Timberland and TIMOs: The Institutional Asset Class Accredited Investors Can Now Access
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    Blue Owl's £1.3bn UK Hospital Deal: What It Signals for Net-Lease Income Investors
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    Blue Owl's £1.3bn UK Hospital Deal: What It Signals for Net-Lease Income Investors

    TL;DR: Blue Owl Capital just closed a £1.3bn (~$1.65B) acquisition of 12 acute-care hospitals from Spire Healthcare Group plc, buying the real estate out of a sale-and-leaseback structure previously...

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    Timber REITs and Private Timberland: The Inflation Hedge Most Accredited Investors Overlook
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    Timber REITs and Private Timberland: The Inflation Hedge Most Accredited Investors Overlook

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    Infrastructure Investing for Accredited Investors: CPI-Linked Returns and 20-Year Lock-Ups
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    Infrastructure Investing for Accredited Investors: CPI-Linked Returns and 20-Year Lock-Ups

    TL;DR Private infrastructure targets 8.3%–11.0% net IRR over 2025–2034, outpacing projected U.S. equity returns of 4.8%–7.8% over the same period (Macquarie Asset Management, 2025). Accredited

    Jeff Barnes, MBA··11 min read
    Gold, Commodities, and Real Assets as Inflation Hedges: A 2026 Guide for Accredited Investors
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    Gold, Commodities, and Real Assets as Inflation Hedges: A 2026 Guide for Accredited Investors

    According to the World Gold Council's 2026 Gold Outlook, gold hit $5,595 per ounce on January 29, 2026, the first time in history the metal exceeded its 1980 peak in real, inflation-adjusted terms, ac

    Jeff Barnes, MBA··12 min read
    Gold Hit $5,589 in 2026. Silver Gained 144%. Here's the Commodities Allocation Most Investors Are Missing.
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    Gold Hit $5,589 in 2026. Silver Gained 144%. Here's the Commodities Allocation Most Investors Are Missing.

    TL;DR: Gold hit $5,589.38 per ounce on January 28, 2026, after rising 65% in 2025. Silver gained 144.66% in 2025 and reached a new historical high of $64.21/oz in December. The Bloomberg Commodity Ind

    Jeff Barnes, MBA··10 min read