About this episode
Why does applying institutional investing frameworks often fail for taxable investors and families?
David Weisburd speaks with Aneet Deshpande about adapting the endowment model to private clients, the rise of tax-aware private market investing, and why governance, pacing, and asset location matter more than product selection. Aneet explains how taxes, liquidity needs, and behavioral risks fundamentally change portfolio construction—and why clarity of objectives is the real edge.
Highlights:
Why institutional investing frameworks break down for taxable investors
The rise of the taxable private-market allocator
Asset allocation vs. asset location—and the cost of getting it wrong
How taxes can erode 30–40% of gross returns
Tax-efficient structures in infrastructure and private markets
Applying the endowment model to families: what’s usually missing
The three hardest problems: sizing, sourcing, and pacing
Denominator and numerator effects in volatile markets
Continuation vehicles, co-invests, and the evolution of fee structures
Why governance and investment policy matter more than tactics
Ranges vs. point targets in asset allocation
Managing capital calls without forcing bad sales
Why ad hoc investing quietly destroys portfolios
Key-man risk, manager “genius,” and process vs. discretion
Guest Bio:
Aneet Deshpande is a senior investment professional and allocator with deep experience advising institutions and private clients on portfolio construction, private markets, and governance. His work focuses on adapting institutional frameworks—such as the endowment model—to the realities of taxable investors, with an emphasis on tax efficiency, pacing, liquidity management, and long-term wealth preservation across generations.
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