Episode 8: Planes, Trains & Shipping Containers - Investing in Transportation Equipment for Steady Income & Attractive Returns
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“We’re like a landlord, not for buildings and houses, but for things that move.”
About the Interview
When you see a freight train, did you know that you can invest and participate in owning some of the rail cars for income and attractive returns? In this episode, Tod Trabocco explains his firm's strategy of buying and leasing out transportation equipment including rail cars, airplanes and shipping containers. Tod describes how they play the role of a landlord, only with their investment being this equipment instead of buildings.
Tod Trabocco
ITE Management
Tod Trabocco has over 25 years of investing and finance experience, joining ITE Management from Cambridge Associates where he was a Managing Director responsible for private credit manager research and selection globally. His coverage universe spanned structured equity, performing credit, and distressed debt. Mr. Trabocco was also Managing Director with Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors and Managing Director at LBC Credit Partners, Inc. Previously, he was Vice President and Senior Analyst at Moody’s Investors Service. He has previously served on the Board of Advisors for the Alternative Investment Forum and advised the Interamerican Development Bank and the US Treasury on matters related to private credit. Mr. Trabocco holds a MALD, Development Economics, from The Fletcher School at Tufts University, an MBA from Columbia Business School, BA from Pomona College, and is a CFA Charter Holder.
