Insights into Private Equity Careers and Venture Capital Careers

The COVID-19 pandemic changed the world – in some ways permanently – since it became a dominant force in February 2020. Looking at the U.S., which states have been the big winners from the shift in employment preferences of employees and which have been the losers? Here’s a look. The Overall Employment Picture The first […]

Every half year, we take stock of where private equity is standing. What follows is based on private equity data provider Pitchbook’s most recent accounting of where private equity stands through the first half of 2022. Will Mega-Funds Raise $250 Billion in 2022 One of the more interesting predictions heading into 2022 was the amount […]

Financiers are nervous about the outlook for global growth. War, high inflation, and peaking elevated levels of government spending can do that to you. The worry about a potential recession shows up in many economic indicators, but in one place – the jobs market – evidence of pending economic calamity is lacking. Here’s a look. […]

This past week, the Federal Reserve – the world’s most powerful central bank – increased its target lending rate by 75 basis points to a high of 1.75%. Judging by the market’s response, one would think that the world was ending. Recession, recession, recession continues to be the common cry. Let’s take a step back […]