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Book Review: The Worth of Art

The Worth of Art: Financial Tools for the Art Markets, by Arturo Cifuentes and Ventura Charlin, is indispensable for anyone making an initial foray into art as a vehicle for building wealth.

Commercial Real Estate Today: An Overview

How has the post-pandemic world of renewed geopolitical tensions, resurgent inflation, and rising interest rate pressures reshaped how real estate capital markets operate? Where is the commercial real estate (CRE) sector headed and how can investors respond?

The Nuts and Bolts of Private Commercial Real Estate (CRE) Investing

What terms, metrics, and concepts do investors need to have under their belt to approach the CRE asset class?

Private Markets: Guardians at the Gate?

Regulatory reform in the private markets should focus on five areas.

Tricks of the Private Equity Trade, Part 2: Leverage

The essence of maximizing the internal rate of return (IRR) lies in the total amount of leverage contracted to finance a transaction.

Is the Euro Uninvestable? The FX Question du Jour

A reduction of the ECB's balance sheet and a serious effort to achieve positive real interest rates will be key to ensuring a turnaround in the fortunes of the EUR/USD.

New Breed of Private Capital Firms Will Face Performance Headwinds

A challenge awaits PE firms that amass funds to expand beyond their core competency.

Crypto Tokens: Does Security Selection Matter? 

What role does security selection play in cryptocurrency investing? Can token pickers demonstrate differentiated performance?

Not All NAVs Are Created Equal

How can investors price NAV valuations and efficiently transfer their eventual risk?



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