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By Horacio Ruiz
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In this episode, Dutch Mendenhall updates listeners on RAD Diversified, a private real estate company with shareholders. Dutch also talks about the company’s new branch, RADD America, and its focus on farmland and raw land development. Dutch gives several business insights on financial education, making better investment decisions, and making investment opportunities more accessible to non-accredited investors. He is the author of Money Shackles: The Breakout Guide to Alternative Investing. Discussion topics include:
Expanding into Florida
The Growth at RAD Diversified
Buying properties when interest rates are high
Market controls and market cycles
Importance of buying raw land and farmland
Opening investment opportunities for non-accredited investors
American, grass-fed beef versus lab meat
Value-add proposition to properties and land
Differentiating from other farmland companies
Money Shackles, Dutch Mendenhall’s book
Investing in money outside of Wall Street
Having better, higher exchangesFollow Alts- Website & newsletter: https://alts.co- Spotify: - Discord: https://discord.gg/DEkHgzggwC- Twitter: https://twitter.com/altassetsclub- Insta: https://instagram.com/alts_co- Quora:https://www.quora.com/profile/Alts-7Time Stamp2:40 - Update on RAD Diversified7:55 - Impact of Interest Rates on Real Estate10:50 - Price of Commodities13:30 - RADD America17:00 - Foreign governments buying land20:40 - Opening investments for non-accredited26:00 - Buying farmland32:00 - Money Shackles book37:30 - Financial education39:40 - Open forum calls44:00 - Self-belief
In this episode, Cormac Kinney discusses the products Diamond Standard developed to commoditize diamonds and the future of diamond investing. Diamond Standard has developed diamond bars and coins using statistical analysis to make trading decisions for diamonds easier, in the way markets currently trade gold. Cormac also talks about diamonds as an investment tool, the potential growth of the market, and the dynamic between natural and synthetic diamonds. Discussion topics include:
Commoditizing diamonds
Standardizing diamond bars and coins with statistical analysis
Becoming a market maker to force price discovery
Buying and selling diamond bars and coins
Taking advantage of the diamond market
How the synthetic diamond market is slipping
Differences between natural and synthetic diamonds
The value of a futures contract for investors
Market demand and supply of diamonds
Risks in the diamond market
Follow Alts- Website & newsletter: https://alts.co- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@altassetsinc- Discord: https://discord.gg/DEkHgzggwC- Twitter: https://twitter.com/altassetsclub- Insta: https://instagram.com/alts_co- Quora:https://www.quora.com/profile/Alts-7Time Stamp2:00 - Solution to Diamond Investing6:00 - Buying diamonds in bulk10:00 - Investing on Diamond Standard13:00 - Opportunities in diamond investing16:00 - What drives the diamond market 17:00 - Synthetic Diamonds21:00 - Futures Contracts26:00 - Demand for diamonds30:00 - Diversification
In this episode, Rob Connolly speaks to Alts about Finlete, his startup allowing retail investors to invest in young professional athletes in return for a share of their future professional contracts. Rob talks about the company’s reason for focusing on minor league players, how Finlete’s player contracts work, and the company’s current pre-seed round of funding on finlete.co/invest.
Discussion topics include:
Investing in Finlete’s pre-seed round at finlete.co/invest
Poverty-level wages made by minor-league baseball players
The benefits of selling a portion of their career earnings for aspiring players
Fernando Tatis, Jr.’s payout from a $350 million contract
Investing in Finlete’s pre-seed round through Wefunder
How Finlete identifies the athletes to invest in
Receiving a positive reception from players
Setting a goal of 100 players on the platform
Contract terms for investment returns
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In this episode, Horacio speaks with John Green, Nada's founder, and CEO. John discusses the advantages of accessing home equity through Nada's Homeshares program. John describes how the Homeshares program ties into Cityfunds, Nada's platform for investors looking to "own a piece of a city." John also talks about Nada's future plans for a secondary trading platform to allow investors to trade shares and reward Homeshares users with a Nada debit card.
Discussion topics include:
Providing home equity to owners through Homeshares
Exploring the Homeshares and Cityfunds programs at Nada
Underwriting the risk of providing equity to home owners
Creating a real estate fund in specific cities through Cityfunds
The type of homes that make up the Cityfunds portfolios
Determining the cities to invest in through Cityfunds
How the 10-year options contract works through Homeshares
How to invest in Nada’s Cityfunds
Creating a rewards program for Nada users with a debit card
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Time Stamp:
2:30 Nada Overview
4:50 Homeshares Program
6:30 How Homeshares works
11:30 The Cityfunds Program
15:40 Real Estate as an asset class
18:50 Creating a secondary trading market of shares
22:20 Getting paid with dividends
27:00 Design of Cityfunds
31:00 The process of valuing homes
35:00 The Visa Nada Debit Card
In this episode, Horacio speaks with Adam Littlefield from Investment.com. In this video, Adam talks about how Investment.com is focused on buying homes to turn into premium short-term rentals. Adam describes the characteristics of premium short-term rentals and how Investment.com plans to differentiate itself by offering experiences with its rentals. Adam also talks about future investment opportunities at Investment.com, including future fractional ownership in a major sports team.
Discussion topics include:
The meaning behind Investment.com
Adam’s background in real estate and property technology
Focusing on high-performing short-term rentals
Providing experiences with premium assets
Standing out in a crowded market
Accessing the site through a mobile app
Providing cash flows for investors
Becoming a global marketplace
Prioritizing the mobile app for user experience
Time Stamp:
1:30 Importance of the company name
3:10 Adam’s professional background
5:10 Investing in premium short-term rentals
7:00 Defining premium properties
10:45 The pre-launch phase
14:00 Getting a return on investments
16:50 Investing in sports teams and other sectors
22:00 Educating users about investing
24:00 Accessing Investment.com through the App
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In this episode, Horacio speak with EF Capital’s Kyle Kuderewski. In this video, Kyle gives a behind-the-scenes look at investing in online businesses through EF Capital. In this episode, listeners can learn about the operators that run the online businesses for EF Capital, how industry expertise is leveraged to make positive returns, and future opportunities for retail investors.
Further discussion topics include:
The differences between Empire Flippers and EF Capital
Providing passive investments through online businesses
Investing in Deals made available through the funding Rounds
Vetting the operators who run the online businesses
Accredited investors and retail investors
Minimum investments per deal and discounts for multiple investments
EF Capital’s relationships with the business operators
Upcoming rebrand for EF Capital to create greater purchasing opportunities
EF Capital Links:
EFC Deals Overview Q3 2022 (Returns Summary)
Moneyshow Webinar Recording (Great summary) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rw3Wq2QnMaU
Investor 1 page summary - EF Capital Investor Summary Round 4.pdfVetting Process Blog Post - https://empireflippers.com/efc-vetting-process/
Presentation - https://empireflippers.com/efcdeck
Time Stamp:
2:30 Overview of Empire Flippers Capital
4:45 Why EF Capital was created
8:00 Investing in Deals in EF Capital Rounds
10:00 Operators running the online businesses
16:00 Crowdfunding options for retail investors
19:00 Cash flows and exit strategies
22:00 Operators as investors in each fund
26:00 Next steps for EF Capital
27:30 Trends in online businesses
30:00 Final thoughts
Litan Yahav, Co-founder and CEO at Vyzer
Horacio spoke with Litan Yahav, the co-founder and CEO at Vyzer. After selling his first startup with co-founder Tomer Salvi, the business partners needed help to keep up with their private investments. Vyzer organizes financial portfolios in one place: automating, monitoring and tracking, offering projections and insights to show net worth and cash flow in the future. Horacio talks to Litan about how Vyzer works, the insights it provides to its users, and how it can help organize the financial lives of private investors.
Discussion topics include:
Mandatory savings in Israel leading to alternative investments
Tactical investments to manage strategy
Finding organizational solutions for accredited investors
Accessing greater markets for high-net-worth individuals
Showing users where people like them are investing money
The challenges of finding good private markets
Building integrations with private markets and Vyzer
Focusing on Net Asset Value and Cash Flow
Crowdsourcing investment decisions and results
Benchmarking, projections, and taxes on Vyzer
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Horacio spoke with Michael Episcope, the co-CEO at Origin Investments. Michael has helped build Origin Investments from a small real estate investment company, to one of the best-performing companies with more than $1 billion of assets under management. Michael talks about how Origin is navigating the current real estate market, its venture in Qualified Opportunity Zones, and the funds it offers to investors.
Discussion topics include:
Creating an institutional organization for high net-worth investors
Growing a business with a great product with digital marketing
Doing things differently and managing a team to pivot in strategy
Working within a dynamic real estate market
Multifamily buildings with high absolute returns and low volatility
Diversifying by building, buying, and lending to multifamily
Housing shortage of 4 million units in the United States
The tax advantages of investing in Qualified Opportunity Zone Funds
Building in cities and neighborhoods in transition through the Qualified Opportunity Zones
The Origin Investment Funds: Multifamily Credit Fund, Income Plus Fund, and Growth Fund 4
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Horacio spoke with Adam Jason, an Alternative Asset Manager at the Legacy Group. Legacy’s largest holding is the Green Coffee Company. Green Coffee is the largest coffee producer in Colombia. By 2026, Adam aims to have the company responsible for providing 1% of the global coffee supply. In this episode, we talk about Green Coffee’s growth strategy, distilling alcohol from coffee byproducts, and Green Coffee’s current fund round.
Discussion topics include:
Being the largest coffee producer in Colombia
Creating a business for acquisition or IPO
The fragmentation of coffee producers in Colombia
The competitive advantage of investing at the middle level
Lifestyle components involved with hands-on investments
Working towards producing 1% of the global coffee supply
Creating alcohol from coffee byproducts
Transitioning from selling green coffee beans to roasted beans
Keeping costs low in operations while acquiring more assets
2:00 Origins of Green Coffee Company
5:00 Investing in Colombian Coffee
8:00 Acquiring land
13:20 Investing in alternative assets
16:00 Coffee markets
18:10 Series C Funding Round
20:25 Creating alcohol from coffee byproducts
25:12 Using technology in coffee production
33:30 Monthly expenses
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The podcast currently has 84 episodes available.