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Hey there! So, I was just thinking about this… well, we’re on to the 15th episode now — not sure how that happened so fast, right? Anyway, it’s this “Monthly Alts Pulse” thing we’re doing with iCapital x Alt Goes Mainstream. I mean, we literally just got back from the sweltering streets of Phoenix — like, seriously, why so hot? — for the iCapital Connect’s conference.
Okay, so picture this: BlackRock, iCapital, and GeoWealth are teaming up. It’s all about this fancy pants way of mixing public and private markets into one thing called a UMA for advisors. Not gonna lie, I had to Google UMA at first — classic me.
I had this chat with Lawrence Calcano (he’s the big boss over at iCapital) and Jaime Magyera (managing director of something or other at BlackRock… tons of titles there). We dove into their whole scheme of blending these markets for wealth advisors. Sounded like alphabet soup at first but ended up making more sense than I thought.
You can totally catch the full convo on Apple Podcasts or Transistor if you’re curious. Shameless plug? Maybe. Who knows.
Live episode vibes hit different — spontaneous and, dare I say, a bit unpredictable. We kind of just rambled on, touching on the joys (read: headaches) advisors face when they dip toes into private markets. Customization and scalability came up — how thrilling, right? Market structure shifts were a hot topic. And oh, the dream of future public-private pairings. Goosebumps, honestly.
Alright, imagine the market landscape as this evolving creature… wait, did that make sense? Probably not. Whatever. It’s fascinating stuff, trust me.
Wrapping this up with a shoutout to Lawrence and Jaime. Can’t wait for next month’s chat. If there’s another confab in a sun-drenched place, I might just get myself a sombrero. Just saying.
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