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October 10, 2024
Continuation Funds: A Strategic Pivot Towards Liquidity in Venture Capital
Liquidity has always been a significant challenge for early- and growth-stage venture investments. In recent years, this challenge has intensified, with mergers and acquisitions (M&A) and exit opportunities becoming less frequent. To tackle this issue, venture capital firms have increasingly turned to a tool called a “continuation fund.” A continuation fund involves transferring stakes from […]
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October 3, 2024
Understanding BOI Reporting Requirements and Penalties: What You Need to Know
Are you an owner in an LLC? If so, there are new reporting requirements you need to know about. In today's financial landscape, the push for transparency is stronger than ever. The U.S. government has introduced new regulations under the Corporate Transparency Act to combat money laundering and tax evasion. Central to these regulations is […]
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September 27, 2024
Deep Dive: Concentration in the U.S. Markets
In today's podcast, Wealth Consultant, Kaeli Kaainoa, CFP®, sits down with our Senior Analyst, Gherman Howell for a deep dive into the past 18 months for equity markets, focusing on the so-called "Magnificent 7" – Apple, Microsoft, Nvidia, Google, Amazon, Meta, and Tesla. After the rotation to value in 2022, these tech giants reached a […]
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September 19, 2024
US Elections, From The Outside Looking In
US presidential elections are terrific entertainment. Given their cost (a couple of billion US dollars for either side), this is just as well. This uniquely elevated price point might help to explain why every election is “the most important in our lifetime” and a “genuine toss-up” between the two main candidates. If a candidate were […]
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September 12, 2024
VC Dealmaking Begins to Rotate
After a decade of strong performance, early-stage and growth companies have faced significant challenges since early 2022. These challenges include rising interest rates, reduced exit activity, and falling valuations. To illustrate the shift from a bull to a bear market for VC-backed companies, consider the following two charts. The first shows that the post-IPO performance […]
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September 5, 2024
The Successful DIY Investor Trifecta
Readers may be surprised to know that in the process of interviewing clients to work with our firm, we often encourage them to continue self-managing their investments. While it is beneficial to any business to onboard more clients, people who are legitimately equipped to do it themselves can have success managing their own portfolio. The […]
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August 22, 2024
US Housing And Government Action
In setting out their election platforms, both Democrats and Republicans want to address housing affordability, which has become a hot-button issue for US voters. Two and half years of tight monetary policy has left potential homebuyers unable to afford a new property and persuaded potential sellers that they should sit tight and keep enjoying cheap […]
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August 15, 2024
Why Sitting in Money Markets May Prove Costly
This week’s article discusses what to do with cash balances that have become unwieldy, something we’ve started to notice a lot more frequently with investors. Frankly, the significant increase in money on the sidelines due to attractive risk-adjusted returns from cash equivalents has been a pain point for many financial planners, like myself. While money […]
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August 8, 2024
Buy The Dip? Or Embrace The Rotation?
Back in 2000, when technology stocks hit the wall, one of Gavekal’s first clients told us: “It’s OK. Bear markets serve an important purpose: they return capital to its rightful owners.” Behind this cynicism lies an inherent truth. Bear markets do tend to shake out “weak hands,” clean out retail investors, and punish those who […]
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August 2, 2024
Think Ahead: Expert Advice on Personal Audit Risk 
This week's newsletter is highlights our latest podcast, one of Evergreen Gavekal’s wealth advisors Kaeli Kaainoa, CFP® & CEPA, sits down with our most recent addition to our team, Melissa Hilty, an attorney with an LLM in Taxation and over 15 years of experience with the IRS. They discuss her extensive tax expertise, the invaluable […]
By: Evergreen Gavekal
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