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Private Markets

The $5M Line: Why Qualified Purchaser Status Determines Which Private Funds You Can Actually Access

The accredited investor bar is not the access threshold that matters most. The $5M qualified purchaser standard gates an entirely different category of private fund, and no reform is coming to change that.

Private Markets

Prediction Markets Cross $25B in Annual Volume as Institutional Players Enter the Asset Class

Regulated event-contract markets have crossed $25B in annual volume and drawn a major primary dealer and other brokerages. Here's what the mechanics mean for institutional investors.

Wealth Strategy

$15M Estate Tax Exemption Now Permanent | Manhattan West

The TCJA sunset is gone. See what the permanent $15M floor means for lifetime gifting, 529 superfunding, and direct tuition payments.

Private Markets

JPMorgan CEO Raises Private Credit Concerns in Annual Shareholder Letter, Then Walks Them Back

Jamie Dimon's April 2026 shareholder letter and April 28 Oslo remarks on private credit: what the warnings actually say, what they overstate, and what changes for allocators already in the asset class.

Private Markets

Private Markets at an Inflection: Where Each Sub-Asset Class Stands at Mid-2026

Private credit, venture, real assets, and secondaries are each moving through distinct phases of a cycle reset. Here is what the data shows.

Private Markets

94% of HNW Investors Now Allocate to Private Markets, Per Annual Benchmark Study

Long Angle's 2026 benchmark study of 233 HNW investors finds near-universal private markets participation, and a 60/40 portfolio that no longer exists at this wealth tier.

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