Investing in Growing Companies

Guest article by Evan Greenberg:

Over the past three decades, companies like Microsoft, Apple, Google, and Facebook have emerged, not to mention other powerhouses like Chipotle and Under Armour. They have replaced Chrysler, Woolworth’s, Data General, Digital Equipment, and many others in our dynamic economy. Many of these success stories are examples of why an alternative investment platform for accredited investors is important, as many of these companies were private investments before their IPOs, which came much later in their growth cycles. For example, one of my favorite concepts, Stratasys, a leader in 3D printing, has gone up 100-fold since 2002.

Typically, the primary way people were investing in growing companies was either through a direct investment or a venture capital fund, which could only be done inside of an IRA through an administrator like NuView. As defined by The Motley Fool, a hedge fund is described as “a pool of investment capital that a manager invests on shareholders’ behalf.” The crucial difference between a hedge fund and your run-of-the-mill mutual fund is the complete discretion it gives the fund manager to invest where and how he or she chooses. This allows hedge funds to hold any and all investment types, including alternative assets

Our economy has become more efficient, even in the last 15 years, by utilizing capital investors to quickly monetize and add value to emerging companies. Book value is no longer as important as balance sheet cash.

If I said to you that I expected mid-to-high single-digit returns for the next 10-15 years, then you would say that is a plausible idea. However, if I said that I expected the Dow Jones Industrial Average to hit 50,000 and the S&P 500 to hit 5,000 in the same time frame, you would probably call me crazy. Believe it or not, I forecast that both of those scenarios will occur before 2030.

While all good things come to an end, I’m still predicting this secular bull market will last for a long time. Dow 50,000 sounds like a spectacular number, but it is slightly above traditional market returns after 13 years of sideways action. This may not be a roaring bull to remember, but it won’t be one to forget, either.

 

Evan Greenberg is the Founder and Portfolio Manager for the LegendCap Opportunity Fund, which is an approved hedge fund on NuView’s platform that makes investments in emerging growth companies and allocates up to 20 percent of its assets to alternative investments such as private placements. Evan broadcasts a financial radio show in Phoenix and can be contacted at evan@legendcapfunds.com or (516) 662-0303.

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