The Buyline, September 2019

Thoughts from the Desk of Bob Repass… If I were asked to share one piece of advice that I think is crucial to being successful in the note business it would be “Always put Relationships before Transactions”. That is something I have always strived to do since I got started in the note business in... Read More

CIF II Q2 2019 Investor Newsletter

Dear Valued Investor, As an important part of the Colonial Impact Fund II (the “Fund”) family, we are pleased to share with you the quarterly investor newsletter from Q2, 2019. The Fund has completed its seventeenth full quarter of operations. Operating in a profitable and well-managed way continues to be our highest priority. Since its... Read More

The Buyline, August 2019

Thoughts from the Desk of Bob Repass… Angie and I just got back from spending 10 days on vacation in Italy. We spent time in two of our favorite places, Tuscany and then Positano, on the Amalfi Coast. Usually after vacation I talk about the value of “disconnecting,” but this year it seemed like the... Read More

The Buyline, July 2019

Thoughts from the Desk of Bob Repass… If you think about it our lives tend to revolve around food. What do you want for dinner? Do you want to go out to eat? What do we need from the grocery store? Sound familiar? When I was a kid growing up, Sunday dinner was a thing.... Read More

The Buyline, June 2019

Thoughts from the Desk of Bob Repass… Thoughts from the Desk of… This time of year is Graduation Season. I’m always interested in the words of wisdom high profile people give to graduates in the Commencement Addresses. This year in particular, I noticed a wide range of all kinds of advice being offered by leaders... Read More

The Buyline, May 2019

Thoughts from the Desk of Bob Repass… In my opinion, there is nothing more intense in sports than sudden death overtime in a deciding win or go home game in the Stanley Cup playoffs in hockey. A few things come close, like kicking the winning field goal down 2 with 3 seconds left to win... Read More

The Buyline, April 2019

Thoughts from the Desk of Bob Repass… I recently read an interview from several years ago of Walt Bettinger, CEO of the Charles Schwab Corporation, that was in the New York Times. There were two stories he shared that truly resonated with me that I think we can all learn something from. The first is... Read More

The Buyline, March 2019

Thoughts from the Desk of Bob Repass… It’s hard to believe we are already in the third month of the year and the first quarter of the year is coming to an end! How has your year started off? Are you on track to hit the goals you set for 2019? Something interesting happened to... Read More

CIF II Q4 2018 Investor Newsletter

Dear Valued Investor, As an important part of the Colonial Impact Fund II (the “Fund”) family, we are pleased to share with you the quarterly investor newsletter from Q4, 2018. The Fund has completed its fifteenth full quarter of operations. Operating in a profitable and well-managed way continues to be our highest priority. Since its... Read More

The Buyline, February 2019

Thoughts from the Desk of Bob Repass… Last week I had the distinct honor of being inducted into my High School Athletic Hall of Fame. This brought on a wave of emotions and memories. I graduated high school in 1979. Yes, 40 years ago! Thinking back on it, I believe my first experience as a... Read More