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Private Markets: Building Better Portfolios with Private Equity, Credit, and Real Estate

Exam Questions: 40
Course Level: Basic
Pages: 218 | Content: 186, Supplemental: 32
NASBA Area of Study: Finance
Not Acceptable for: Enrolled Agents
Version: 8490

This course takes a look at the challenges and opportunities with investing in the private markets, including understanding the merits of the asset classes – private equity, private credit, and private real estate – and how to incorporate these versatile and valuable tools into client portfolios. You’ll be able to examine the historical risk and return characteristics of the private markets and explore the benefits of these once elusive investments. PLEASE NOTE: Not accepted for Enrolled Agents. All course material provided. No prerequisites. Course level: Basic.

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Table of Contents
  • Defining the Private Markets – Why Now?
  • Democratizing Private Markets
  • Exploring the Merits of Private Equity
  • Private Credit: The Emergence of a New Lender
  • Private Real Estate – Not All Sectors Are Created Equal
  • Secondaries: A Vital Part of the Private Market’s Ecosystem
  • Real Assets – Infrastructure and Natural Resources
  • Asset Allocation and Portfolio Construction
  • Total Portfolio Approach
  • The Future of Wealth Management
  • Macro-Outlook for Private Markets
  • Private Markets Come to Main Street
Objectives
  • To recall the definition of the illiquidity premium
  • To recognize the primary challenge for investors regarding private markets
  • To recall the primary focus of venture capital
  • To recall characteristics of traditional private credit funds
  • To identify the primary source of income for real estate investments
  • To recall the definition of secondaries in the context of private equity funds
  • To recognize the definition of greenfield infrastructure
  • To identify the purpose of a goals-based investing approach
  • To recall the primary focus of a total portfolio approach
  • To identify future trends in private markets
  • To identify the theme that is expected to dominate venture capital in the next decade
  • To identify the three primary personas of advisors engaging with private markets

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