Episode 99 - Diving Deep - Due Diligence in the World of Alternative Investments
Due diligence is the most important aspect of making an investment. Though an institutional level investment firm has a massive system for making sure everything checks out, it pays to know how these things are going from the perspective of an...
Due diligence is the most important aspect of making an investment. Though an institutional level investment firm has a massive system for making sure everything checks out, it pays to know how these things are going from the perspective of an expert.
Join us in this episode of the Purpose-Driven Wealth podcast, as Mo Bina interviews Chris Carsley of Kirkland Capital Group. This is a must-see, must-listen episode for aspiring investors, as well as those who have already established themselves in investing. Learn about the importance of due diligence, and how pros like Chris get it done the right way.
Here’s what you will expect in this episode:
- Due diligence in various types of assets
- What are alternative investments and what are the major types?
- Advantages in including alternative investments.
- A true hedge fund and the best risk adjusted return.
- Potential disadvantages in alternative investments
- Due diligence includes operational side.
- Major areas or categories of due diligence
- Dealing with information blocks and site verification
- How institutional level firms perform due diligence.
- Recourse when style drift happens.
- Recurring red flags from their experience.
About Chris Carsley:
Chris Carsley brings over 25 years of investment industry expertise specializing in corporate and venture finance, business valuation, business operations efficiency, regulatory compliance practices, securities research, portfolio management, arbitrage trading and hedging. Previously, Chris was Managing Director of Bluewater Global Ltd., an international holding company where he performed corporate analysis and invested in a variety of direct and indirect venture capital projects.
Prior to entering venture capital investments, Chris was responsible for the creation of the business risk and operational due diligence program as a senior member of the investment research and analysis team at Benchmark Plus Management. He was also the head execution trader of futures, options and OTC based trades for the Benchmark Funds. Chris was a trader for Paloma Securities where he negotiated and structured ISDAs, securities lending, and financing agreements that targeted global arbitrage opportunities primarily for Canadian and European markets. Chris was also a senior member of the hedge fund security finance team performing due diligence for the Paloma hedge funds to assist in enhanced finance/margin treatment and short coverage costs.
Chris Carsley Links:
Website: https://kirklandcapitalgroup.com/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-carsley-cfa-caia-965696/
Connect with Mo Bina on…
Website: https://www.high-risecapital.com/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5ISsEKBHlkX7lk9b68SKLA/featured
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/highrisecapital/
Medium: https://mobina.medium.com/
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