> Private equity firms are stuck with thousands of worthless shyt companies they can't sell

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/10/busi … esses.html

You mean buying an artesianal pinecone gluing business for a billion dollars was a bad idea? Totally unexpected! 
\

Oh well, looks like I lost another one.
\

This is why Trump wants to change the law to allow IRA and 401K accounts to invest in private equity firms.

VP_Spiro_T_Cheney wrote:This is why Trump wants to change the law to allow IRA and 401K accounts to invest in private equity firms.
You can stuff your IRA full of anything you want.

THE FED BALANCE SHEET IS LOOKING A LITTLE LIGHT!! CAN WE HELP, FRIEND?
\
 

Dont worry, these are currently getting unloaded into your retirement accounts via illiquid “alternate funds”  


lol, we never lose son
\

Avoid all debt.

 wrote:https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/10/business/private-equity-unsold-businesses.html

You mean buying an artesianal pinecone gluing business for a billion dollars was a bad idea? Totally unexpected! 
\
pinecone1.jpg

Avoid all debt wrote:Avoid all debt.
It's  an attractive idea.  Being able to secure your wealth is the bigger thing.

 wrote:You can stuff your IRA full of anything you want.
And realistically, many will invest in private equity funds, without understanding what they're getting into.

When I ask people about their 401ks, most don't know much about what their mutual funds actually hold, the expense ratios, or the 401k plan fees.  They often choose the mutual funds based on cool sounding titles like "American Century New Opportunities Fund".

Financial literacy in America is very low, since it's generally not taught in high schools & college.

This is probably by design, since it allows the financial services sector to fleece an ignorant public with AUM fees, Medicare Advantage, whole life insurance, variable annuities, and all sorts of garbage.

I say this as a former investment banker.

 wrote:And realistically, many will invest in private equity funds, without understanding what they're getting into.

When I ask people about their 401ks, most don't know much about what their mutual funds actually hold, the expense ratios, or the 401k plan fees.  They often choose the mutual funds based on cool sounding titles like "American Century New Opportunities Fund".

Financial literacy in America is very low, since it's generally not taught in high schools & college.

This is probably by design, since it allows the financial services sector to fleece an ignorant public with AUM fees, Medicare Advantage, whole life insurance, variable annuities, and all sorts of garbage.

I say this as a former investment banker.
And going down weekly with the browning of America. 

This path to failure was brought to you by the Democrats!
   \

https://archive.ph/adnEL [Caution (Redirect)]

Some of them are just stop paying the bills and close accounts and don't even notify the subsidiary that they have been cut off.

https://www.thestreet.com/retail/59-yea … ff-workers

This was the most haphazard shutdown I have ever seen in person.  These guys are idiots.

https://www.elysiancapital.com/

Guy Cox, a former general manager of a Beef-a-Roo in Lebanon, Indiana, told WREX he is now searching for another job.
“They should have let us know sooner,” Cox said. “I have a disconnect notice for my lights that’s due tomorrow, and my truck payment is due tomorrow as well. So, I mean, now I’m just trying to rush around and get stuff done,” Cox said.
Employees provided WREX emails appearing to be from Elysian Capital Inc., the venture capital and private equity firm based in Dallas, Texas, that owns more than two dozen Beef-a-Roo locations. The emails stated that “severe financial constraints made it impossible for the company to continue operations.”

if the private equity partners are treating me right, we may have to bail them out
       \

> Private equity firms are stuck with thousands of worthless shyt companies they can't sell

Private equity firms are stuck with thousands of worthless shyt companies they can't sell

Re: Private equity firms are stuck with thousands of worthless shyt companies they can't sell

Re: Private equity firms are stuck with thousands of worthless shyt companies they can't sell

Re: Private equity firms are stuck with thousands of worthless shyt companies they can't sell

VP_Spiro_T_Cheney wrote:

Re: Private equity firms are stuck with thousands of worthless shyt companies they can't sell

Re: Private equity firms are stuck with thousands of worthless shyt companies they can't sell

Re: Private equity firms are stuck with thousands of worthless shyt companies they can't sell

Re: Private equity firms are stuck with thousands of worthless shyt companies they can't sell

wrote:

Re: Private equity firms are stuck with thousands of worthless shyt companies they can't sell

Avoid all debt wrote:

Re: Private equity firms are stuck with thousands of worthless shyt companies they can't sell

wrote:

Re: Private equity firms are stuck with thousands of worthless shyt companies they can't sell

wrote:

Re: Private equity firms are stuck with thousands of worthless shyt companies they can't sell

Re: Private equity firms are stuck with thousands of worthless shyt companies they can't sell

Re: Private equity firms are stuck with thousands of worthless shyt companies they can't sell

Re: Private equity firms are stuck with thousands of worthless shyt companies they can't sell