On today’s show we welcome special guest, EquityZen Co-Founder & Chief Strategy Officer Phil Haslett. EquityZen is an online marketplace for trading pre-IPO shares of private companies. On the show, we discuss:

• Some of the hardest challenges he encountered building a marketplace startup
• The opportunity for investors in pre-IPO shares
• Why companies are staying private longer and private company liquidity
• His #1 piece of advice for entrepreneurs
• And more!

On today’s show we welcome special guest, Catalyst Funds CIO David Miller. Catalyst offers unique investment products to meet the needs of discerning financial advisors and their clients. On the show, we discuss:

• How they find best of breed hedge fund managers
• Why portable alpha makes sense for investors
• What he views as the best opportunity in the equity market
• Why he continues to be bullish on gold
• And more!

On today’s show we welcome special guest, Barings BDC’s President Matt Freund. Barings BDC primarily makes debt investments in core middle market companies. On the show, we discuss:

• The recent choppiness and negative sentiment in the private credit market
• The effect of declining base rates on yields and credit conditions
• The current deployment opportunity set for private credit funds
• PIK loans and portfolio construction
• And more!