Lessons from a Pro Player Turned Entrepreneur
Would you expect a pro football player to become the CEO of a successful cosmetics company? We didn’t. But, then, we listened to his story. And it made sense. This is an interview by Bruce Smith, Carofin’s Vice President of Investor Development, with Chris...
Direct Private Investments: Why Invest in Them?
Investing directly in private companies can give you more control over your investments, help small businesses across the nation, and add balance to your traditional investment-heavy portfolio. And it might also provide tax benefits. Here are two things I hope you...
What do you mean by “Private Equity?”
Investors are increasingly drawn to alternative investments[i] to make them less vulnerable to market volatility and to achieve “absolute returns” (investment returns more directly tied to the underlying company’s financial performance). Within alternative...
