PSP - On The Private Markets Racetrack A Fund-Of-Funds May Help You Win
2024-04-19 11:25:00 ET
Summary
- We believe a fund-of-funds approach to private markets allows for institutional investors to reap the benefits of a robust alts program without having to deal with all the complexities and hassles.
- In a fund-of-funds approach, all the benefits of a private-assets program are still provided, but all the burden of building and maintaining the program is taken off the investor.
- There is a significant dispersion between top and bottom-performing private markets strategies, which makes a fund-of-funds approach - where intentionally different strategies are incorporated - result in a smoother return pattern for investors.
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On The Private Markets Racetrack, A Fund-Of-Funds May Help You Win