Maki Nakamura
As I explained in REITs for Dummies, “real estate is the oldest asset class in the world” with an estimated value of $228 trillion.
This makes the asset class larger than U.S. banks ($19.6 trillion), gold ($10 trillion) and oil ($2 trillion) and what makes real estate
Brad Thomas has over 30 years of real estate investing experience and has acquired, developed, or brokered over $1B in commercial real estate transactions. He has been featured in Barron's, Bloomberg, Fox Business, and many other media outlets. He's the author of four books, including the latest, REITs For Dummies.
Brad, along with HOYA Capital, lead the investing group iREIT®+HOYA Capital. The service covers REITs, BDCs, MLPs, Preferreds, and other income-oriented alternatives. The team of analysts has a combined 100+ years of experience and includes a former hedge fund manager, due diligence officer, portfolio manager, PhD, military veteran, and advisor to a former U.S. President.
Note: Brad is also related to Nicholas Thomas who contributes to Seeking Alpha.
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