Read online Hi everyone, Welcome to the Alts Sunday Edition ๐ I hope you enjoyed last weekโs issue on flying car startups. Today our staff writer Brian Flaherty explores the economics of parking lots. Let's go ๐ Cash is king ๐ Not long ago, investors were chasing rocketship startups in hopes of a huge payday. Boy how times have changed. Those overvalued, buzzy startups just aren't as attractive anymore. You know what's cool? Undervalued companies that earn real profit. WebStreet finds these...
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Read online Hi everyone, Welcome to the Alts Sunday Edition. I hope you enjoyed last weekโs issue on investing in rugby. Congratulations to South Africa โ Rugby World Cup winners ๐ (Can't win 'em all, New Zealand!) Got a ton of great feedback on that issue, thanks everyone. We've got a follow-up piece on the NRFL later this week for those who want to go deeper into their playbook and strategy. Today weโre returning to the world of litigation finance: a hands-on, nuanced, opportunistic asset...
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Read online Hi everyone, Welcome to the Alts Sunday Edition ๐ Hope you enjoyed last week's issue on 1031 Exchanges: The biggest little secret in real estate. Today, we've got a cool issue on the world of rugby. The 2023 Rugby World Cup Final is next Sunday, and itโs no surprise that New Zealand's All Blacks made it to yet another grand final, where they'll face reigning champions South Africa. France is hosting this year's Rugby World Cup, which finishes next Sunday. In 2031, the United...
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Read online Hi everyone, Welcome to the Alts Sunday Edition ๐ Hope you enjoyed last week's issue on 1031 Exchanges: The biggest little secret in real estate, and our follow-up on Delaware Statutory Trusts. Today, we've got a cool issue on the world of rugby. The 2023 Rugby World Cup Final is next Sunday, and itโs no surprise that New Zealand's All Blacks made it to yet another grand final, where they'll face reigning champions South Africa. France is hosting this year's Rugby World Cup, which...
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Read online Hi everyone, Welcome to the Alts Sunday Edition ๐ Today, for the first time, we're exploring rare earth metals. Also known as "rare earth minerals" (or just "rare earths"), these trace elements have become absolutely critical to modern technology. They power smartphones, semiconductors, industrial magnets, flat-screen TVs, LED lights, and electric car batteries. In short, theyโre used for all sorts of things most of us donโt even realize we need. And demand is rising. This isn't a...
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Read online Hi everyone, Welcome to the Alts Sunday Edition ๐ I hope you enjoyed last weekโs issue on vintage musical instruments. Welcome to the 8,149 new subscribers who've joined since then. Today, we're continuing our Ethics & Assets series with a look at museums. We often refer to blue-chip alternative assets as being "museum-worthy." But while that phrase rolls nicely off the tongue, the reality is much more complex. There are often huge issues surrounding who should own a museum's...
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Read online Hi everyone, Welcome to the Alts Sunday Edition ๐ I hope you enjoyed last weekโs issue on new ADU startups and financing. Welcome to the 3,818 new subscribers who've joined since then. Weโre often so worried about how our investments will affect our bottom line, that we forget a crucially important fact โ our investments affect other people too. Classic investing analysis is concerned with one thing and one thing only: financial returns. i.e., how an investment impacts the...
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Read online Hi everyone, Welcome to the Alts Sunday Edition ๐ I hope you enjoyed last weekโs issue on the private lending explosion. Welcome to the 4,867 new subscribers who've joined since then. It seems like affordable housing is the evergreen topic of our lifetime: The '08 crash reset the market, but then prices bounced back to even more absurd levels. Covid and remote work kicked housing demand into the stratosphere. While higher mortgage rates were supposed to bring prices down, so far...
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Read on the web Hello everyone, Welcome to Alts Sunday Edition I hope you enjoyed last weekโs issue on owning colors. Welcome to the 5,671 new subscribers who've joined since then. We passed 100,000 subscribers! ๐ After publishing, one subscriber told me about a McDonald's whose arches aren't golden. The McDonald's in Sedona, Arizona has turquoise arches. Officials felt the bright yellow "M" would clash with the town's natural vibe. So they negotiated with McDonald's to change the yellow to...
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Read on the web Welcome to Alts Sunday Edition ๐ I hope you enjoyed last weekโs issue on Alternative Sports. Okay, we got a LOT of replies to that one: Readers pointed out other cool alternative sports like Padel, Big3 (founded by rapper Ice Cube), Omegaball, and Sepak Takraw, a Malaysian sport that looks absolutely fascinating. A few days after publishing, SlamBall announced they raised $11m from celebrities and is returning to ESPN. And The Onion made fun of Pickleball. Finally, community...
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