SPVs Explained: The Single-Deal Vehicle That's Either Your Best Bet or a $250K Lottery Ticket
    Venture Capital

    SPVs Explained: The Single-Deal Vehicle That's Either Your Best Bet or a $250K Lottery Ticket

    SPVs Explained: The Single-Deal Vehicle That's Either Your Best Bet or a $250K Lottery Ticket An SPV costs $8,000 to set up on AngelList and lets you concentrate your entire allocation into one company. That's either...

    Jeff Barnes, MBA··9 min read
    Carried Interest in 2026: Congress's Favorite Loophole Still Hasn't Closed (Here's Why It Matters for LPs)
    Regulatory & Compliance

    Carried Interest in 2026: Congress's Favorite Loophole Still Hasn't Closed (Here's Why It Matters for LPs)

    Carried Interest Tax 2026: PE Loophole Survives Carried Interest in 2026: Congress's Favorite Loophole Still Hasn't Closed (Here's Why It Matters for LPs) By Jeff Barnes, MBA | Angel Investors Network

    Jeff Barnes, MBA··12 min read
    Tax Treatment of Alternative Investments: Why Your K-1 Arrives in March and Costs You Money
    Regulatory & Compliance

    Tax Treatment of Alternative Investments: Why Your K-1 Arrives in March and Costs You Money

    TL;DR Your K-1 from a private equity or real estate fund will not arrive until March 15 at the earliest, and September 15 if the fund takes an extension. That means you will almost certainly need to

    Jeff Barnes, MBA··10 min read
    Self-Directed IRA for Alternative Investments: The Rules That Can Blow Up Your Retirement
    Alternative Investments

    Self-Directed IRA for Alternative Investments: The Rules That Can Blow Up Your Retirement

    TL;DR A self-directed IRA lets you hold real estate, private equity, crypto, and other alternative assets inside a tax-advantaged account, but the IRS rules are strict and the penalties are severe.

    Jeff Barnes, MBA··10 min read
    K-1 Tax Forms in Private Equity: What Every LP Needs to Know Before April
    Regulatory & Compliance

    K-1 Tax Forms in Private Equity: What Every LP Needs to Know Before April

    TL;DR: Schedule K-1 (Form 1065) is the tax document that makes private fund investing complicated. It replaces the simple 1099 you get from a brokerage account. Most limited partners are not ready

    Jeff Barnes, MBA··8 min read
    Alternative Investments investment insights — Opportunity Zones in 2026: Are the Tax Benefits Still Worth it for Investors?
    Alternative Investments

    Opportunity Zones in 2026: Are the Tax Benefits Still Worth it for Investors?

    When the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 created Qualified Opportunity Zones, the investment world erupted with excitement. The program offered three tiers of tax incentives for investing capital gains into designated low-income census tracts: deferral of existing capital gains, a step-up in basis for

    Jeff Barnes··9 min read