Enterprising Investor
Practical analysis for investment professionals

Mind the Cycle: From Macro Shifts to Portfolio Plays 

Markets move on change, not levels. Spot shifts in growth, inflation, and liquidity early to stay ahead of the global cycle.

Private Credit Secondaries: From Niche Strategy to Core Portfolio Tool

Private credit’s resale market is booming. Secondaries offer liquidity but reveal growing strain in traditional exits.

Private Markets: Why Retail Investors Should Stay Away

Retail access to private markets is growing, but opacity, illiquidity, and weak governance raise serious concerns for investors.

From Sharpe to Pedersen: Why Active Management Isn’t Zero-Sum After All

Sharpe’s arithmetic explained markets at rest. Pedersen’s model shows markets in motion and how active management creates real economic value.

Book Review: On Progress and Prosperity

A collection of witty insightful essays by Larry Siegel explore progress, investing, and the ideas shaping modern economics.

Design Beats Luck: How AI Taxonomy Can Help Investment Firms Evolve

Without an AI taxonomy, investment firms risk overrelying on agentic AI and underutilizing it for optimal capital allocation.

China Inc. Returns: What’s Driving HKEX’s Boom

Chinese Mainland firms shift from Wall Street to HKEX as reforms, delistings, and policy alignment drive record listings and new investor access.

A Strategic Buyer’s Guide to PE Exits

The line between financial engineering and sustainable value creation in PE exits is thin, and strategic buyers must be prepared to tell the difference.

The Augmented LP: 6 Ways AI Can Enhance the Allocator’s Workflow

AI can help LPs structure data, enhance due diligence, and improve oversight, while keeping human judgment central.

The Factor Mirage: How Quant Models Go Wrong

Why factor investing often fails in practice — and how causal reasoning helps quant models perform in the real world.