If you’ve been looking to make passive investments in hard assets but are finding it difficult to get the returns you’d expect, there are other great vehicles that can generate 10 % or higher with conservative risk. Business loans made to well-run, established and profitable businesses that are not served by traditional banks or other sources can provide an attractive risk adjusted yield. Jamie Shulman founded Meriwether Capital with the purpose of providing short-term financing up to $5 million to businesses with $2 million to $50 million in total revenues. Jamie raises capital from investors and provides a steady 10% return.