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4th Quarter 2017
Stock Market Jitters
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3rd Quarter 2017
Private Equity Observations
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2nd Quarter 2017
Summertime
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1st Quarter 2017
Asset Allocation vs. Stock Picking
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4th Quarter 2016
America Voted for Economic Growth
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3rd Quarter 2016
The Fed is Punishing Savers and Retirees
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2nd Quarter 2016
Stocks, Bonds and ESG
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1st Quarter 2016
Liquidity Has a Price
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4th Quarter 2015
Buyouts Beat Everybody
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3rd Quarter 2015
Air Pocket
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2nd Quarter 2015
Shifting Into Third Gear
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1st Quarter 2015
Impact Investing Becomes Mainstream
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4th Quarter 2014
Yearend Wrap-up
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3rd Quarter 2014
Giant Leaps for Mankind
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2nd Quarter 2014
The High Cost of DIY
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1st Quarter 2014
Big Distributions Driving Wave of 2014 Allocations to PE Funds
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4th Quarter 2013
Smart Allocation Strategy vs. Front-Running the Herd
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3rd Quarter 2013
A Day in the Sun
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2nd Quarter 2013
A Fascinating Intersection
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1st Quarter 2013
The Rise of Returns Projections
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4th Quarter 2012
Super Storm Sandy
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3rd Quarter 2012
Energiewende
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2nd Quarter 2012
Keep Your Head Up and Stick on the Ice
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1st Quarter 2012
New Cars Available...Batteries Included
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4th Quarter 2011
Volatility & Illiquidity
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3rd Quarter 2011
A Drachma for Your Thoughts
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2nd Quarter 2011
Private Equity Exits on the Rise
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1st Quarter 2011
2011 Private Equity Predictions
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4th Quarter 2010
The Chinese Opportunity
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3rd Quarter 2010
Growth and Innovation in America
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2nd Quarter 2010
IPOs - Reason for Optimism?
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1st Quarter 2010
Impact of Government on Private Equity
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4th Quarter 2009
Five Private Equity Predictions for 2010
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3rd Quarter 2009
Your Private Equity Allocation - Increase, Decrease or Maintain It?
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2nd Quarter 2009
Inflation/Deflation - How Does it Affect Leveraged Buyout (LBO) Returns?
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1st Quarter 2009
Follow the Lemming
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4th Quarter 2008
Current Environment
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July-August 2008
A Case for Late Stage VC
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May-June 2008
Greetings from China
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March-April 2008
Affect of Recession on Asset Allocation
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January-February 2008
2008 M&A Outlook
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October-November 2007
Technology M&A: Carrying the Momentum into 2008
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August-September 2007
Credit Market Update & Private Equity Mid-year Statistics
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June-July 2007
Report from ResourcePoint 2007 CleanTech Summit
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April-May 2007
Public-to-Private Commentary
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March 2007
Venture Capital: Bigger Funds, Fewer Firms
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February 2007
Private Equity Year-end Statistics
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January 2007
The Year Ahead in Private Equity Fundraising
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November 2006
Affiliated Fund Investment Quiz
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October 2006
Mega LBO Funds Update
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September 2006
New Observations on CleanTech
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August 2006
Secondary Markets
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July 2006
Private Equity Mid-year Statistics
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June 2006
IPOs Go Abroad
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May 2006
Mega Buyout Firms Going Public?
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April 2006
Quantifiable Benefits of a Fund of Funds - a follow up report
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March 2006
Asia Private Equity Investing
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February 2006
Private Equity Year-end Statistics
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January 2006
Quantifiable Benefits of a Fund of Funds
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December 2005
Top Managers Tend to Repeat Their Success
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October 2005
CleanTech Observations
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November 2005
Parsing Venture Fundraising Data
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September 2005
Growing Demand for Lower Middle-market Buyout Funds
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July-August 2005
Private Equity Mid Year Statistics
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June 2005
Impact of Fees on Gross Returns
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May 2005
IPOs as an Historical Liquidity Option
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April 2005
Proliferation of Mega-LBO Funds
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March 2005
Renewed Demand
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February 2005
Investment Environment for Middle-market LBO Funds
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January 2005
Evaluating Established and Emerging Fund Managers
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November 2004
M&A Exit Opportunities for VC and LBO Firms
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October 2004
Liquidity Opportunities in the IPO Market
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September 2004
LBO & VC Fundraising Activity / Conditions for New Investments
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