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Capital Issue Winter 2008

Welcome to the Winter 2008 edition of The Capital Issue. Recent issues with liquidity in the capital markets have led to questions about financing and investment issues. We're glad in this edition to help explain the impact on low-income housing tax credits, and to explore the concept of market timing. This edition also features a guest article from Planetree on healing environments in hospitals, an introduction to interest rate swaps, and a fantastic example of creative long-term care design.

As always, we welcome your suggestions for content. Additionally, we now offer The Capital Issue as a hard copy newsletter. If you would prefer to receive a printed version of The Capital Issue next time, or if you have story suggestions, please e-mail your contact information to edeforest@lancasterpollard.com

- Tom Green, CEO


Feature
An Introduction to Interest Rate Swaps
Organizations with existing debt and those considering new debt should look at interest rate options as key structural considerations. [more]
Health Care
Creating Healing Environments for Hospitals
As hospitals look to update, they should keep in mind that a healing environment involves many more aspects than just the “look” of a space. [more]
Senior Living
Coming Home: Recreating Evansville
Good Samaritan Home is taking the Main Street concept a step beyond, transforming its hallways into recreations of Evansville, circa 1940, complete with a riverboat. [more]
Affordable Housing
Behind the Jargon: What's Going On with LIHTC
The recent turmoil in the capital markets has trickled into the world of tax credits. Understanding the situation can help to prevent further losses and anticipate setbacks. [more]
Nonprofit Minute
The failure of “Market Timing” as an Investment Strategy
Forecasting the impact of negative events on securities markets is very difficult. Predicting the timing of negative events is virtually impossible. [more]