The Alternative: Quests for Returns Lead to Private Illiquid Investments
September 7, 2016
Over the last several years, investors fatigued by the public securities markets’ modest returns and high volatility have been turning to less-liquid private investments or “illiquids” to generate better-than-public-market returns. Illiquids typically include private equity, private credit and venture capital funds, and direct investments in real estate, operating businesses, early stage companies and other sectors.
In her column for South Florida Business & Wealth, WE’s Julie Neitzel explores this quickly growing asset class, including the benefits and complexities that make allocating to illiquids a challenging process.