From salmon leaping along the Vancouver Island coast to fake bands on Spotify, this episode explores the divide between the physical and digital economy, and what lumber markets, managed forests, and everyday life teach us about staying connected to the real. Topics covered include: How timber investing works and why it is reflective of how industries evolve What percent of economic output is physical versus digital, and how has that changed over the past fifty years How … [Read more...]
301: Use Caution with Alternative Investments
How alternative investment opportunities, such as venture capital, private equity, real estate and real assets, are increasing for individuals. Why these opportunities differ from what is available to institutional investors and how to evaluate them like a pro. Alternative investments are a private investment vehicle. You can learn more about investment vehicles in this guide. Topics covered include: What are alternative investments and how are they structured. What are 5 factors … [Read more...]
MNY149 Plus: Timber Investing, Sector Rotation and Covered Calls
This week March 18, 2017 on Money For the Rest of Us Plus we introduce a primer on timber investing written by a member. We look at examples of why an economic sector rotation strategy is so difficult to implement in terms of outperforming the broad stock market. Finally, we review covered call strategies. … [Read more...]
MNY147 Plus: Crowdfunding Risks, a Timber MLP and a Fear Index
This week March 4, 2017 on Money For the Rest of Us Plus we look at minimizing the risk of crowdfunding real estate platforms. We also look at a publicly available measure of investment sentiment. We analyze a timber master limited partnership and answer a question on exercising stock options held in a private company. … [Read more...]
