AN ALTERNATIVE TO MONEY MARKET FUNDS
AN ALTERNATIVE TO MONEY MARKET FUNDS By Don Ames, Sarasota Family Office Association August is behind us and what a month it was! Both the S&P 500 and Nasdaq traded at record highs while the Dow Jones Industrial Average briefly traded into positive territory for 2020. These moves are remarkable considering where the markets were […]
Investing in Precious Metals Miners
Investing in Precious Metals Miners Equinox Partners is a team of ten professionals based in Connecticut with a 25 year track record, a pedigree that extends to the very inception of value investing, and a specialization in precious metals mining. Today, the firm manages $500m in gold and silver mining equities on behalf of institutional […]
Family Office Networks Announces Equity Investment from Canaccord Genuity Group Inc.
Family Office Networks Announces Equity Investment from Canaccord Genuity Group Inc. PALM BEACH, FL – (August 24, 2020) – Family Office Networks announced today that Canaccord Genuity Group Inc., one of Canada’s largest global investment banking and financial services company, has increased its equity investment stake in Family Office Networks. “The number of family offices […]
How Life Settlements Help Family Offices Meet Their Socially Responsible Investment Goals
How Life Settlements Help Family Offices Meet Their Socially Responsible Investment Goals Definition and First Impressions A life settlement is the transfer of ownership and beneficiary rights of an unwanted and/ or unneeded life insurance policy in exchange for a cash payment. The seller of the policy generally no longer has the responsibility of paying […]
The Hunt for Yield in Multifamily Investments
The Hunt for Yield in Multifamily Investments The goal of investing in multifamily properties is to be able to discern winners from losers within diverging markets. Like all investments, anticipating the future, understanding the supply and demand, and analyzing the critical risk factors will determine outcome. Will the future resemble the past? There is a […]
AN ALTERNATIVE TO MONEY MARKET FUNDS
AN ALTERNATIVE TO MONEY MARKET FUNDS By Don Ames, Sarasota Family Office Association July is behind us and August has started off strongly. Last Friday’s Nonfarm Payroll Report helped stocks roar ahead as 1.76 million jobs were created in July, better than the estimate of 1.48 million jobs. The U-3 unemployment rate fell to 10.2% […]
Member Spotlight: Stein Investment Management
Member Spotlight: Stein Investment Management Stein Investment Management, a US-based asset manager company, focuses on trading the S&P 500 and other stock index futures trading on behalf of family office and high net worth clients who seek to diversify their investment portfolios and improve market returns. The firm utilizes highly advanced statistical, quantitative and behavioral […]
Timberland Partners Apartment Fund VII: A proven investment model over multiple market cycles
Timberland Partners Apartment Fund VII: A proven investment model over multiple market cycles Since its founding over 28 years ago, Timberland Partners has produced a highly successful track record of syndicating outstanding investments in the multifamily apartment sector. Over that period not a single dollar of investor principal has been lost. Many real estate investment […]
AN ALTERNATIVE TO MONEY MARKET FUNDS
AN ALTERNATIVE TO MONEY MARKET FUNDS By Don Ames, Sarasota Family Office Association June is behind us and July started off with a bang ahead of the 4th of July weekend. Last Thursday’s Nonfarm Payroll Report helped stocks roar ahead as a record 4.8 million jobs were created in June. According to Dow Jones, economists […]
Additive Manufacturing Industry Spotlight
Additive Manufacturing Industry Spotlight The 3D Printing Media Network reported in early January that the global Additive Manufacturing (“AM”) market in 2019 generated over $10 billion in revenues. Also, there has been a flurry of activity not from the larger more established players, but rather from 3D printing startups that are playing a key role […]