Commentary
» "REITs outperform other equities over past decades," Advantus commentary. Read article (pdf, 65k)
» "REITs: Clear advantages over private real estate" An Advantus white paper (pdf, 97k)
» "The Economy and the Markets," Advantus Capital Management (pdf, 158k)
» "TALF & PPIP programs: Investors can do better." Advantus commentary. Read more (pdf, 70k)
» "Fixed income markets and the economy: Recent developments, and future expectations." Chris Sebald, Chief Investment Officer. (August, 2009, wmv, 6:57 minutes)
» “Government programs offer short-term lift, selling opportunities." Advantus commentary. Read more (pdf, 85k)
» “Challenges facing the economy and investment markets.” Chris Sebald, Chief Investment Officer. (June, 2009, wmv, 9:20 minutes)
» "TALF to the rescue." Finance and Commerce article featuring Advantus Vice President Sean O'Connell (pdf, 822k)
» "Share Repurchases: Making Corporate America Subprime" An Advantus white paper (pdf, 304k)
» "Mark-to-Market Rules Not a Cure-All." Read article (pdf, 51k)
» "REIT dividend cuts should be examined case-by-case." Read article (pdf, 68k)
» "Follow the debt: Public debt markets could predict REITs' direction." An Advantus white paper (pdf, 352k)
» "Assessing the credit crunch: What's next," (November, 2008; wmv, 9:06 minutes) Watch
» "How market inefficiencies are creating high yielding mortgage opportunities." An Advantus white paper (pdf, 159k)
» "The rescue plan and the fixed income markets " (October, 2008; wmv, 11:00 minutes) Watch
» "Property deals in lending limbo." Minneapolis-St. Paul Business Journal article featuring Advantus Vice President Sean O'Connell (pdf, 1.63mb)
» "Real estate investment analysis" (September, 2008; wmv, 6:30 minutes)
» Advantus in the News (pdf, 68k)
» "So what inning are we in now? Re-assessing the subprime mortgage market." An Advantus white paper (pdf, 252k)
» "Is the commercial real estate market the next to fall?" An Advantus white paper (pdf, 164k)
» "Portfolio manager Joe Betlej's real estate investment analysis and outlook." (March, 2008; wmv, 6:50 minutes)
» Fixed Income investing insights and outlooks. Chief Investment Officer Chris Sebald (January, 2008; wmv, 8:38 minutes)
» Proposed Purchase of Countrywide Financial Considered a Positive Sign for Markets (pdf, 48k)
» "Manufactured housing expected to benefit from subprime problems." An Advantus white paper (pdf, 299k)
» "Subprime strikeout: Assessing the subprime mortgage market." (pdf, 112k)
» "Real estate: Performance and asset allocation." (pdf, 83k)

Advantus in the news
» "Advantus Launches High-Yield Mortgage Strategy for Institutional Investors" (pdf, 10k)
» "Real Estate Securities Portfolio Manager Joe Betlej discusses real estate investing on REITcafe.com." (May, 2007) (mp3, 30 minutes)
» "The best money managers in Minnesota," by Mike Blahnik, Star Tribune staff writer (pdf, 426k)