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MiB: Joe Barratta, Blackstone’s Global Head of Private Equity

The Big Picture

Baratta, who joined the firm in 1998, is also a member of the board of directors and serves on multiple management committees, as well as the firm’s investment committees. He helped to build out Blackstone’s PE business in Europe in 2001, moving to London in 2001.

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Wednesday links: the effect of de-globlization

Abnormal Returns

wired.com) GLP-1s Eli Lilly ($LLY ) is investing big in U.S.-based abnormalreturns.com) Mixed media Revisiting the 2001 movie 'A.I. (macworld.com) Microsoft ($MSFT) is letting Softbank take the lead with OpenAI. spyglass.org) Amazon ($AMZN) Alexa+, powered by AI, is coming. based manufacturing capacity. Well, you should.

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Farewell, TINA

The Big Picture

2022 may not be 1981-82, but for the first time in several years, bonds are attractive investment options. Despite what you may have heard, the Fed isn’t the only factor driving equity markets. 1 and 2 are good, I suspect 3 is problematic. to 6% yield or better (according to Bankrate’s Tax Equivalent Yield Calculator ).

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The Super Bowl and Your Investments

The Chicago Financial Planner

Baltimore (an old NFL team that was formerly the original Cleveland Browns) won in 2001 and the market dropped. Is this a valid investment strategy? As far as your investments, I think you’ll agree that the outcome of the game should not dictate your strategy. Not sure if your investments are right for your situation?

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Changes in Global Wealth 2021

The Big Picture

The data always has some interesting findings about how the very wealthy are investing, consuming, and otherwise spending their time and money. Annual average gains: +6.6% (Avg 2001-2021). Every year, Credit Suisse puts out an in-depth look at wealth around the world (I often pull a chart or two for the reads). trillion (end of 2021).

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10 Wednesday AM Reads

The Big Picture

The Atlantic ) • Fiscal Justice Investing Is Changing the Municipal Bond Market : A new generation of investors is imbuing that traditional sense of purpose with an awareness of those who have been historically underserved. Previously, he was Chief Investment Strategist at Merrill Lynch, where he had worked for 21 years.

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MiB: Victor Khosla, Strategic Value Partners

The Big Picture

Before establishing SVP in 2001, Victor served as President of Cerberus Capital. Since inception, the firm has invested over $48 billion. Since inception, the firm has invested over $48 billion. We discuss the state of investing, ‘trading’ planes, and what it takes to build a leading global private credit firm.

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