The BEST Beginner's Guide to Hedge Funds, Private Equity, and Venture Capital!
Hedge Fund vs. Private Equity Fund: What's the Difference?
In this video I provide an overview of the buy side, including hedge funds, private equity, and venture capital. I go over what you do, hours and lifestyle, compensation, how to break in, and how to choose the buy side field that's right for you.
The Man who owns New York
Stephen Schwarzman is the 37th richest person in the world - worth a whopping $26 billion dollars. He rubs shoulders with the world’s most powerful leaders.
And yet, he’s not a household name. In fact, outside of finance - no one’s even heard of him
So how does one of the most influential, well-connected people - stay in the shadows?
How did he amass such a staggering fortune - and the power to get a meeting with any president anytime he wants? One word. BlackStone.
Henry Kravis: The Largest Dealmaker in the World | Full Documentary
Henry R. Kravis is an American businessman, investor, and philanthropist. He is a co-founder of KKR & Co. Inc. His lavish lifestyle has been criticized by activists looking to reform private equity regulations and restrict the practice of leveraged buyouts he pioneered
The Holy Grail of Investing (a.k.a. Sales Pitch) by Tony Robbins
In this inspiring episode of The Candy Valentino Show, we're honored to welcome THE Tony Robbins – a visionary leader in life coaching, personal development, entrepreneurial success, and wealth management.
This episode isn’t about “getting rich”, it’s about how anyone can leverage and implement the proven knowledge of building wealth — knowledge and strategy that was once only reserved for the smartest investors in the world.
Join us as we uncover:
- Billionaire investment strategies made accessible for any financial journey.
- A holistic view of life mastery, including personal development, overcoming adversity, and achieving lasting happiness.
- Tony's key principles for financial independence: building a freedom fund, smart asset allocation, the magic of asymmetrical risk rewards, and the critical role of diversification.
- The game-changing concept of private equity allocation.
Learn the primary differences between hedge funds and private equity funds, both of which are used by high-net-worth investors.
One More Thought: End of a Private Equity Era
Private equity has grown bigger and more powerful than its early founders could have possibly imagined. And now, the old guard is finally letting go. David Westin reflects on KKR founders Henry Kravis and George Roberts exiting their co-CEO roles in this edition of One More Thought on Bloomberg Wall Street Week.
Henry Kravis: How the Corporate Titan Rocked Wall Street
Nov. 12 (Bloomberg) -- His name is synonymous with 'Corporate Titan.' As co-founder of KKR, Henry Kravis re-wrote the rules of leveraged buyouts; he and his cousin George Roberts now rule over an empire that dwarfs some of the world's mightiest public corporations. "Bloomberg Game Changers" follows Kravis' rise from his early days in 'bootstrap' acquisitions, through his role in the 1988 landmark LBO of RJR-Nabisco, to KKR's IPO on the New York Stock Exchange. (Source: Bloomberg)
States Aim to Combat Private-Equity Healthcare Takeovers
More than a dozen states are pushing back against private-equity-backed consolidation of medical businesses
Private Credit Is Attracting Attention. Not All of It Is Good | Big Take
Private credit funds are having a moment. Once under-the-radar lenders that did deals with riskier clients, the firms have gotten a lot more popular as interest rates have climbed. But private credit funds are also under a lot less oversight than traditional lenders, allowing little transparency into the way they value their loans. And all this new-found attention is starting to come with heightened scrutiny.
On today’s Big Take podcast, reporter Silas Brown shares what we know – and what we don’t – about how the world of private credit operates, and what new regulatory interest could mean for the $1.7 trillion dollars of assets these funds are managing.
How Private Credit Became One of the Hottest Investments on Wall Street
Private credit has quickly become one of Wall Street's most popular investment classes in 2023. Alternative data platform Preqin projects this asset class will reach $2.7 trillion by 2027.
Several firms like Apollo Global and Ares Management have grown this market from just $250 billion in 2010.
This happened in part due to banks retrenching from the lending market after the Great Financial Crisis in 2008 with new regulations. It also has roots in the Federal Reserve's monetary policy of holding interest rates near 0% for a decade.
"We had a banking crisis in this country [and] the Fed drove interest rates to zero," said Lafayette Capital founder Damien Dwin. "That's created conditions where alternative investments could flourish, because of the additional yield that can be delivered."
However, this asset class is not without risk and not easily investable. You won't find private credit funds on Robinhood.
"It comes from pension funds, endowments and foundations, insurance companies, retail investors sovereign wealth investors," Dwin said. "So it is loans from a source other than deposits, usually to privately held businesses."