by Michael Panzner | Dec 7, 2015 | Angel Investing, VC and P2P, Portfolio Management, Pre-IPO Shares
It’s long been said that IPO market is a leading indicator for the stock market. When demand for initial public offerings is weak, it suggests that investors are not all that interested in equities, and vice versa. Paradoxically, when interest and activity in... by Michael Panzner | Dec 7, 2015 | Hedge Funds, Portfolio Management
Last Wednesday, stocks fell and the dollar rose after Federal Reserve Chairperson Janet Yellen essentially confirmed that the central bank would be raising short-term interest rates at the next Federal Open Market Committee meeting in mid-December. On Thursday,... by Michael Panzner | Nov 30, 2015 | Portfolio Management
Market liquidity is something that many investors, especially individuals, either take for granted or rarely think about. They assume that when they want to buy or sell a stock, bond, exchange-traded fund or other publicly-listed security, they won’t have too... by Michael Panzner | Nov 30, 2015 | Portfolio Management, Private Equity
When it comes to private equity investing, some recent reports tell an upbeat story. According to research firm Preqin, 178 funds reached a final close in the period from July through September, securing an aggregate $137 billion in capital raised, which was... by Michael Panzner | Nov 23, 2015 | Commodities, Managed Futures
Following decades of solid performance, commodity trading advisors (CTAs)–who are regulated by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and who may trade or invest in equity, fixed-income, currency or commodity futures–have been in something of a...
