Understanding the investment strategy matters

Recently I watched an investment manager presenting his strategy to a group of family office investors. The manager deals in real estate, and so he went through a series of possibilities that the fund was looking at for the next six to eight months. While he was thorough in his description of the investments, he was not so thorough, in my opinion, on his investment strategy. After his presentation, he asked if the audience had any questions. Four people raised their hands. The first three questions were about fees; the fourth about custody of the assets. There were no additional questions. As I was a guest of the firm making […]

A TREEHOUSE FOR GROWN-UPS

A UK-based company Blue Forest is making both children’s and adults’ wildest dreams come true with custom luxury treehouses. The blog Rich Times notes “that [the treehouses] would lure even Tinker Bell to move from Neverland.” However these luxury treehouses are a far cry from Neverland with features that include “biometric security systems, safe houses and CCTVs” –one can also order up “a kitchen, wet room , a large living area with a huge plasma TV equipped with a wide array of games.” Plus they are sustainable eco-buildings. The treehouses vary in price from $250,000-400,000. Take a look at the drawbridges, castles and interiors.