Most investors don’t know that there is a huge gap between how the ultra-wealthy invest compared to the average individual investor. The ultra-wealthy (billionaires, institutions and family offices) have large portions of their investment portfolios allocated to investments outside the stock market and in alternatives like real estate, private equity & hedge funds. Meanwhile, the...

While most investors get excited about the idea of investing in real estate, that excitement quickly dissipates when they imagine buying rental properties and then dealing with difficult tenants and property maintenance issues. Thankfully, in the last decade there’s been a massive shift in the democratization of investing in real estate. Investors can now invest...

This week we take a deeper look at private equity and venture capital as we look to emulate the strategies and investment vehicles that the ultra wealthy use to generate better returns and diversification. Average investors have historically been under-allocated to these asset classes, but for many ultra HNWIs, their allocations to private equity are...

In this interview we hear from attorney and passive investor Dan Schulte. Schulte was the former general counsel for a multi billion-dollar money manager and has invested significantly in private venture capital and other alternatives. In our passive investor spotlight series, we talk with individuals who have had success investing passively in alternative investments. Throughout...