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Berkshire Hathaway's Beating the Market, But Its Biggest Holdings Aren't. What Gives?

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billion as of the end of last year) comes from its privately held businesses. Just as the name suggests, private equity firms supply promising up-and-coming companies with capital, usually in the form of a loan, but sometimes in exchange for an equity stake in a company.

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Bonaccord acquires minority stake in Kayne Anderson Private Credit

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Kayne Anderson Private Credit, a middle-market direct lending platform with $5bn in assets, has sold a passive minority stake in itself to Bonaccord Capital Partners, a subsidiary of asset manager P10 Inc, according to a report by Bloomberg.

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Actually, the Ultra-Wealthy Don't Own That Much Stock. You Can Invest Like Them for Less Than $1,000.

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They're more likely to own real estate and stakes in privately owned companies. These private investments are (by definition) not readily accessible to the average investor. It's officially structured as a business development company, or BDC. Consider a stake in Rithm Capital (NYSE: RITM) as well.

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Want to Earn $100 in Annual Dividend Income? Invest $1,450 in These 3 High-Yield Stocks.

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AT&T In September, AT&T agreed to sell its remaining stake in DirecTV to a private equity firm for cash payments that could total $7.6 Now that it's purely a telecommunications business, investors can expect predictable cash flows supporting its quarterly dividend. As one of just three U.S.

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This Dividend Stock Has Returned 157% Over the Past 10 Years. You Can Buy It Today for Just $15

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While many different types of companies pay dividends, one of the more generous types is business development companies (BDCs). Hercules Technology Growth Capital (NYSE: HTGC) is a leading BDC that specializes in a vehicle called venture debt for life sciences, energy, and technology businesses.

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Private Equity's Creative Wizardry Posing Systemic Risk?

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“Valuations are way, way off in some cases, and there will come a point, I expect soon, when auditors say they’re unable to sign off on the accounts anymore,” he adds, explaining that many asset sales in secondary markets will be done at far lower values than where they’re being priced by firms today.

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