Enhance your finance MBA with this immersive program designed to give you academic and career mentorship from industry leaders in the field of private equity. At Kellogg, our finance MBA in private ...

Michael Bromberg is a finance editor with a decade of experience. He is an expert at elucidating complex financial topics in clear, concise language. Michael received a Bachelor of Arts in literature ...

In this series on portfolio basics, I’ll explain some of the fundamentals of putting together sound portfolios. I’ll start with some of the most widely used types of investments and walk through what ...

Private equity lets investors buy into non-public firms aiming for profit through strategic improvements. Investors need accreditation due to legal restrictions and high entry costs targeted at ...

To say the macroeconomic climate has been interesting lately might be an understatement. Companies steeled themselves for a recession that never quite developed. Inflation exploded and then receded.

Should defined-contribution plans offer exposure to private equity? Some investment advisors are now adding the asset class to the target-date strategies offered in their defined-contribution ...

Private equity is a unique, unregistered, nonpublic financial security that is speculative in nature but has the potential to be beneficial to both investors and the businesses that issue it. Some ...

Twelve million Americans work for companies owned by private equity firms. In a new book, the journalist Megan Greenwell traces the arrangement’s considerable human costs. By Jennifer Szalai When you ...

Private equity (PE) firms are particularly interested in rapid value realization from investments in portfolio companies. They “buy to sell,” typically purchasing companies they believe are ...

Did PE firms make the world worse? Or was it something else? The Blackstone Group offices in New York, 2013. The 2010s were, among other things, the decade of private equity. A segment of the finance ...

Getting a job in private equity or hedge funds can be hard, especially for young talent. Knowing the right recruiters is often key as many shops rely on headhunters for entry-level roles. BI ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dan Irvine is an investment manager covering market trends. Harvard University’s $53.2 billion endowment, the largest in higher ...