The Alt Asset Allocation Podcast

The Alt Asset Allocation Podcast is all about allocating a bit of your time, energy and money into Alternative Assets (e.g. PE, VC, Real Estate, Gold, Crypto). There are other investment options available outside traditional stocks and bonds. Join Ben Lakoff, CFA as he dives into Unique investment options for the everyday investor.

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04: Acquiring Small Private Service Businesses with Deven Soni of Kingmakers Ops

For the full audio interview, transcript, show notes and more visit: https://altassetallocation.com/ Deven Soni is a co-Founder at Kingmakers Ops. Kingmakers acquires, systematizes and grows residential services businesses (with a focus on HVAC and plumbing). As a company, they're looking to become an operating holding company of a number of mid-sized service businesses. Kingmakers is working on acquiring and operating a portfolio of more stable, downturn-resilient service businesses. With an es...

Aug 24, 2020•59 min•Ep. 4

03: Current Macro Outlook with Peter Harlin

For the full audio interview, transcript, show notes and more visit: https://altassetallocation.com/ Peter Harlin is a Vice President of Investments at Wells Fargo in Oklahoma City and works with High Net Worth Individuals to develop their customized investment strategies. Peter is one of the smartest investment professionals I know and shares some keen insight on Macro Global Markets and what could be next. In this interview Ben and Peter discuss Current Equity Markets, USD/FX, Gold/Alternative...

Aug 15, 2020•50 min•Ep. 3

02: Investing in Startups with Jonny from WeFunder

For the full audio interview, transcript, show notes and more visit: https://altassetallocation.com/ Jonny Price is the Director of Fundraising at WeFunder. WeFunder allows you to "invest in startups you believe in," allowing you to be an Angel investor with as little as $100. WeFunder has recently processed over $300M in investments, with the vast majority coming from Retail investors like you and I. This conversation goes deep into Startup Investing, and more specifically about the different t...

Aug 11, 2020•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 2

01: A Human IPO, Tokenized ISA & NFTs with Alex Masmej

For the full audio interview, transcript, show notes and more visit: https://altassetallocation.com/ Alex Masmej is an Entrepreneur and "Mr. Human IPO" himself. He cofounded RocketNFT, which provides personal loans that are collateralized by Non Fungible Tokens (NFT) such as Crypto Collectables, Virtual Real Estate, Domain Names, or Crypto Art. He received a lot of press when he sold $20,000 worth of $ALEX tokens to fund his move to San Fransisco, offering $ALEX token holders a portion of his fu...

Aug 11, 2020•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 1

00: Introducing "Alt Asset Allocation" Podcast: Alternative Investments for Everyone

This episode and a quick overview of what the new Alt Asset Allocation Podcast is all about and a background of your host, Ben Lakoff. This podcast is all about investing in Alternative Assets for every day people. This includes things like Gold, Real Estate, Cryptocurrency, Collectables, Art - Investments outside of the publicly traded markets. Every Thursday a new episode will be released where you'll get alternative investment insights you can't find anywhere else. Thanks for listening and lo...

Aug 11, 2020•2 min

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