Private Equity
Read about how private equity investments offer investors the ability to invest in long-term profitable assets, known often as PE investments.
The Loneliness of the Long-Term Equity Investor
By Robert HuebscherOne of the most ingrained investing precepts is that the longer one's time horizon, the more appropriate equities are as an asset class. But how quickly do the risks in equity investing diminish over time?
July 01, 2009
More seniors tapping home equityThe current economic crisis is leading many older Americans to take value out of their homes via home-equity loans or reverse mortgages. It is unclear, however, whether these homeowners are tapping their equity as part of a larger strategy or as a last resort.
June 09, 2009
Fidelity and KKR Seal DealFidelity Investments of Boston and Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. (KKR) in New York have announced an agreement to give Fidelity's retail and institutional brokerage customers exclusive access to IPOs and follow-on offerings underwritten by KKR
June 01, 2009
Venture Populist: Private PracticeThe cover story for April's The Atlantic was a timely article called "Why I Fired My Broker" in which Jeffrey Goldberg recounts the misgivings of...
May 01, 2009
Venture Populist: Chaos = Opportunity (Oh, please)How often will we have to hear this nonsense from pontificating pundits and portfolio managers out ballyhooing the pending stock buying opportunity of a lifetime?...
April 30, 2009
Maybe now we'll find Jimmy HoffaCall it the return of big labor. I read with interest a post by John Kay in the Financial Times about how labour's (Brit spelling)...
April 17, 2009
AIG Sells Private Bank For $308 MillionAmerican International Group Inc. announced it has sold its AIG Private Bank Ltd. subsidiary.
April 13, 2009
Barclays Sells iShares Business for $4.4 BillionBuyer is private equity firm CVC Capital Partners