Question

A client of yours has heard about private equity investing from some wealthy friends and asks you, the registered representative about it. This customer is age 51 and earns $160,000 per year. He is willing to assume a moderate level of risk in pursuit of higher returns. This customer has a liquid net worth of $450,000 and has a diversified equity and bond portfolio. You should tell the customer that the best way to make a private equity investment is to invest in a(n):

Answer 1

The answer is: Business Development Company (BDC)

Step-by-step explanation:

Clients have two options for participating in the private equity market:

• BDC
• Venture Capital (VC)

The problem with a VC, is that its aimed at very wealthy customers (usually millionaires) and this specific client is not one of those.

So the only possible choice is to invest in a BDC, which are listed investment companies and trade like any other stock.