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Billions are fleeing private credit funds as returns slide and redemptions surge. Financial historian Mark Higgins warns that retail investors aren't being offered a seat at the table — they're being positioned at the end of a speculative supply chain, left to absorb risks the smart money no longer wants.

Private equity firms are dangling incentives that would have been unthinkable a few years ago. Management fee cuts, rebates on deal...

Private equity in 401(k)s has been hailed as a breakthrough for American savers. But while the headlines promise fast change, the reality is slower, costlier and far riskier. History shows high failure rates, heavy fees and poor outcomes for investors. The winners may be asset managers, not workers.

New Morningstar research reveals a shocking 75% alternative fund mortality rate. Of 1,345 alternative mutual funds that existed in 2015, only 341 survive today. As regulators push wider retail access to semi-liquid alternatives, Jeffrey Ptak's analysis shows three-quarters failed to deliver on promises of diversification and smoother returns. High fees, poor performance, and investor flight killed most funds within three years.