Did PE firms make the world worse? Or was it something else? The Blackstone Group offices in New York, 2013. The 2010s were, among other things, the decade of private equity. A segment of the finance ...

In the past, the private equity world has been largely populated by ultra-rich investors, endowments and pension funds. That may be about to change. Retirement savers with 401(k) accounts are gaining ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Ge Bai is professor of accounting & health policy at Johns Hopkins. They found no evidence that private equity-acquired hospitals ...

In the past, the private equity world has been largely populated by ultra-rich investors, endowments and pension funds. That is about to change. Retirement savers with 401(k) accounts are gaining ...

President Donald Trump has signed an executive order that could remake the investment options for your 401(k). The directive instructs the Secretary of Labor to make it easier for plans to include ...

When private equity firms present their track records to investors, the charts often look too good to be true—higher returns with lower volatility than public markets. As it turns out, they often are ...