Private Markets Without a Guide: How Individual Investors Can Learn to Navigate Them
Placement agents guide private market investing – here’s how individual investors can replicate their expertise and navigate complex funds.
Stephen Blewitt
Steve was formerly the Chief Investment Officer and Head of Private Markets at Manulife Investment Management. In this role, he was responsible for leading global investment teams across a wide range of asset classes, including private equity and credit, real estate, infrastructure, timber, and agriculture. Steve has served as a director of many public and private companies during his career, including two of Manulife’s U.S. SEC-registered investment advisors.
Global Diversification in Private Markets: Key Considerations for Individual Investors
Global diversification in private markets can reduce risk, but challenges like illiquidity, opacity, and regional fragmentation make it complex for individuals.
Private Real Assets and Inflation Hedging: An In-Depth Analysis for Investors
We examine inflation-hedging and private real assets, with insights on how individual investors can apply the findings to their portfolios.
Private Credit: Evaluating the Opportunities Ahead
Exploring opportunities in private credit and how individual investors can strategically position themselves to capitalize on this growing segment of the investment landscape.
Private Markets: Who’s Watching Out for Individual Investors?
Steve and Nathaniel share their insights on the implications for individual investors following the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals' decision to vacate the SEC's Private Fund Advisor Rules.
An Allocation Framework for Individuals Investing in Private Markets
Steve and Patrick explore how individual investors can effectively allocate their portfolios to private assets using tax-advantaged vehicles like self-directed IRAs.
GP-Led Secondaries and Investor Choices: What Individual Investors Need to Know
Steve and Nathaniel look at the evolution of GP-led secondary transactions and offer recommendations for individual investors.
How Significant Is Illiquidity of Private Assets Really?
I look at the costs and benefits of illiquidity and come to what may be a surprising conclusion that illiquidity can be a net benefit to individual investors.
Private Asset Fundraising Backlog and Its Implications for Individual Investors
Steve and Patrick discuss difficult fundraising environments and how some dynamics may affect smaller institutions and individual investors in private funds.
In the Age of Democratization, How Can Individual Investors Best Select Private Fund Managers?
Learn how institutional investors select private asset managers and how individual investors can apply the same basic concepts.