The Lou Rettino High School Football Coach of the Week Award

An investment leader and senior executive in New York City, Nicholas Nick Giannatasio serves as principal of the Eastern Group and chief executive officer of M3Linked. Nick Giannatasio also coaches the varsity high school football program of Moore Catholic High School on Staten Island.

In 2018, the New York Giants and Gatorade named him a Lou Rettino High School Football Coach of the Week. This award is an important part of the New York Giants’ larger efforts to support youth football programs at the local level. It bears the name of former New Jersey high school football coach Lou Rettino. As the coach of Union High School, Rettino garnered wide respect for his dedication to the sport of football, the lives of his athletes, and the betterment of the community at large.

Each week of the high school football season, the New York Giants program, in conjunction with Gatorade, chooses a single local high school head coach as the High School Football Coach of the Week. In addition to promoting youth football, these coaches have exhibited a gift for motivating their student-athletes and a dedication to general community involvement.

Ownership of Success and Failure as an Entrepreneur

Serving as principal of The Eastern Group, Nicholas “Nick” Giannatasio is an established financial services executive who consistently seeks opportunities in emerging markets. Among Nick Giannatasio’s current endeavors is guiding an M3Linked franchise that brings together entrepreneurs and companies for impactful networking and professional development activities.

Becoming an entrepreneur starts with fostering a creative mindset and developing tools aimed at unique solutions that meet unmet market needs. Setting goals for such a growth venture is essential, as there is no set salary involved. The key is to figure out ways of generating sustainable income and reinvesting funds into the operation to enable consistent expansion.

While having a disruptive idea is helpful, this will not always get you to a minimum viable product. It’s important to exert effort in quickly building a client base for the specific product or service you offer. Barring an angel investor with an open pocketbook, revenue and available cash flow is directly dependent on clients’ willingness to pay.

Building a company is an inherently risky proposition that requires an “all in” mentality that replaces the corporate-employee mindset. Rather than settling for above average results, you must expend maximum effort in working toward the venture’s success, no matter what sacrifices are required. With no safety net, attaining sustainable operations is a make-or-break proposition. The payoff for long, unpaid hours and constant uncertainty is a significant payoff and the complete ownership of your success or failure.

Moore Catholic Gets New Football Turf

Outside of his role as a principal with the Eastern Group, of New York City, New York, Nicholas (Nick) Giannatasio also coaches high school football. A few years ago, Nick Giannatasio was selected a Coach of the Week by the New York Giants/Gatorade organization in October 2018 for his work with football team at Moore Catholic High School in Staten Island, New York.

In April, Moore Catholic High School unveiled its new playing field-in red and black. The co-educational institution is spread across six acres that includes the athletic facilities comprised of football/softball fields, gymnasium and fitness center, tennis and basketball courts, and now a refurbished football field.

The project was approved in early March with the support of the Archdiocese of New York and the school’s Board of Trustees. Alumni, administrators, and Board members worked tirelessly to launch and complete this project. The project would have been completed last year, were it not for the pandemic stalling the project. Some thought it would not be completed until the end of the year, but with the hard work of the contractors, the Mavericks got their new field a little early.

The new field has been painted red with white lines and numbers indicating yard markers. In the center of the field features a picture of the school’s mascot “the Maverick” in black covers the capital letter “M.” Check out the new field at https://moorecatholichs.org/moore-catholic-unveils-state-of-the-art-turf-field.

The Basics of Investing in Foreign Real Estate

New York native Nick Giannatasio brings passion and intensity to any endeavor, from emerging markets investing, to currency arbitrage, or even if it’s coaching local high school football, where he has a proven track record of victory, even winning the New York Giants Gatorade Coach of the Week in 2018. And while he’s outspoken about his enthusiasm for coaching, investment professional Nicholas ‘Nick’ Giannatasio also operates his own private investment firm, The Eastern Group, which invests in overseas property markets, and infrastructure investment partnerships.

Investing in foreign real estate is a popular strategy for a growing segment of investors. Those looking to make an overseas real estate investment should know that mortgages are extremely difficult to get, so financing will likely have to come from another source, such as cash, a developer, or a self-directed IRA.

Some of the benefits to investing in real estate overseas include having rental income, a retirement or vacation property, and as a method of diversifying outside of domestic markets. Overseas real estate, depending on the country, can potentially act as a tax shelter for those who require it, while also acting as a hedge against inflation. Foreign real estate investment can play an important role in a diversified investment portfolio.

European Real Estate Outlook 2021

Nick Giannatasio holds a bachelor’s degree in English Literature from The City University of New York and a master’s degree in International Relations from Harvard University. The New York-based financial executive is the CEO of The Eastern Group and also a Catholic High School Football League (NYCHSFL) championship-winning coach. For more than 11 years, Nick Giannatasio and his investment group have invested in foreign property markets in Europe and Asia, and used currency arbitrage strategies to hedge against volatility and maximize return on investment for their clients.

The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated several unfavorable changes in the European real estate market. It has forced the curbing or closure of the commercial office space, retail, and hospitality sectors, and delayed infrastructure projects and new construction due to supply-chain issues. However, there are some positive indicators that near term uncertainty has been mitigated amidst the economic crisis, due to a loosening of credit markets in some sectors.

A joint survey by PwC and the Urban Land Institute reported the availability of stacked-up capital for deployment into the property market after the economic crisis. For instance, German investors are confident about exploiting the demand for office, residential, and logistics structures in its major markets.

The pandemic has not been the only hurdle to overcome in investing. Since the virus outbreak, government policies have affected investment decisions. While countries like France and Germany have discontinued tenant evictions, Italy and the U.K. have started offering temporary mortgage relief to homeowners.

Providing eco-friendly housing solutions has been a primary objective of the real estate sector over recent years, and this trend will persist in the future. The pandemic triggered a growing focus on sustainability as many industry leaders reflect on the importance of the environmental, social, and economic ramifications, with a renewed focus on corporate governance.

Real Estate Investment in Emerging Markets

Having obtained his masters degree in international relations from Harvard University, Nicholas “Nick” Giannatasio serves as principal at The Eastern Group. The privately managed investment group in New York City focuses primarily on emerging overseas markets. As a financial executive with over ten years of experience, Nick Giannatasio specializes in currency arbitrage and real estate development in Asian and European emerging markets.

Investors in search of outsized returns often choose emerging markets. Emerging markets comprise several countries and regions in various sectors; therefore, generalization may be difficult. However, buying real estate properties in these markets is fast becoming a standard asset class for investors looking for impressive long-term gains in the form of rental income and capital appreciation.

Rapid growth in emerging markets can result in a steady increase in the demand for decent housing, leading to more rentals and increased profit for foreign real estate investors. Real estate is among the few asset classes that capitalizes on the power of leverage. As such, lower interest rates can add value to real estate investment deals.

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