I want to start with the fact that we are in Los Angeles and there has been a lot of discussion about the protests and some of the military presence. And there's a real question as investors, how much some of these types of political backdrops and social backdrops affect where you invest. And Tim, I'm curious to what degree it really is affecting the flow of investment.I think the primary driver, if you just want to look at Los Angeles of investment here, is, you know, where the economies are very active. R ...

Wall Street is increasingly interested in bringing private assets to everyday investors. Financial services firm Empower, which oversees 1.8% trillion in 401k accounts for 19 million people, recently announced that it will offer private credit equity and real estate into some of its accounts later on this year. But there are certain issues tied to private assets and mainstream use.According to our very own Bob Pal, private assets can be complex and illquid, meaning they aren't easily bought or sold. These a ...