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    Money-Market Yields vs. Private Credit: Are You Actually Being Paid for the Risk?
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    Money-Market Yields vs. Private Credit: Are You Actually Being Paid for the Risk?

    According to Federal Reserve Economic Data (FRED) , the 3-month Treasury bill yielded 3.84% as of July 16, 2026, a number so unglamorous that most financial media won't even write a headline...

    Jeff Barnes, MBA··9 min read
    Family Offices Are Going Direct: What the 2026 Data Means for Accredited Investors
    Market Analysis

    Family Offices Are Going Direct: What the 2026 Data Means for Accredited Investors

    According to the UBS Global Family Office Report 2026 , direct allocations now make up more than 40% of the typical family office's private-equity sleeve, and that share has been climbing for a...

    Jeff Barnes, MBA··10 min read
    Origin Investments Review 2026: Is This Chicago Multifamily Manager Worth the Illiquidity?
    Real Estate

    Origin Investments Review 2026: Is This Chicago Multifamily Manager Worth the Illiquidity?

    TL;DR: Origin Investments is a Chicago-based real estate private equity manager, founded in 2007 by David Scherer and Michael Episcope, that now runs $3.3 billion to $3.6 billion in total...

    Jeff Barnes, MBA··9 min read
    Concreit Review 2026: The $1 Real Estate Fund's Liquidity Fine Print
    Real Estate

    Concreit Review 2026: The $1 Real Estate Fund's Liquidity Fine Print

    TL;DR: Concreit lets you put as little as $1 into a real estate debt fund and pitches "withdraw anytime" liquidity. The catch: redemptions are capped at 10% of fund assets per rolling...

    Jeff Barnes, MBA··9 min read
    Cannabis Private Credit: Why 15%+ Yields Persist While Rescheduling Stalls
    Alternative Investments

    Cannabis Private Credit: Why 15%+ Yields Persist While Rescheduling Stalls

    According to the Department of Justice , medical marijuana products moved to Schedule III of the Controlled Substances Act effective April 28, 2026, a rule change that sounds like the beginning...

    Jeff Barnes, MBA··11 min read
    Farmland REITs vs. Direct Ownership: The NAV Discount, Tax, and Liquidity Tradeoffs You Need to Understand
    Real Estate

    Farmland REITs vs. Direct Ownership: The NAV Discount, Tax, and Liquidity Tradeoffs You Need to Understand

    TL;DR: Farmland Partners (FPI) and Gladstone Land (LAND) let you buy farmland exposure with a brokerage account and no minimum beyond one share, but both trade at 25-30% discounts to their own...

    Jeff Barnes, MBA··10 min read

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