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Top 10 Blogs from Q3: Private Market Reckoning, Fed Pivots, the Case for Low-Vol

Top 10 blogs from Q3 reveal what investors read most: a private market reckoning, Fed pivots, and the resilience of low-volatility strategies.

From AI FOMO to Fee Fatigue: Investor Sentiment 2025

Five forces shaping investor sentiment in 2025: AI hype, rising fees, market timing, behavioral traps, and renewed focus on discipline.

Tokenized Money Market Funds Emerge, Piloted by Industry Big Whigs

Tokenized money market funds promise faster settlement and flexibility but face hurdles in scale, regulation, interoperability, and true market adoption.

Book Review: Digital Assets: Pricing, Allocation and Regulation

Digital assets are reshaping portfolios, challenging valuation models, and pressuring regulators—from cryptocurrencies to stablecoins.

From Inefficiency to Alpha: Europe’s Lower Mid-Market Opportunity 

Private credit funds with ties to local European markets can look to underserved lower mid-market enterprises to generate alpha.

Private Capital and Systemic Risk

Private equity’s leverage, opacity, and continuation vehicles raise systemic risks that may erode returns and complicate portfolio management.

Investment Philosophy Statement: A Way out of the Underperformance Cycle?

Nonprofit portfolios underperform. A clear investment philosophy may be the key to breaking the cycle.

Frankenstein’s Index Fund

How over-diversification and redundant active management created a monstrous inefficiency in US public pension investing—at taxpayers’ expense.

Private Markets, Public Promise: Africa’s Investment Inflection Point

For global investors, the signal is clear: Africa’s moment is here. The only question is, will you be part of building it?

Mind the Inflation Gap: Hedging with Real Assets

Timely insights on portfolio risk, inflation hedging, and market cycles—grounded in financial history and written for investment decision-makers.