The Investment Program Association

The IPA is looking to hire an Education Director. The Education Director will work closely with the association’s Education Committee to grow the market of financial advisors selling Direct Investment products, including Non-­-Listed REITs, Oil and Gas Partnerships, Private Placements, Equipment Leasing, and Managed Futures. This individual will be primarily responsible for the development and [...]

On Monday, January 30th, an IPA board designated team met with members of FINRA for the annual strategy meeting. The primary objectives were to support the positive relationship between the IPA and FINRA, and to learn about FINRA’s priorities for 2012. Please log into the IPA members only site to view the full notes from [...]

InvestmentNews editor Bruce Kelly recently spoke with IPA CEO and President Kevin Hogan, as well as several other IPA-member representatives, to learn more about what to expect in the Non-Listed REIT industry during the upcoming year. Kelly outlined some of the largest industry events of the past year and provided an in-depth look into the [...]

Real estate investment trusts (“REITs”) have been around for more than fifty years. Congress established REITs in 1960 to allow individual investors to invest in large-scale, income-producing real estate. REITs provide a way for individual investors to earn a share of the income produced through commercial real estate ownership – without actually having to go [...]

As a tepid economic recovery and a faltering European credit situation sustained fears of a double dip U.S. recession and roiled financial markets in 2011, investors did what they always do – flee to safety. But the usual flight paths had hitches. Seeking refuge in the traditional “safe harbor” of Treasury securities meant foregoing any [...]