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The High-Growth Potential of Venture Investments in AI

Relatively few businesses ever get VC funding, but this small group often evolves into industry giants. Just five VC-funded companies—Microsoft, […]

The Power of Endogenous Growth in Private Market Investments

Private market investments provide unique opportunities for investors to directly impact the growth trajectory of their investments, potentially leading to […]

How Game Theory Supports the Case for Alternative Investments

In recent years, private markets have attracted significant interest from investors seeking to diversify their portfolios and enhance their returns. […]

Leveraging Information Asymmetry in Private Markets

Information asymmetry, the phenomenon where one party has more or better information than another, has long been a subject of […]

Harnessing the $84 Trillion Wealth Transfer: The Rising Demand for Alternatives

An unprecedented transition of wealth is on the horizon. With the youngest of the 73 million baby boomers reaching 60 […]

The Potential of Private Market Investments in Emerging Markets

The allure of emerging markets has long captivated investors with their rapid economic growth, relatively untapped resources, and booming middle […]

Comparing Small-Cap Stocks and Private Equity: Returns and Volatility

In the relentless quest for high returns, some investors might be tempted by the potential of small-cap public stocks. Small-cap […]

Regional Bank Loan Books: A Treasure Trove for Private Investors

The recent failures of Silicon Valley Bank, Signature Bank, and First Republic Bank have thrown a wrench into the gears […]

Rising Private Wealth Around the World Fuels Private Markets

Private markets have grown by 170 percent ($4 trillion) in the past decade alone. They are now a bedrock asset […]

Private Equity’s Resilience Amidst Banking Turmoil

The first quarter of 2023 was marked by significant challenges in the banking industry, with the collapse of major players […]

How Private Equity Will Drive ESG

Despite market turbulence, private equity is reaching new heights, with dry powder reaching an all-time high of $3.7 trillion in […]

The Tax Advantage of Investment Funds

Investors are shifting their portfolio allocations to alternative assets in droves. Traditional assets, or stocks and bonds, fail to provide […]

The Power of Persistence in VC

In the public equity markets, top-performing and bottom-performing managers provide returns within a relatively tight band. For example, the 5th […]

The Incredible Resiliency of Private Markets

Headlines purporting the demise of VC and private equity markets are overblown and fail to appreciate the historical resilience of […]

Money “Unprinting” Reaches a 35-Year-High

Money creation is the king of the economy. But, just as the Federal Reserve eased monetary policy to manage the […]

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