
Julie Olsen, CFA, MBA
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
• Operational Due Diligence
• Organizational Analysis
• Financial Analysis
• Investment Analysis
• Ongoing Coverage
• Publicly-Registered Investments
• Private Placements
Julie Olsen joined FactRight in 2021 as a Manager, where she leads operational due diligence reviews, investment offering due diligence, and ongoing coverage of publicly registered companies. Her role encompasses a wide array of product types and sponsors.
Julie’s career in financial services is marked by a diverse range of experiences that enhance her expertise in due diligence and consulting. She began at Kemper CPA Group, a top 100 CPA firm, where she gained essential knowledge in accounting, tax, and audit. She further honed her commercial credit analysis skills at a regional bank. Julie spent over a decade providing due diligence for small independent broker-dealers through the Alliance of Independent Broker Dealers and Foothill Securities, managing the alternative investment product platform, which involved screening, reviewing, and ongoing monitoring. Her focus was primarily on non-traded REITs, non-traded BDCs, and Reg D private placements. After Foothill Securities was acquired, Julie joined Advisor Group, excelling in project management, leading the communication workstream for multiple acquisitions, and providing executive reporting on strategic initiatives for the Enterprise Program Management Office.
- M.B.A. Strategic Innovation/Business Analytics, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
- B.A. Business, Dordt College
- CFA Charterholder
- Member – CFA Institute and CFA Society San Francisco
Recent Blogs from FactRight
- FactRight Names Jacob Heidkamp and Russell Putnam Co-CEOs to Drive Next Phase of Growth; Gail Schneck Retiresby info@factright.com (FactRight) on January 13, 2026 at 3:48 pm
FactRight, a leading provider of alternative investment due diligence and risk management solutions, has named FactRight executives Jacob Heidkamp and Russell Putnam as co-CEOs to guide the next phase of growth.
- Press Start to Replay: A Look Back at This Year’s Annual Due Diligence Conferenceby sarah@factright.com (Sarah Kieser) on September 25, 2025 at 2:46 pm
- Shamrocks & Due Diligence: A Recap of FactRight’s 2025 RIA Due Diligence Conferenceby Kate@FactRight.com (Kate Stephany) on March 27, 2025 at 6:07 pm
- Action Packed Recap from FactRight’s 2024 Annual Due Diligence Conferenceby sarah@factright.com (Sarah Kieser) on October 10, 2024 at 7:14 pm
*Dramatic suspenseful music* Thank you to the 480 industry professionals and wealth managers who ventured to the home of the Batman Building, Nashville, Tennessee for FactRight’s 2024 Annual Due Diligence conference. It was a legendary success, and we, the FactRight staff, are so grateful for your continued support and participation.
- Understanding Master Lease Mechanics in DST Underwritingby Houston Hyde, Mountain Dell Consulting and Brandon Raatikka, FactRight on May 23, 2024 at 8:04 pm
As the DST market has grown over the past several years, the nuances of available programs have proliferated. Given the structural requirements of Revenue Ruling 2004-86, these programs do not behave like traditional real estate investments in certain respects. In our experience working with wealth advisory firms seeking 1031 solutions for their clients, understanding the differences among master lease structures in the market can be a common hurdle. Closely related is how a particular structure may behave differently in various performance scenarios, and how the property underwriting interacts with that structure.




