Our Solution-Focused Team

Brad Thomas has more than 25 years’ experience in commercial real estate, where he’s formulated a deep understanding of development, finance, and securities analysis. His experience is rooted in value investing thanks to his background as a developer and his continuing career as an investor and advisor. As CEO and Senior Analyst for iREIT, and host of The Ground Up podcast, Thomas researches and writes on a variety of real estate-based income alternatives, with a primary focus on publicly…More

Adam Galas is a retired Army Medical Services Officer with an economics degree from the University of Minnesota who combines his 23 years of investing experience with a disciplined application of time-tested methods. Adam is holding or has held positions as a professional analyst at The Motley Fool, Seeking Alpha, and Simply Safe Dividends. His work has also appeared on thestreet.com, Forbes and Stocknews.com. Due to his love of Buffett-style investing in safe, undervalued, dividend growth stock…More

Nicholas Ward is a senior equity analyst at Wide Moat Research.  He is the Editor-in-Chief and portfolio manager of The Intelligent Dividend Investor.  Nicholas manages the portfolio for Safe High Yield, a premium Marketplace service on Seeking Alpha.  Nicholas also writes for Seeking Alpha, The Dividend Kings, iREIT, and the Forbes Real Estate Investor.  Prior to joining The Dividend Kings, Nicholas was the Founder and Editor-in-Chief of The Dividend Growth Club, as well as the Income Minde…More

Stephen’s capital markets career began in the hedge fund industry and evolved toward complex and alternative investment analysis for large financial institutions. His latest roles were Director of Due Diligence at two $200 billion+ independent broker/dealer networks involving all aspects of investment and operational due diligence. He has presented institutional quality investment and risk analysis on opportunities in commercial and residential real estate, private equity, private debt, and en…More