The word Halal is associated with food by many people, especially Muslims. As time passes, however, an increasing number of Muslims are questioning if their assets are Halal. When thinking about real estate investing, this is also true. Any investment in real estate that does not condone Haram activities or trades is considered Halal. There is no reason why you…
An equity fund is a form of mutual fund or exchange-traded fund (ETF) that invests in stocks rather than bonds. You may not be familiar with equity funds as a novice investor, but understanding about them should be one of your first financial goals. You will be more informed when investing if you understand the basics of how they work…
An income fund, like a mutual fund or an exchange-traded fund (ETF), focuses on current income rather than capital gain or appreciation. The word “current income” refers to money that is received on a regular basis rather than being deferred until a later period. Income fund compensation, for example, is usually paid on a monthly or quarterly basis. Income funds…
What Is an Option Income Fund? Option income funds, also known as option income closed-end funds (OI-CEFs), are a type of pooled investment that aims to create current income for its owners by receiving premiums from selling options contracts. Option income can be created by selling delta-neutral options techniques like straddles or strangles, writing covered calls, or employing other more…
TAMPs, what does that mean? Over the past decade, there has been a dramatic shift among institutions and financial planners. In the past, both corporate and individual planners would manage the investments for their clients. That’s changed as most planners now are using outsourced solutions, whether they’re TAMPs, sub-advisors, or third-party asset managers. At Mack Capital, we provide these solutions…
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…
