Wall Street's hottest trade is coming to retail investors. Here's why experts are warning about buying into private credit.
- Private credit has taken off thanks to its strong returns and diversification opportunities.
- Retail investors can start participating with the launch of private credit ETFs.
- However, democratization of the private credit market isn’t without risks, investing experts say.
It’s a tricky time to be an investor.
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Nvidia shares fell nearly 9 percent on Monday following US President Donald Trump’s confirmation that tariffs on imports from Canada and Mexico would take effect on Tuesday, according to CNBC.
The decline came amid a broader market downturn. The Dow Jones Industrial Average, which includes Nvidia, dropped 800 points,
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Better yet, it’s growing at a rapid rate and is sitting squarely in the middle of a market that is forecast to grow at 13.4% annually through 2026.
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Will Tesla 6x?
When Cathie Wood first bet that Tesla would hit a trillion dollar market capitalization, it was valued at around 6% of that level.
Naysayers said she was crazy.
They cited unequivocal statistics that “proved” Tesla was overvalued, like summing up the market caps of all vehicle manufacturers and pointing to Tesla’s being greater than the combination of them all.