Private Markets: Determining the Right Exposure for Your Portfolio

The private markets are booming, driven by three powerful perceptions: - Better returns- Enhanced diversification- Sounds cool and shouldn't I be doing something more with my money? Private Markets, the debut book from Derek Walpole - Chief Investment Officer of Biograph Wealth Advisors - blends compelling stories, rigorous data, and real-world insights to illuminate the world of private investing. This ten-part investigation is for anyone curious about how private markets really work, if they deliver on their promises, and the trade-offs with complexity, illiquidity, and costs. For those moving beyond curiosity and considering an allocation for themselves, or for their clients, this book offers a guide to deciding, with clarity and confidence, whether private investments deserve a place in their portfolios. From cafés and gilets to leverage and liquidity, this comprehensive review spans venture capital, private equity, private real estate, and private credit to reveal the hidden power laws behind both private market and private investor returns.

Pages: 116, Paperback, Independently published