Private Equity Strategies That Work On Wall Street
Hedge manager Dan Rasmussen, Partner at Verdad Advisers on
my latest WealthWise episode on Biz Talk Today TV (BTT) CrossCheck Media Inc. Dan’s
Market Outlook, International Value & “Fool’s Yield” Strategy
We dissect the current market landscape and forward-looking
strategy. Explore the implications of a mid-year rally and a likely Q3 pullback
driven by geopolitical trade concerns and NASDAQ’s recent
MACD sell signal. Highlight historically weak seasonal periods while preparing
for possible October buying opportunities. Dan shares his evolution from
journalism to investment, his shift in private equity into growth-focused
strategies, and the headwinds small‑cap markets face—especially declines in
U.S. listings versus undervalued international markets, including Japan and
Europe. He introduces innovative tools like Mahalanobis distance for macro
evaluation, critiques the Efficient Market Hypothesis, and coins the concept of
“fool’s yield”—where high fixed-income yields may flag unacceptable
default risk. Why elevated AI costs are pressuring big‑tech margins and discuss
Verdad’s investment emphasis on international value, leveraging quantitative
and fundamental approaches across Europe and Japan.
