How do buyouts, venture capital, and growth equity work? Has private equity outperformed the stock market, and can individual investors pursue these investment strategies? Topics covered include: How are private equity funds structured, and what are the feesHow is private equity performance measured, and how has it performedWhy does private equity have such a large dispersion of returns compared to the public stock marketWhat is private equity dry powder, and why is there much of itWhat are some ways individuals can invest in private equity and why should they use caution in doing so Sponsors LinkedIn Jobs – Use this link to post your job for free on LinkedIn Jobs NetSuite  Our Premium Products Asset Camp Money for the Rest of Us Plus Show Notes Understanding Private Fund Performance by Kaitlin Hendrix and Mamdouh Medhat—SSRN What Drives Private-Equity Performance Persistence? New Deal-Level Evidence by Axel Buchner and Susanne Espenlaub and Abdul Mohamed—SSRN Unlocking the Power of Relationships: Limited Partner Networks and Performance in Private Equity by José Carlos Franco de Abreu Neto and Saito Richard—SSRN Private equity dry powder growth accelerated in H1 2024 by Dylan Thomas and Annie Sabater—S&P Global Private Equity Gets Creative to Buy Time for More Gains. Clients Say Pay Me Now by Allison McNeely and Dawn Lim—Bloomberg Related Episodes 458: Dissecting Stock Returns: Financial Engineering or Genuine Growth? 440: Beware of Platform Risk 350: How to Invest in Startups on Equity Crowdfunding Platforms? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

In episode 489, we examine three factors that contributed to this week's big stock market declines, analyze whether a recession is imminent, and review David's recent portfolio changes. Topics covered include: The benefits of looking at market and economic trends monthlyHow bad was the recent U.S. employment report and what is the Sahm RuleWhat are leading economic indicators saying about recession riskWhy the Federal Reserve will be lowering its policy rate, leading to lower cash yieldsWhy the Japanese yen strengthened, leading to market turmoilWhy investors are rotating from large cap growth to small cap value stocksHow David locked in higher yields Sponsors NetSuite Monarch Money – Get an extended 30-day free trial Insiders Guide Email Newsletter Get our free Investors' Checklist when you sign up for the free Money for the Rest of Us email newsletter Our Premium Products Asset Camp Money for the Rest of Us Plus Show Notes Transcript of Chair Powell’s FOMC Press Conference July 31, 2024—The Federal Reserve Goolsbee Says Fed Won’t Overreact to One Month’s Data by Catarina Saraiva and Ananya Chag—Bloomberg Congressional Budget Office Updates Baseline: Deficit Spending is 27 Percent Higher Than Previously Estimated—U.S. House Budget Committee Investments Mentioned Vanguard Growth ETF (VUG) Vanguard Small Cap Value (VBR) iShares International Developed Small Cap Value Factor ETF (ISVL) Invesco BulletShares 2031 Corporate Bond ETF (BSCV) iShares Large Cap Max Buffer ETF (MAXJ) BlackRock AAA CLO ETF (CLOA) Related Episodes 485: Should You Invest in Defined Outcome (Buffer) ETFs? 476: Is Small Cap Dead? Why You Shouldn’t Abandon Small Company Stocks 472: Is the Economy as Bad as People Think? 464: More Ways to Lock in Higher Yields in Case Interest Rates Fall 463: How to Lock in Higher Yields in Case Interest Rates Fall 423: A “Safe” 6% Yield: The Case for Investment Grade CLOs 302: Investing is Not Knowing See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.