For every public company in the U.S. whose stock you can buy directly or through mutual funds or exchange-traded funds, there might be 25 or more private companies that are also seeking investment.

P resident Donald Trump has signed an executive order that could remake the investment options for your 401 (k). The directive instructs the Secretary of Labor to make it easier for plans to include ...

At Vistage’s Upstate NY Executive Summit, Founders Advisors’ Brian Daley warned family businesses about private equity traps in exit strategies.

Historically, private equity has not been among the investment options available for 401(k) plans. But that could soon change, providing a new opportunity for retirement savers — though also one that ...

Jeff Bartel is chairman and managing director of Hamptons Group, a private investment and strategic advisory firm headquartered in Miami. Although financial engineering is always a way of making ...

Critics say opaque returns and higher costs make private equity a risky bet for retirement savers.

Private equity (PE) firms are particularly interested in rapid value realization from investments in portfolio companies. They “buy to sell,” typically purchasing companies they believe are ...

Recently, private market skeptics, fueled by a misleading, high-profile report from a large financial institution [State Street Private Capital Insights Q4 2024], have again suggested that the ...

Co-CEOs Collin Roche (left) and Dean Mihas (right) are leading the second generation in charge of 45-year-old private equity firm GTCR. While private equity managers hoping for a dealmaking bonanza ...

Who's involved in the deal to keep TikTok operating in the U.S.? What will happen to the algorithm? Here's what we know so ...