Market Analysis
H1 2026 Private Markets Recap: What the Numbers Actually Say
Jeff Barnes, MBA··7 min read
Market Analysis
Private Equity Returns in 2025-2026: What Cambridge Associates and Cliffwater Data Actually Show
Jeff Barnes, MBA··10 min read
Market Analysis
Direct Indexing: What High-Net-Worth Investors Need to Know Before Ditching Their ETFs
Jeff Barnes, MBA··12 min read
Market Analysis
Liquid Alternatives: How to Get Hedge Fund Strategies Without the Lock-Up or the $5M Minimum
Jeff Barnes, MBA··10 min read
Market Analysis
MGX's $50B AI Fund: Abu Dhabi Just Placed the Biggest Private Bet on AI in History
Jeff Barnes, MBA··10 min read
Market Analysis
UK PE Is Having a Record Exit Year. But Everyone Is Selling to Each Other.
Jeff Barnes, MBA··10 min read
Market Analysis
AI Ate 81% of Venture Capital in Q1 2026. Here's What That Means for Your Portfolio
Jeff Barnes, MBA··9 min read
Market Analysis
Management Company Structure in Private Equity and VC Funds: A Complete LP Guide
Jeff Barnes, MBA··10 min read
Market Analysis
Down Rounds in 2026: What the Data Says and How Investors Should React
Jeff Barnes, MBA··6 min read
Market Analysis
The J-Curve in Private Equity: Why Your Fund Looks Terrible in Year One
Jeff Barnes, MBA··11 min read
Market Analysis
IRR in Private Equity: The Metric Funds Use to Sell You on Returns
Jeff Barnes, MBA··12 min read
Market Analysis
AlphaSense at $7.5B: Why J.P. Morgan Just Bet $350M on AI Market Intelligence
Jeff Barnes, MBA··8 min read