We’re excited to launch our monthly newsletter, designed to serve as your primary source for navigating the world of alternative investments.
At iCapital, we are committed to providing you with innovative solutions to support your success. That’s why we’re delivering pertinent, thought-provoking alternative investments content in a centralized publication, so you can spend less time searching for the news you need.
With each issue you will find a curated selection of iCapital and industry research, market insights and perspectives, and educational resources, all in one place.
We hope you find this publication helpful and informative, and we thank you for your continued partnership and support.


Lawrence Calcano
Chief Executive Officer
MONTHLY MARKET ROUNDUP
WEEKLY MARKET PULSE

While leveraged loans have far outshined all other fixed income assets this year, we explore why now might be the right time to consider high yield and private credit over publicly traded leveraged loans. Read more in Chief Investment Strategist Anastasia Amoroso’s Market Pulse.
CHART OF THE MONTH
With a traditional 60/40 portfolio, investors with long term financial objectives could be missing out on the increased upside potential and reduction in volatility that alternative investments offer.
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT
NEW AT iCAPITAL

Have you met SIMON? Our platform for risk-managed and alternative solutions includes structured investments, annuities, alternatives, and digital assets. With education and analytics breaking down the complexity of these products, a centralized marketplace, and an intuitive workflow for lifecycle management, financial advisors can learn, transact, and manage client portfolios with confidence.
PODCAST: ALT GOES MAINSTREAM

Make sure to catch iCapital’s Lawrence Calcano and SIMON Markets LLC’s Jason Broder on the Alt Goes Mainstream podcast, as they joined host Michael Sidgmore to discuss how iCapital’s acquisition of SIMON revolutionizes the distribution of alternative solutions and how the current landscape is evolving as alt goes mainstream.
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Products offered by iCapital are typically private placements that are sold only to qualified clients of iCapital through transactions that are exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933 pursuant to Rule 506(b) of Regulation D promulgated thereunder (“Private Placements”). An investment in any product issued pursuant to a Private Placement, such as the funds described, entails a high degree of risk and no assurance can be given that any alternative investment fund’s investment objectives will be achieved or that investors will receive a return of their capital. Further, such investments are not subject to the same levels of regulatory scrutiny as publicly listed investments, and as a result, investors may have access to significantly less information than they can access with respect to publicly listed investments. Prospective investors should also note that investments in the products described involve long lock-ups and do not provide investors with liquidity.
Alternative investment products and services may be offered through iCapital Securities, LLC. Structured investment products and services may be offered through Axio Financial LLC and/or SIMON Markets LLC. iCapital Securities LLC, Axio Financial LLC, and SIMON Markets LLC are each a registered broker/dealer, member FINRA and SIPC, and an affiliate of Institutional Capital Network, Inc. (“iCapital”). Annuities and insurance services provided by SIMON Annuities and Insurance Services LLC, an affiliate of iCapital. iCapital Advisors, LLC, a subsidiary of iCapital, is an investment adviser registered with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). These registrations and memberships in no way imply that the SEC, FINRA or SIPC have endorsed the entities, products or services discussed herein. iCapital and iCapital Network are registered trademarks of Institutional Capital Network, Inc. Additional information is available upon request.
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