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The $10M Extraction: Anatomy of a Subordinate Note

The $10M Extraction: Anatomy of a Subordinate Note What a 27-page Series Note Supplement reveals about a real estate deal that the marketing page doesn’t A word on why I read 27 pages of a note supplement most investors will never open. Willow Wealth is the company formerly known as YieldStreet — the platform where […]

The $208M Rebrand: YieldStreet Becomes Willow Wealth

YieldStreet → Willow Wealth: Anatomy of a Rebrand When $208 million in losses meets a name change — what veteran investors learned about “democratizing” alternative investments I’m not writing this as an outside observer: I was a YieldStreet investor, and I came out behind. Across my three YieldStreet notes, two individually paid — a pre-settlement […]

The Midtown Payoff: $100K to $119K in 12 Months

The Midtown Payoff: $100K to $119K in 12 Months My first preferred-equity real-estate deal ran its full term and paid off — a 19.45% IRR over 366 days. EVIVA Midtown Add-on Project Paid Off My first preferred-equity investment in a commercial real-estate project has been repaid in full. It ran 366 days from capital commitment […]

The Deal That Never Closed: 36 Days, $3,330 in Cash Drag

The Deal That Never Closed: 36 Days, $3,330 in Cash Drag A preferred-equity commitment that was returned before it ever funded — and what 36 days of dead capital actually cost. ProudLiving Project Has Been Terminated My second preferred-equity investment in a commercial real-estate project was terminated before it ever closed. It ran 36 days […]