Using Blue Vault’s exclusive database, we looked at the properties held by nontraded REITs as of March 31, 2023, to see if those assets could be categorized as “older, low-end malls”...

WiserAdvisor, a leading marketplace for wealth management firms, proudly announces the successful acquisition of Indyfin and its investor experience platform August 2, 2023 | Wiser Advisor Today, WiserAdvisor, a leading investor referral generation platform for financial advisors and advisory firms, has announced the acquisition of Indyfin, the Dallas-based fintech company to build on its existing product…

In this Blue Vault Minute, Chad Clark (Partner, Senior Advisor at Redemption Capital) explains how his advisory firm selects alts to incorporate into its practice.

Blackstone’s $68 billion flagship property fund is selling assets and preparing to spend billions on data centers. The Financial Times reports that the Blackstone Real Estate Income Trust, or Breit, plans to pump $8bn into building new data centers through its asset QTS Data Centers, as it predicts a surge in artificial intelligence workloads...

Fundraising shot back up in June for nontraded REITs after a moribund start to 2023, but the money raised was still far less than investors pulled out of the alternative investment vehicles, according to a new report....

If you want to see how business leaders respond to a volatile climate, there’s no better vantage point than a room full of entrepreneurs. I’ve had the privilege of belonging to my local 180-member chapter of Entrepreneurs’ Organization. EO Los Angeles has been an amazing experience for many reasons, not least of which is giving…

New distress opportunities are emerging for commercial real estate players able to weather the current storm, but buyers may need to be able to endure the current fiscal difficulties for longer than some expect, billionaire commercial real estate executive Barry Sternlicht said...

Brian Evans (Founder, Madrona Financial Services) reviews five attributes of investing and how many apply to alternative investments in this Blue Vault Minute.

An SEC proposal to eliminate conflicts of interest in financial advisors’ use of technology that predicts investor behavior is raising concerns about how it will work with Regulation Best Interest. A split Securities and Exchange Commission voted 3-2 Wednesday to release a proposal for public comment that would require brokerages and investment advisory firms to “eliminate or…