Soundings

Alternative Investments

Drawing from the nautical practice of measuring depth, Soundings explores the underlying forces, risks, and opportunities beneath the market's surface.

Not Yet

June 2026

Private credit gating raises a familiar question: are we out of the woods, or just getting started?

Magnifica Humanitas

May 2026

The Pope weighs in on AI governance the same week quantum computing threatens crypto's foundations.

Democratizing Private Equity – Part II

March 2026

BDCs, evergreen funds, and the push to open alternatives to more investors — at what cost?

Democratizing Private Equity – Part I

March 2026

What Yale's legendary endowment run under David Swensen still teaches about private equity investing.

Las Cucarachas

February 2026

Jamie Dimon's "cockroach" comment reignites debate over hidden risk in private credit.

Uncorrelated

January 2026

Gold's best month in 40 years ends in a sharp reversal. What investors do next depends on why they bought it.