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Disney and Nelson: the dream team

by Matein Khalid | Jan 17, 2023 | The Fund Manager, zOurWriters2

I wrote a post on global equities and discussed Bob Iger’s return to Walt Disney earlier this week. Coincidentally, I had lunch on Wednesday with an old friend who happens to be the savviest US equities investor I know in Dubai and we spent the better part of an...

Marinas

by Kristi Roger | Jan 16, 2023 | Alternative assets, Golden Oldie

Originally published October 2022. Part 1: an introduction for investors. We’ve all heard the old axiom: if it floats or flies, rent don’t buy. So, how does one treat a marina with its innumerable floating components? Marinas are niche real estate assets...

A rainy December day, long thoughts therein

by Garrison Keillor | Jan 12, 2023 | The Storyteller, zEditor's pick, zLead Article

I saw the phrase ‘friendship recession’ in a headline last week, which has a musical swing to it, but refers to growing social isolation, particularly among men, due to people working from home, avoiding crowded places, being reluctant joiners… And then I stopped...

What to watch this winter

by Sabina Reeves | Jan 12, 2023 | The Economist, zOurWriters2

The top five films coming your way, according to this writer. The bricks and mortar cinema experience may be in terminal decline, particularly in the USA. Only a handful of established blockbuster franchises are able to pack theatres on opening night, and with the...

Fund management: relearning two inconvenient truths

by Chris Urwin | Jan 11, 2023 | The Analyst, zOurWriters2

Two inconvenient truths are fundamental to the relationship between fund investors and asset/fund managers in real estate investing. They are straightforward and well-understood, but they are problematic. When real estate investments are performing strongly, it...