Case Study: Creating a Great Property Profile
Investment December 7, 2021/Investment Alliance recently closed out another great deal: $2 million profit and 25% IRR for our investors. This deal highlights some of…
Some States are Friendlier to Business
Investment December 7, 2021/Investment America remains the most productive, innovative, and wealthy country on Earth. We’re home to world leading industries, with global talent and…
University or Hedge Fund?
Investment December 7, 2021/Investment As a parent with one kid in college and two more approaching college-age, the quality of their education is always on…
Why It’s Easy to Get Things Totally Wrong
Investment December 7, 2021/Investment In today’s world, we’re bombarded with information from every direction. With more books, articles, studies, and datasets that ever, we should…
Amazon HQ2
Investment December 7, 2021/Investment Amazon is hunting for a new headquarters site and offering a huge boost to their eventual host. Wherever they go, Amazon…
Stay Open to Opportunity
Investment December 7, 2021/Investment My years in business have taught me that relationships pay. To reap those dividends, you first need to find the right…
Private Ownership is Good for Risk Taking
Investment December 7, 2021/Investment People who know me know that I appreciate risk takers and entrepreneurs. Their willingness to dream big and go all-in on…
Insurance: A Key Part of Investing
Investment December 7, 2021/Investment Nobody likes thinking about bad scenarios. Illness, death, property destroyed by flooding – these are uncomfortable subjects. Many avoid planning for…
Alliance Case Study: Unlocking Resale Value
Investment December 7, 2021/Investment Negotiation is at the heart of the real estate investing. Doing it well requires sound analysis and and an understanding of…
Invest Greedily When Others Are Fearful
Investment December 7, 2021/Investment We live in a time of great uncertainty, and smart people are wondering where they should put their money to…
Life Is A Marathon, Not A Sprint
Investment December 7, 2021/Investment Business today is more demanding than ever. Information is king, and everybody wants quick responses. Long hours, instant responsiveness, and lots…
The Essential Ingredient for Business
Investment December 7, 2021/Investment There’s an old saying that says trust is earned in drops and lost in buckets. In life and in business, every…
No Risk, No Reward
Investment December 7, 2021/Investment I love the saying no risk, no reward. It’s equally true for investing and for a life well lived. If…
Use Leverage Wisely
Investment December 7, 2021/Investment When you’re ready to make a real estate investment, there are a lot of bases you need to cover, but none…
Is Your Kid’s College Tuition A Good Investment?
Investment December 7, 2021/Investment College is supposed to educate our kids and make them ready for a competitive world, but is the system working?…
What Is The Right Amount To Invest In Index Funds?
Investment December 7, 2021/Investment When I hear friends talking up the wonders of index funds, I have conflicted feelings. On one hand, it’s great that…
What Makes An Attractive Borrower
Investment December 6, 2021/Investment Everybody knows the old saying in real estate: location location location. In my deal-making part of the industry, there’s another…
Winning Big for Investors
Investment December 6, 2021/Investment Recently, I’ve received messages from our readers asking for more details on how our ideas translate into real returns for investors….
Creative Dealmaking Delivers Returns
Investment December 6, 2021/Investment Thank you to all the readers who wrote in last week after we published our story about the hospital investment that…
Political Risk and Investing
Investment December 6, 2021/Investment There’s no avoiding it – we’ve live in a volatile time in American politics. Despite the polarization and frustration, there is…
Technology Is Making Business More Efficient
Investment December 6, 2021/Investment There has never been a better time for getting things done. With new tools, a savvy businessman can do more work,…
Hurricanes Won’t Change Our Approach
Investment December 6, 2021/Investment Alliance invests heavily in the South – areas that have just been battered by back-to-back major hurricanes. As the affected communities…
Alliance Case Study: Relationships + Research = Profit
Investment December 6, 2021/Investment After receiving a great response to earlier stories about real Alliance deals, I’d like to share another high level picture of…
Know Your Counterparty
Investment December 6, 2021/Investment The more things change, the more they stay the same. From the dawn of humanity, we have been social creatures who…
When to Sell an Asset
Investment December 6, 2021/Investment Good investors are also storytellers. An investment is a bet that we see potential others have missed (or undervalued). We…