The Executive American

Private Markets

2 articles

Editorial illustration for Four Layers, One Portfolio: How HNW Investors Can Rebuild Diversification as Old Correlations Break Down
Wealth

Four Layers, One Portfolio: How HNW Investors Can Rebuild Diversification as Old Correlations Break Down

High-net-worth investors need a new diversification strategy as traditional stock-bond splits falter due to breaking correlations. A four-layer framework—core public markets, real assets, private markets, and alternatives & hedges—assigns specific roles like liquidity, inflation hedging, and uncorrelated growth to rebuild portfolio resilience.

Samuel Holloway·October 20, 2026
Editorial illustration for Two Paths Into Private Markets: How Closed-End Funds and Feeder Funds Lower the Barriers—and What They Can't Fix
Wealth

Two Paths Into Private Markets: How Closed-End Funds and Feeder Funds Lower the Barriers—and What They Can't Fix

Retail investors can access private markets through closed-end funds or feeder funds, which aim to lower traditional barriers like high minimums and illiquidity. However, both structures retain underlying asset illiquidity, opaque performance reporting, and complex fee structures, requiring careful investor consideration.

Alex Petrenko·October 17, 2026