Financial analyst Bill Parish discusses the controversy surrounding private equity valuations, in the second in a series of videos on private equity and hedge funds. Private equity firms are essentially valuing their portfolio companies based upon "economic net income," which excludes key costs and in turn overstates carried interest revenues.
Financial analyst Bill Parish discusses the inside story on private equity and hedge funds, some of the main players involved in them and how they evade taxation. He also explains why the current debate over carried interest is taking attention away from much larger issues, including the reality that these firms are involved in a debt fueled job destruction tax scheme.
In this video SEC-registered investment manager Bill Parish examines 529 College Savings Plans, sharing his views on how to best choose and set up the right plan for these important savings. Also, a look at Oregon's 529 vendor Oppenheimer's failure to protect its plan's most conservative funds from massive losses, while similar funds around the country remained stable.
In this video SEC-registered investment manager Bill Parish examines the OHSU retirement system, sharing his views on how to best navigate the important decisions within.
A brief look at Oppenheimer's failure to protect its most conservative funds from massive losses, while similar funds around the country remained stable.
A short excerpt of Bill Parish's appearance before the American Association of Independent Investors. November 18, 2008 at the Multnomah Athletic Club.
A short excerpt of Bill Parish's appearance before the American Association of Independent Investors. November 18, 2008 at the Multnomah Athletic Club.
The legislature being passed addresses the wrong end of the conduit-- helping those on the very top of the system, rather than those at the ground level. This video suggests 3 changes that would help much more than blindly throwing money at the problem.
If the U.S. financial system is to regain its health, immediate action must be taken to force hedge funds and private equity to be registered with the SEC. Accountability must be restored.
This video describes a simple effective rescue plan for Fannie Mae in addition to the inside story regarding what is happening in the financial markets.
This video analyzes the Nike 401K plan and is intended to help employees make plan choices and management improve the overall plan. As with the Intel 401K video, non Nike employees may find this video quite helpful in working with their own plans.
This video summarizes Intel's 401K, making recommendations to both participants and management. Observations that may indeed be helpful to those in 401K's at other companies.
Describes biggest financial story in 25 years, not yet reported, and its impact on Citigroup, Federal Reserve, SEC and Obama Clinton presidential race.