private companies

…And finally, private companies investing in individual companies, 9%. Now, this mirrors my experience. Index funds, I think, is the safest, smartest way to go. The PE funds I've invested have done fine. The private companies, other than the one I founded, have been sort of all over the board.…

…Index funds, individual stocks, private equity funds, and private companies, and where to go. And as exciting as it seems to be able to invest in private equity funds, and as exciting as it seems to be able to invest in private companies, all I can tell you is the grass may look greener, but it's often not.…

…But what you find is this holy grail of investing in individual private companies, this holy grail of investing in private equity and venture capital funds, not as much of a holy grail as you thought it would be. And probably closer to back where Warren Buffett was saying, you know, you're far better off just putting most of your money in broad based index…