Wealth Matters By Alpesh Parmar
Business:Investing
197: Alternate Investments Demystified with Denis Shapiro
After graduating with a BBA and MBA from Baruch College in New York City, Denis Shapiro began working for the U.S. Government in a career that he proudly built for over a decade. In his various roles with the government, Denis served as a liaison to the public and various state agencies and gained a unique view of the importance of portfolio allocation and management.
Denis began investing in real estate in 2012 when the market was just beginning to recover from the global financial crisis. He went on to build a cash-flowing portfolio that includes many alternative assets, such as note and ATM funds, mobile home parks, life insurance policies, tech start-ups, industrial property, short-term rentals, and more. He also co-founded an investment club for accredited investors in 2019. Leveraging these successes and the lessons learned throughout his career, Denis launched SIH Capital Group, an alternative investment fund that provides accredited investors with a simplified strategy to invest for passive income.
Denis’ book, The Alternative Investment Almanac: Expert Insights on Building Personal Wealth in Non-Traditional Ways, is based on his personal experiences, supplemented by interviews with some of the best alternative asset investors in the business today.
(00:02 - 2:35) Opening Segment
- Introduction of the host into the show
- Alpesh introduces the guest of the show, Denis
- Denis shares something interesting about himself
(2:35 - 26:26) Alternate Investments Dymystified
- Can you share your story about why you started looking into alternative investing? What is the catalyst?
-Why traditional and alternative investments are critical in a portfolio?
-In your book, do you explain how your portfolio needs to be allocated, what exactly does it cover?
-What are the three most common misconceptions about investing in real estate syndications?
-What is the fire moment and what's the biggest thing the fire moment misses out on?
(26:26 - 26:57) Break
- Welcoming listeners and guest back to the show
(26:57 - 31:10) Fire Round
- Will Denis change the business strategy after Coronavirus?
– Denis's favorite real estate, finance, or other related books
– Tools or website Denis recommends
- Denis's advice to beginner investors
– How does Denis give back?
– How can Wealth Matters Podcast listeners reach out to Denis?
(31:10 - 31:44) Closing Segment
-If you want to learn more about the discussion, you can watch the podcast on Wealth Matter’s YouTube channel and you can reach out to Alpesh using this link.
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