CAIS Live Conversations, Building With Alts
CAIS Live Conversations, Building With Alts
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CAIS Live Conversations, Building With Alts, tackles the often untapped potential of alternative investments by sitting down with the various players in the alts ecosystem. Listen in as we dive into alternative investments from the perspective of industry experts, RIA executives, IBD executives, alts manager leaders, and alts experts. Hear what other advisors are doing, learn about new technology, and join us as we turn investment complexities into real-life concepts that could potentially help diversify and drive growth in the independent space.
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The podcast thoroughly explores alternative investments, including topics like the rise of registered funds, the integration of AI in investment practices, and overcoming implementation challenges, with example episodes such as discussions surrounding the 2025 CAIS-Mercer survey results and the significance of education in alternative investments for client relationships.
CAIS Live Conversations: Building With Alts, tackles the often untapped potential of alternative investments by sitting down with the various players in the alts ecosystem. Listen in as we dive into alternative investments from the perspective of industry experts, RIA executives, IBD executives, alts manager leaders, and alts experts. Hear what other advisors are doing, learn about new technology, and join us as we turn investment complexities into real-life concepts that could potentially help diversify and drive growth in the independent space.
Sports franchises increasingly sit at the intersection of media, intellectual property, live entertainment, and real estate. Recorded live on stage at CAIS Live | West, Neil Blundell, Chief Investment Officer of CAIS Advisors, joins host Alex Cavalieri to discuss the factors shaping sports, media, and entertainment investing. Neil explores how long-term media rights, streaming, real estate development, sponsorships, and global audiences are changing franchise economics. He also explores the role IP can play across the broader attention economy, from music catalogs to entertainment companies.
Chapters
- The Attention Economy and Sports Investing — 00:01:18
- Sizing the Sports and Entertainment Market — 00:02:47
- Media Rights and the Changing Economics of Sports — 00:06:00
- Real Estate and Infrastructure Around Franchise Ownership — 00:08:20
- The Dodgers: Media Rights, Real Estate, and Player Economics — 00:09:09
- Music and Entertainment IP — 00:19:22
- Women’s Sports, College Athletics, and Emerging Leagues — 00:21:30
- Scarcity & Access — 00:25:17
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