If the Blackstone Group ever goes public, it sure would be cool to get an allocation of the IPO. Imagine your clients at cocktail parties, bragging about how they are “in” enough to have gotten a piece of that deal. (Sure might help...
It’s no fluke that Washington, D.C. is the host city for the spring symposium of the Tenant-In-Common Association (TICA). The selection of the capital city coincides with the event’s main focus — the current political climate and...
Investors who are trying to gain a better understanding of the finer points of the tenant-in-common structure can obtain a wealth of information in a new book titled “Effortless Cash Flow: The ABC’s of TICs (Tenant in Common Properties...
The tenant-in-common industry is in the throes of an identity crisis that is forcing investors to choose sides on a complex — and often contentious — issue. Is TIC ownership real estate, or is it a security...
Although the co-ownership structure associated with tenant-in common properties remains in high demand, the industry is discovering that it is not immune to mounting pressures from the frenzied commercial real estate sales market. The end result...
When the market dives, that’s when hedge funds—well, those true to their name—are supposed to earn their money. That’s because many hedge funds are designed to avoid big losses and make money nearly every year using low...
Here’s a dose of irony for the Securities and Exchange Commission. The SEC thinks it needs to do more to “protect” wealthy retail investors from the secretive world of hedge funds. To do so, it is entertaining the idea of...
The hedge fund backlash has begun. Tired of the hassles of investing in hedge fund limited partnerships, more advisors are creating their own “hedge fund”-like strategies with new hybrid mutual funds. You can do it, too.
STRUCTURED PRODUCTS, complicated hybrid securities used both to hedge and to speculate, are among the fastest growing investment vehicles in the retail market
Some years ago, during the Great Buying Panic of the 1990s, it occurred to Rob Isbitts that the traditional idea of diversification might not provide the downside protection it was advertised to deliver.