Market Uncertainty Fuels Growing Interest In Opportunity Zones

The challenging market environment is one of the main reasons advisors have expressed increasing interest in diversifying client portfolios with alternative investments uncorrelated to the public markets.

One popular alternative investment that has exceeded expectations is the Opportunity Zone program introduced as part of the 2017 Tax Cut and Jobs Act. The program was designed to stimulate investment in economically challenged communities across the country by offering investors certain tax benefits on the sale of appreciated assets.

Our latest Inland Insights highlights the origins of the Opportunity Zone program, its community benefits, and illustrates the potential tax-deferral and tax-elimination benefits the program may provide for investors.