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Constructing a well-diversified portfolio is very similar to building a well-rounded baseball team.

Assets must be distributed between current players and prospects to field a strong lineup while also…

Tens of thousands of Private Equity and Venture Investments are made every year. How can you sort through these opportunities in thoughtful ways to isolate and get in front of the best of the best?

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Private Markets, and specifically, Venture Capital, appeal to investors as they offer outsized returns for those that can accept illiquidity and risk. After we work through those factors for a client…

Private Markets are not open to all investors. There are minimum thresholds that need to be met to qualify individuals to invest in this space. These rules are set to protect smaller, less sophistica…

Private Markets represent a broad range of asset classes and opportunities for investors. Historically, the best-performing segment of Private Markets has been Venture Capital, which has also signifi…

Athletes and Founders are playing a different game that has its own unique rules and boundaries, from your unorthodox career path and service time to the magnitude of impact your earnings can have.

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The Dollar became the International Reserve Currency in 1944 to establish a common medium of trade in a war-torn world. 

Since then, the Dollar has been trusted by non-US countries to settle transacti…

AI is today’s buzzword, and for good reason. OpenAI’s release of ChatGPT to the public has started a wave of creativity in applications for the broad tool. 

It has started disrupting major fields and …

Private Markets come with a very different set of challenges and rewards when compared to Public Markets.

Unlike the Public Markets, there are requirements that need to be met for investors to be able…

Markets rarely move sideways without fluctuations. 

Although we may want a smoother path to success, fluctuations and volatility are signs of health in the financial markets and give investors the ret…

It has been a news-filled last few weeks, to say the least!

On a positive note, the silver lining that is evident through the turmoil is that many of these issues can and should have been prevented th…

Rewarded factors have been integral for investors that seek to outperform the market. 

Instead of guessing and making stock picks, the use of these factors has beaten indices and stock pickers while k…

Diversification is a key pillar of financial success. 

Owning as many companies as you possibly can position your portfolio to pick up returns from generational performers, and increases your odds of …

Your portfolio’s purpose is to be used to accomplish the goals that you value. This can range from lifetime spending, paying for schooling, buying property, and passing down wealth to future generati…

In markets, risk and return go hand in hand. The more risk you can take with your portfolio, and the more time you can leave money invested in markets that generate a risk premium, the higher your ex…

As new economic data is reported and forecasts are updated, it’s easy to get lost in the constant flow of information. You will hear things from just about every source out there. But does it matter?…

Exchange-traded funds (ETFs) were first launched on January 22nd, 1993 and have helped investors of all sizes save money on fees, diversify their portfolios, and reduce their annual tax bills.

The str…

Does evaluating financial statements for publicly traded companies lead to better returns? This may seem like a simple question on the surface, but understanding the magnitude of the question is impo…

Welcome to 2023! The New Year is always a natural time for reflection. We looked back on the year that was in our last episode.  In this week’s episode we take a look forward and set some foundationa…

2022 has been a rough year for investors and brought in a long list of exceptional events. Meltdowns in SPAC’s and Crypto, an energy crunch, rising interest rates, and an unprecedented war overseas l…