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Reduce Income Inequality: Allow Retail Investors To Invest In Private Equity, Michael Slomovics
Reduce Income Inequality: Allow Retail Investors To Invest In Private Equity, Michael Slomovics
The Journal of Business, Entrepreneurship & the Law
This Article will focus on the topic of opening the private equity markets to individual retail investors. Permitting retail investors to invest in private equity would allow investors to reduce the risks of their portfolio while retaining or even increasing their returns, which can make the middle-class investor better off. Additionally, the money that will flow into private equity will allow private equity firms to continue improving American businesses, which will allow American companies to grow and better compete in the international stage. Thus, allowing retail investors to invest in private equity can both help middle class Americans while bolstering …