654. Is the Public Ready for Private Equity?
Episode
63 min
Read time
2 min
Topics
Investing, Leadership
AI-Generated Summary
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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