Entrust Administrative Services to Launch Sunday Morning Radio Program to Advise Small Investors on “Capital Ideas”

Entrust Administrative Services to Launch Sunday Morning Radio Program to Advise Small Investors on “Capital Ideas”

LAKE MARY, Fla. - Entrust Administrative Services, which administers more than 2,000 self-directed retirement accounts with a net worth of more than $200 million from offices in Lake Mary, Jacksonville and Boca Raton, is sponsoring the launch of “Capital Ideas,” a one-hour radio program on WORL-660 AM to advise small investors on new investment opportunities.

Glen Mather, president of Entrust Administrative Services, said he plans to host special guests and investment experts to talk about alternative investment opportunities.

The program will kick off May 24 at 9 a.m.

“Most investors are familiar with stocks and bonds and we’ll touch on those topics, but we plan to focus on the sorts of alternative investment opportunities that can be overlooked by many investors,” Mather said.

Mather said Capital Ideas will capture the real power of American capital in today’s economy.
“With all the attention on bailouts and macro economics, we’ve overlooked the most important element in our financial system, the millions of small investors who have worked hard all their lives and now hold the power to save the U.S. economy,” Mather said.

“Capital Ideas will celebrate their new power in this economy and analyze ways they are rebuilding the American economic system from the grassroots right up to the power centers,” he said.

For more information please contact:
Glen Mather, President Entrust Administrative Services, Inc. 407-367-3472 gmather@entrustfl.com;

Larry Vershel, Larry Vershel Communications 407-644-4142 lvershelco@aol.com

Small Investors must Focus on Fundamentals in light of Financial Scandals, Economic Downturn, says Entrust Administrator

Small Investors must Focus on Fundamentals in light of Financial Scandals, Economic Downturn, says Entrust Administrator

LAKE MARY, Fla. - In light of epic financial scandals and a history-making economic downturn, small investors must take every precaution to protect their assets and that means a return to fundamentals, according to one of the most active small investment fund administrators in the U.S.

Glen Mather, president of Entrust Administration Services, LLC, which has offices in Lake Mary, Chicago, Boca Raton and Jacksonville and administers more than 2,000 self-directed retirement accounts worth more than $200 million, said small investors are already responding to the “perfect storm” of financial scandals and economic turmoil that have clouded the U.S. economic picture.

“I think we’re already seeing smarter money in the market,” said Mather. “While big fund managers worry about a new Mercedes or a vacation home in the Caribbean, small investors have their entire livelihoods at stake. They are more cautious, less trusting and more anxious about learning the facts than they were before the scandals, and that’s a good thing,” Mather said.

Entrust Administrative Services won’t offer investment advice, Mather said.
“We deal in facts and documentary evidence. We help private individuals take control of their own investments. And what we are seeing is that most individual investors adhere to market fundamentals and study their opportunities closely. The ones who don’t, usually invest in safer opportunities such as money markets or certificates of deposit.”

“But almost all of them know you can’t just trust the investment funds blindly,” Mather said.

Mather recently spoke at the Crisis in the Financial Markets breakfast panel discussion sponsored by the Miami Finance Forum in Miami. More than 150 top CPAs, lawyers and corporate officials attended the event.

For more information, contact:,br>Glen Mather, President Entrust Administrative Services, Inc. 407-367-3472 gmather@entrustfl.com
Larry Vershel, Larry Vershel Communications 407-644-4142 lvershelco@aol.com

Condominium Owners, Investors Should be Wary of Recent Changes to Florida Condominium Law, Says Leading Florida Broker

Condominium Owners, Investors Should be Wary of Recent Changes to Florida Condominium Law, Says Leading Florida Broker

TAMPA, Fla. - Condominium owners and potential investors should pay particular attention to recent changes in Florida’s condominium law, as new options open doors to higher values in an otherwise bottoming market.

Kelly Oliver, investment advisor and multifamily property specialist at Grubb & EllisCommercial Florida, said two of the new changes can offer particularly beneficial opportunities for developers.

“Many condominium communities could fall under what is generally called ‘fractured condo’ status,” Oliver said.

A ‘fractured condo’ occurs when a rental apartment community is converted to condominium status, but too many units remain unsold.

“That’s happened all over Florida,” Oliver said. Recent changes in the condominium law allow 80 percent of unit owners in a community to restructure condominiums as fee-simple rental apartments, which could offer higher value and tax advantages too, Oliver explained.

But fractured condo status has several pitfalls, Oliver warned.

“Unit owners should be aware of all the requirements,” Oliver said. Control over the condominium association and qualification of owners as ‘developers’ under Florida law are crucial to reconverting condominiums into rental apartments, she explained.

“In some cases, it is advantageous to consider conversions to a rental community, but the process is complex and must be followed carefully so as not to jeopardize the interests of the unit owners,” Oliver said.

About Grubb & Ellis:
Grubb & Ellis Company (NYSE: GBE) is one of the largest and most respected commercial real estate services and investment companies. With more than 130 owned and affiliate offices worldwide, Grubb & Ellis offers property owners, corporate occupants and investors comprehensive integrated real estate solutions, including transaction, management, consulting and investment advisory services supported by proprietary market research and extensive local market expertise.

Grubb & Ellis and its subsidiaries are leading sponsors of real estate investment programs that provide individuals and institutions the opportunity to invest in a broad range of real estate investment vehicles, including tax-deferred 1031 tenant-in-common (TIC) exchanges; public non-traded real estate investment trusts (REITs) and real estate investment funds. As of September 30, 2008, more than $3.8 billion in investor equity has been raised for these investment programs. The company and its subsidiaries currently manage a growing portfolio of more than 225 million square feet of real estate. In 2007, Grubb & Ellis was selected from among 15,000 vendors as Microsoft Corporation's Vendor of the Year. For more information regarding Grubb & Ellis Company, please visit http://www.grubb-ellis.com/.

For more information, contact:
Kelly Oliver, Grubb & EllisCommercial Florida, 813-639-1111 Ext 262
Jeffrey Sweeney, Grubb & EllisCommercial Florida, 407-481-5387
Larry Vershel, Larry Vershel Communications, 407-644-4142