Private equity investing has continued to gain steam and investor interest. According to PitchBook, the number of unicorns, or private companies valued over $1 billion, has ballooned from 39 in 2013 ...

Regulators and policymakers have been looking for ways to diversify retirement portfolios and improve long-term returns, and they may be getting their wish. In August, President Trump signed a ...

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Some asset managers—BlackRock among them—are eager to add private-market investments to retirement plan products, such as target-date funds. Morningstar’s senior principal for multi-asset strategy ...

Investing in private equity real estate (PERE) offers individuals and institutions a way to gain exposure to large-scale property ventures beyond the scope of traditional real estate investing. Unlike ...

Mr. Ballou is an attorney and the author of the forthcoming “Plunder: Private Equity’s Plan to Pillage America,” from which this essay is adapted. “Private equity” is a term we’ve all heard but which, ...

Discover the steps investment banking analysts need to take to transition into lucrative private equity associate roles, ...

Exchange-traded funds (ETFs) have taken off in recent years. Investors enjoy being able to diversify their portfolios instantly with a single stock exchange transaction. However, the overwhelming ...

Private equity fund accounting is quite complex to other investment vehicles. What separates fund accounting from general accounting is that, while small businesses, for example, make purchases with ...