The Fed Held Rates Again. Here's What That Means for Your Private Credit Allocation in H2 2026
Fed Rate Hold H2 2026: Private Credit Impact for Investors The Fed Held Rates Again. Here's What That Means for Your Private Credit Allocation in H2 2026 By Jeff Barnes, MBA | July 1, 2026 | Alternati
July 1, 2026
24.3 Million American Households Are Accredited Investors. Most Don't Know It.
Accredited Investor Population 2026: Who Qualifies and How Many 24.3 Million American Households Are Accredited Investors. Most Don't Know It. By Jeff Barnes, MBA — July 1, 2026 TL;DR 24.3 million U.S
July 1, 2026
Most Angel Investors Lose Money. Here's the Data — and the Portfolio Size That Actually Works.
Most Angel Investors Lose Money. Here's the Data — and the Portfolio Size That Actually Works. Most Angel Investors Lose Money. Here's the Data — and the Portfolio Size That Actually Works. By Jeff Ba
July 1, 2026
Litigation Finance: The Uncorrelated Alternative Investment That Funds Lawsuits for Returns
Litigation Finance Investing 2026: Returns, Risks, Access Litigation Finance: The Uncorrelated Alternative Investment That Funds Lawsuits for Returns By Jeff Barnes, MBA | July 1, 2026 TL;DR The globa
July 1, 2026
Management Company in Private Equity: The Entity That Runs Your Fund
Management fees (1.74-2% annually) flow to the management company as ordinary income. Carried interest flows through the GP as capital gains taxed at 20% instead of 37%. LPs who skip the management co
June 30, 2026
GP Stakes Investing: How Accredited Investors Access PE Manager Equity in 2026
Blue Owl Capital's Dyal unit manages $47.8B across 55+ GP stakes. Deal volume hit 164 transactions in 2025, up 40% year-over-year. Accredited investors can now access this strategy through feeder fund
June 30, 2026
H1 2026 Private Markets Recap: What the Numbers Actually Say
$412 billion in H1 2025. VC deal value hit a record on the back of AI mega-rounds — OpenAI's $122 billion Series D alone represented 41% of Q1 global VC. Five mega-firms captured 73% of
June 30, 2026
Special Situations Investing: How Accredited Investors Access Distressed Deals
Oaktree Capital generated 18-23% gross IRR over 30 years. Elliott Management delivered 14.1% compound annual returns with lower volatility than the S P 500. Roughly $900 billion in US high-yield debt
June 30, 2026
Martin Marietta's $13.5B Lhoist Deal: What It Signals for Industrial PE
5 billion acquisition of Lhoist North America on June 29, 2026. The deal values Lhoist at 15x Adjusted EBITDA including synergies, with $85 million in annual cost savings targeted. The Berghmans famil
June 30, 2026
DPI vs TVPI: The LP Metric That Actually Matters in 2026
TVPI (Total Value to Paid-In) includes unrealized paper gains. In 2026, LPs are demanding DPI because distributions fell to 6% of AUM, the lowest recorded level, while nine consecutive vintages failed
June 30, 2026
CrowdStreet 2026: What Happened After the $63M Fraud and Is It Safe Now?
8 million of investor capital in the 2023 Nightingale fraud. CEO Elchonon Schwartz was sentenced to 87 months in prison in May 2025 with $45.8 million in restitution ordered. Only 13% of stolen funds
June 30, 2026
Mid-Year 2026 Alternative Investment Portfolio Review: The Full Checklist
With PE distributions at 6% of AUM (lowest recorded), VC returns concentrated in five mega-firms, and commercial real estate still correcting, the H1 2026 environment requires active assessment not pa
June 30, 2026