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Elizabeth Campbell, Chief Investment Officer of Portfolio Advisors, joins our hosts to discuss strategies for success in middle market investing. She emphasizes the importance of fundraising discipline and the evolving landscape of real estate investments, highlighting niche areas that are gaining traction. Listen to our latest Private Markets 360° episode: https://okt.to/Xt8hua #PrivateMarkets #MiddleMarketInvesting #RealEstateInvesting

Andrew Beckman, Portfolio Manager and Head of Global Credit, discusses what differentiates his approach to credit, how his team sources opportunities and his insights into credit markets today. Listen to a new episode of The Takeaway: https://bit.ly/4ij4Y6Q

Colleagues from Philadelphia, Darien and New York joined Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship (NFTE) to coach the next generation of entrepreneurs. Volunteers spent the morning providing career advice and helping students refine their business ideas.

As tariffs rattle an already-expensive stock market, investments focused more directly on the domestic economy, including private U.S. middle market firms, may represent an attractive opportunity. #chartoftheweek

Elizabeth Campbell, CIO of Portfolio Advisors (the institutional investment arm of FS Investments), was recently featured as a keynote speaker at Columbia Business School’s annual CSIMA conference. Campbell shared the origins of FS's institutional investment platform, highlighting the various strategies she oversees as CIO, including secondary, primary and co-investments. She also shared her take on the most sought-after opportunities in today's market, as well as the firm’s emphasis on working with diverse and emerging managers.

Consumers showed hesitancy to spend these gains, with personal consumption declining by 0.2% m/m. Get all the details on the markets in our #marketminute podcast and report. https://bit.ly/3Djyc6p

Stock-bond correlation sits at a 75-year high today. It could remain elevated amid a higher for longer rate environment, as this week’s #chartoftheweek shows. Alts may be particularly compelling if the era of easy diversification is over.

In honor of Black History Month, FS in Color hosted a roundtable discussion with Chief Operating Officer Lisa Opoku. Lisa discussed her various leadership roles, her career successes and her experiences navigating pivotal moments as an industry leader and a woman of color. The conversation, led by FS colleagues Bindu Vemuri and Renaldo Johnson, covered Lisa’s unique insights into overcoming obstacles and achieving success.

Last week, members of the Darien office joined with Filling in the Blanks for an afternoon of service. Based in Norwalk, CT, Filling in The Blanks is a nonprofit foundation that provides weekend meals for children in the community who may not have meal stability outside of the normal school day. The team packed 1,400+ bags of food, providing ~3,000 meals for children in need. These meals are provided to children throughout Fairfield County, from Greenwich to Bridgeport. We are thrilled to give back to our community in this way. Thank you, Filling in The Blanks! #Community #FITB

What’s next for private real estate? Steve Oblack, Head of Real Estate Solutions, will join a panel at Sanctuary Wealth IMS to discuss the future of the market. He will highlight emerging trends, growth opportunities and key factors shaping the industry.