(click to enlarge) Brad Thomas is one of 25 Seeking Alpha Contributors participating in the 2017 DIY Investing Summit. In the summit, two of the questions I asked Brad about was his biggest investing victory of 2016 and what his "State of the Markets" address would be going into 2017. Below is an excerpt from the interview and a summary of his response. *Brad's full interview is available for free today. Brad's biggest victory and "State of the Markets"... CorEnergy (CORR) is a small-cap, energy focused REIT that was trading at a large discount. Resulted in an ~160% return. Home runs are great, but prefers to hit singles and doubles. Real estate is a long-term investment. Owns real estate for the predictable income and modest price appreciation. Believes Trump will have a big impact on real estate in U.S. Trump will extend the life cycle for U.S. real estate for 5+ years. More... This is just a small excerpt of what's covered in the interview. The interview is full of detailed tips on Brad's core investment strategies, top advice for DIY investors, and specific ways he's positioning for 2017. Enjoy the full interview with Brad and other top investors on Seeking Alpha. Registration for the summit is now open and free for a limited time. Don't like audio/video interviews? If you prefer to read content as opposed to watch and listen, detailed summary sheets have been created for every interview as an optional add-on. Full list of summit contributors: Chris DeMuth, Bret Jensen, Rida Morwa, Brad Thomas, Eric Parnell, Ian Bezek, Richard Lejeune, Richard Berger, Aurelien Windenberger, Doug Eberhardt, Dividend Sensei, Ralph Baker, Lawrence Fuller, Double Dividend Stocks, Mark Bern, Mark Hibben, Dividend House, J Mintzmyer, William Koldus, Damon Verial, Avi Gilburt, Shailesh Kumar, Chuck Carnevale, Adam Aloisi, and Colorado Wealth Management Join Brad at the DIY Investor Summit (free for a limited time) where he shares detailed tips on his core investment strategies, top advice for DIY investors, and specific ways he's positioning for 2017. Additional Disclosure: This article is for information purposes only. There are risks involved with investing including loss of principal. Brian and Investor in the Family make no explicit or implicit guarantee with respect to performance or the outcome of any investment or projections made. There is no guarantee that the goals of the strategies discussed by Brian and Investor in the Family will be met.