Wealth Management Invest: Unpacking Hightower’s Approach to Private Markets with Robert PicardWealth Management Invest: Unpacking Hightower’s Approach to Private Markets with Robert Picard
Hightower's Robert Picard unravels the shifting dynamics of private markets and their role in contemporary investment portfolios.
In this episode of the Wealth Management Invest Podcast, host David Bodamer sits down with Robert Picard, managing director and head of alternative investments at Hightower, to unravel the shifting dynamics of private markets and their role in contemporary investment portfolios. With over 34 years of experience, Robert shares insights into why billionaires and university endowments diverge from the traditional 60/40 allocation model and how individual investors can replicate their success in private markets.
David and Robert discuss:
The evolution of private market access for individual investors
The strategic role of a 20% private market allocation
The emergence of private credit as a popular asset class
The rise of evergreen funds and their democratizing effect on access to alternative investments
And more
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Robert Picard led the creation of the Alternative Investment Platform at Hightower while curating investment opportunities through research and due diligence. Prior to joining Hightower, he was instrumental in building four multi-billion dollar alternative investment platforms at The Carlyle Group/Rock Creek, Optima Fund Management, RBC Capital Markets, and State Street/InfraHedge. Most recently, Mr. Picard served as the Head of Alternative Investments at First Republic Private Wealth Management.
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