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654. Is the Public Ready for Private Equity?

63 min episode · 2 min read
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Elizabeth Dafontenet

Episode

63 min

Read time

2 min

Topics

Investing, Leadership

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What It Covers

Trump's executive order opens private equity investments to retail investors through 401k plans, despite declining performance and high fees compared to index funds.

Notable Moment

Elizabeth de Fontenay warns that institutional investors are pulling back from private equity due to poor recent performance, suggesting retail investors are being invited to a party just as it ends.

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