You may have heard the term “social investing” before. Broadly, this term describes investing that doesn’t just have financial returns as the end goal. These investments have social returns, as well. Investing in companies and ideas that combat climate change, promote a better future, or advance a social cause would be examples of social investing. It’s a popular way to…
The world seemingly has a substantial amount of uncertainty these days. Between COVID-19 and the upcoming election, the United States equity markets could begin to experience volatility. Wells Fargo speculated that volatility would spike after the election because the VIX 3-month option is very high. Therefore, many people are expecting volatility to go up in the November-December timeframe. As any…
Private equity contributes significant value to the broader economic market. Without VC funding (a form of private equity), for example, startups wouldn’t raise money. You wouldn’t have Facebook or Twitter without that infusion of private equity capital. Indeed, the amount of money in private equity is substantial. Why, though, do investors brother with private equity? After all, according to historical…
Mack Capital is a private equity company. You may have heard the term “private equity” before, considering that private equity firms have a record $1.5 trillion in cash, and there are at least that many trillions invested with these types of firms. While past performance is by no means a guarantee of future returns, private equity companies have historically done…
If you’re looking at investing with a private equity company, you might be wondering where their investments are. In other words, what, precisely, are the types of investments that private equity firms make? It’s worth noting that no two private equity companies are the same. As the name implies, these firms have quite a bit of discretion regarding investment categories…
