Wealth Management Invest: Expanding Access to Private Markets with Blackstone’s Farhad Karim
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Host David Bodamer speaks with Farhad Karim, chief operating officer of Blackstone Private Wealth, about the growing adoption of private market investments among financial advisors and individual investors. Farhad shares how evergreen funds and semiliquid investment structures are expanding access to alternative investments, while explaining how redemption limits, advisor education and technology are influencing the development of private market solutions.
Farhad also explores the importance of portfolio diversification and multi-strategy investment approaches, including Blackstone’s collaboration with Wellington Management and Vanguard. In addition, he discusses Blackstone’s investment focus across AI infrastructure, logistics, experiential assets and defense, along with the potential for private markets to play a greater role in retirement portfolios as the wealth management industry continues to evolve.
Farhad discusses:
- How evergreen and semiliquid funds are changing access to private markets for individual investors
- What financial advisors should understand about redemption limits and liquidity in private market funds
- How Blackstone supports advisors through education, product specialists and technology
- Why diversification across private market strategies matters when building client portfolios
- Which investment themes Blackstone is focused on, including AI infrastructure, logistics, experiential assets and defense
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