Direct private investing is challenging. It requires a commitment to learning and an organized, thoughtful approach. Carofin’s Knowledge Base contains comprehensive resources to guide private investors that fall into three tracks: Personal Considerations – Self-evaluation for suitability as well as investment portfolio management; Issuer Evaluation – Corporate analysis and due diligence; and...
If considering private investments, investors should understand the types of securities most often issued in debt and equity private placements. This paper highlights three aspects: what each type of security represents as an obligation of its Issuer; what this means for investors; and how each is structured to perform for the investor. Fundamental financial concepts are outlined: what is a...
Thorough investment analysis should be preceded by an abbreviated process described in the “Five Elements.” Once this framework is understood, a private investor can determine whether a more in-depth and time-consuming investigation is warranted. The five elements that influence an investment’s structure include: 1. Purpose – Why is this capital being raised? 2. Issuer – Who is issuing the...
With over $3 trillion in the private investment market, accredited investors have a wide variety of alternative investments from which to choose. When selected properly, these securities can provide an attractive complement to more traditional investment portfolios. However, to consistently achieve the best investment performance, it is important that three things are in alignment: Right...
It is difficult for Angel and other individual investors to determine whether the investment returns offered through a given private placement are fair. This White Paper reviews ranges of investment yields (Return on investment or “ROI”) appropriate for various types of direct private investment in operating companies, including private debt, venture capital and private equity. The most common...
Alternative investments are now easier to find for individual investors, but crowdfunding websites often fail to incorporate two cornerstones of private investing: Accreditation and Suitability. Crowdfunding portals typically rely on the investors' ability to self-select deals that may or may not be appropriate for them. Carofin strives to ensure in its private placement offerings that each...
Nine “Leaps of Faith” are identified to quickly evaluate and contrast venture-stage equity investments (“venture capital” investments). They include: Has the entrepreneur launched a start-up before? Is the company’s product or service simply an improvement to existing practices or a disruptive technology? Do they have a product? What are the customers’ motivations for buying...
Where do investors start in their private investment analysis ... even before conducting due diligence? At the most basic level -- First Principles, "the first basis from which a thing is known." First credited to Aristotle and commonly applied in scientific analysis, First Principles is an approach for identifying the most fundamental considerations when evaluating a problem (or opportunity)...
In the interest of accessibility, here are some terms that any investor should be familiary with.
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