative investments because of the fees associated with them and a lack of access to alternatives on their investment platforms. However, with adjustments in fee structures that make…

July 18, 2018

Phillips Edison & Company to Merge with Phillips Edison Grocery Center REIT II

On July 17, 2018, Phillips Edison & Company, Inc. (“PECO”) and Phillips Edison Grocery Center REIT II, Inc. (“REIT II”) entered into an agreement and plan of merger, with...

July 18, 2018

Of the Interval Funds covered by Blue Vault, which fund reported the highest six-month return for the period ending March 31, 2018?

Answer: Total Income+ Real Estate Fund reported total six-month returns of 4.14% (Class A), 3.75% (Class C), 4.20% (Class I) and 3.83% (Class L), outpacing the remaining Interval Funds covered by Blue Vault.