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Alt Goes Mainstream: The Latest on Alternative Investments, WealthTech, & Private Markets

by Michael Sidgmore

Alt Goes Mainstream podcast is the place to turn to for interviews with some of the brightest and most experienced minds in the world at the intersection private markets and wealth management. AGM dives into investment strategies like private equity (PE), private credit, venture capital (VC), secondaries, GP stakes, infrastructure, real estate, wealth management, and comprehensively covers tools and frameworks for approaching private markets, such as asset allocation, evergreen funds, model portfolios, and more. For anyone looking to invest into private markets (from experienced wealth managers to family offices to the individual investor looking for a more diversified investment portfolio), you’ll hear inside stories from executives and founders at some of the world’s largest financial institutions, alternative asset managers firms, and wealth management firms. More than a personal finance podcast, Alt Goes Mainstream dives deep into trends, investment strategies, firm building lessons, and innovative technologies that are enabling investors to access private markets.

Latest episodes

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Golub Capital’s David Golub - inside the mind of one of private credit’s pioneers

Welcome back to the Alt Goes Mainstream podcast. We went to Golub Capital’s New York office to sit down with Co-CEO David Golub. David Golub and his brother Lawrence bo

Sep 10
1 h 10 min

Davidson Kempner’s James Li - “no situation is too complex”

Welcome back to the Alt Goes Mainstream podcast. Today’s podcast takes us to the heart of New York City to talk with James Li, the President and Partner of Davidson Kemp

Sep 8
58 min

Ardian’s Ava Mallin - “managing money is managing emotion”

Welcome back to the Alt Goes Mainstream podcast. We were live from iCapital Connect’s conference in Phoenix, where we sat down with some of the industry’s leaders across

Sep 2
15 min

Franklin Templeton’s Dave Donahoo - “start with the end client” - live from AGM’s RIA Field Trip

Welcome back to the Alt Goes Mainstream podcast. We were live from AGM’s RIA Field Trip at Franklin Templeton’s New York office in Madison Square Park with Franklin Temp

Aug 19
32 min

RIT Capital Partners' Maggie Fanari - why permanent capital is a privilege

Welcome back to the Alt Goes Mainstream podcast. Today’s podcast takes us to the heart of London, where we sat down with Maggie Fanari, the CEO of J Rothschild Capital M

Aug 12
57 min

Wellington Management's Mike Trihy - going long on evergreen funds: AGM Live from SuperReturn

Welcome back to the Alt Goes Mainstream podcast. We sat down with Mike Trihy, Head of Portfolio Management for the Venture Growth Evergreen strategy at Wellington Manage

Aug 6
24 min

Investcorp Strategic Capital Group's Anthony Maniscalco - the evolution of GP stakes

Welcome back to the Alt Goes Mainstream podcast. We sat down with Anthony Maniscalco, the Managing Partner and Business Head of Investcorp Strategic Capital Group (ISCG)

Aug 5
41 min

Coller Capital's Jake Elmhirst - secondaries coming in first: AGM Live at SuperReturn

Welcome back to the Alt Goes Mainstream podcast. We sat down with Jake Elmhirst, Partner, Head of Private Wealth Secondaries Solutions and Head of Capital Formation at C

Aug 4
29 min

Goldman Sachs' Kyle Kniffen - the arc of alternatives at Goldman Sachs: AGM Live at SuperReturn

Welcome back to the Alt Goes Mainstream podcast. We sat down with Kyle Kniffen, Managing Director, Global Head of Alternatives, Third Party Wealth at Goldman Sachs.  We

Jul 30
23 min

Sagard's Paul Desmarais III - building the next generation alternative asset manager: AGM Live at SuperReturn

Welcome back to the Alt Goes Mainstream podcast. We sat down with Paul Desmarais III, the Co-Founder, Chairman, and CEO of Sagard, the fast-growing $46B global multi-str

Jul 29
25 min

Brookfield's Anuj Ranjan - "own the boring that makes exciting possible": AGM Live at SuperReturn

Welcome back to the Alt Goes Mainstream podcast. We sat down with Brookfield Private Equity CEO Anuj Ranjan.  We were live from Berlin, which becomes the “capital of pr

Jul 28
31 min

Vista Equity Partners' Monti Saroya - "harnessing" the power of AI in the enterprise: AGM Live at SuperReturn

Welcome back to the Alt Goes Mainstream podcast. We sat down with Vista Equity Partners’ Senior Managing Director, Co-Head of Flagship Fund, Monti Saroya.  We were live

Jul 22
25 min

Apax's Andrew Sillitoe and Mitch Truwit - buying complexity for value in the middle market: AGM Live from SuperReturn

Welcome back to the Alt Goes Mainstream podcast. We were live from Berlin, which becomes the “capital of private capital” in June as the private equity’s industry leader

Jul 21
28 min

Blackstone's Farhad Karim - a "relentless" focus on serving private wealth

Welcome back to the Alt Goes Mainstream podcast. Today’s podcast takes us to the heart of Mayfair in London, where Blackstone Private Wealth COO Farhad Karim shared the

Jul 9
38 min

Hightower's Larry Restieri - building a $1T RIA and operating at the intersection of private markets and private wealth

Welcome back to the Alt Goes Mainstream podcast. Today’s episode dives deep into the world of wealth management with someone whose career is emblematic of the intersecti

Jul 2
50 min

Oak Hill Advisors' Eric Muller - operating at the intersection of public and private credit: live from iCapital Connect

Welcome back to the Alt Goes Mainstream podcast. We were live from iCapital Connect’s conference in Phoenix, where we sat down with some of the industry’s leaders across

Jun 30
31 min

Oaktree's Danielle Poli - private credit: "boring is beautiful" - live from AGM's RIA Field Trip

Welcome back to the Alt Goes Mainstream podcast. We were live from AGM’s RIA Field Trip at Brookfield’s New York office at Brookfield Place with Oaktree Managing Directo

Jun 25
32 min

Breaking bread at Franklin Templeton's Private Markets RIA Advisory Council - Franklin Templeton's Dave Donahoo and Summit Wealth Group's Chelsea Ganey

Welcome back to the Alt Goes Mainstream podcast. Building community is central to enabling an industry to grow. There are few better ways to build community and foster t

Jun 23
43 min

Juventus' Giorgio Chiellini - life lessons in sports and business from a world-class performer on and off the field

Welcome back to the Alt Goes Mainstream podcast. We went to a mecca of football to film the latest episode. This conversation takes us to Turin, Italy, where we were in

Jun 11
55 min

Bank of America's Mark Sutterlin - why being a good investor in private markets is table stakes

Welcome back to the Alt Goes Mainstream podcast. Today’s conversation provides a fascinating window into the world of how one of the industry’s largest wealth managers a

Jun 4
51 min

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Sidgmore is plugged in to today’s heavyweights in the alts world in a way that results in conversations that are easygoing and natural. It’s a pleasure to hear his talks. Not all of his guests are natural public speakers, but he’s able to put them at ease, as good hosts can.

mrdjsk · May 2024

Sidgmore knows this market inside out and really gets at the detail and nuance of whats going on.

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