The Allocation: Private Markets for the Total Portfolio
Private markets have moved from a portfolio complement to a core role. The question is no longer whether to invest, but how to allocate with precision. From credit to equity and everything in between, The Allocation focuses on specific asset classes and market outlooks. You will hear where private investments fit within the total portfolio, how they compare to public market equivalents, and the role they play in diversification and long-term performance. These conversations connect macroeconomic and thematic insights to allocation decisions. We explore how to approach sizing, structure and implementation across different mandates and portfolio frameworks. Produced by Apollo...
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Episodes (78)
Cycle, Structure, Selection: Private Equity Portfolios for Today’s Market
Oct 14, 2026
Infrastructure: Today’s “Generational” Investment Opportunity
Sep 30, 2026
Torsten Slok’s Macro Update: Higher for Longer and the Road to 2027
Sep 23, 2026
Fixed Income: The AI Issuance Boom and What it Means For Portfolios
Sep 16, 2026
Can AI Earn It Back? The $2 Trillion Test and Other Forces Reshaping Markets and Portfolios
Sep 2, 2026
Sports as an Asset Class: The $2.5 Trillion Opportunity
Aug 19, 2026
The Allocation Trailer: Private Markets for the Total Portfolio
Aug 19, 2026
Hybrid: Rethinking Risk and Return
Jul 8, 2026
Torsten Slok’s Mid-Year Outlook: Three Forces Driving Markets
Jun 24, 2026
Real Estate: After the Reset
Jun 2, 2026
Private Market Secondaries: The $225 Billion Market Many Wealth Investors Overlook
May 19, 2026
Finding Opportunity in a Converging Credit Market
Apr 30, 2026
Investing Across the Credit Cycle
Apr 23, 2026
Private Equity Portfolios: Three Key Dimensions of Diversification
Mar 31, 2026
Torsten Slok on the US Economy: Resilience Under Pressure
Mar 12, 2026
Allocation Insights: Asset-Backed Finance is the Engine Behind Private Credit’s Next Chapter
Feb 17, 2026
Convergence: The Integration and Evolution of Credit Markets
Jan 22, 2026
2026 Outlook: Resilience Meets Momentum
Dec 17, 2025
Private Equity: Alpha in an Evolving Market
Nov 24, 2025
What’s Driving the Shift in Portfolio Construction: Private Credit, Private Equity, and the New Market Reality
Oct 23, 2025
Origination: The $40 Trillion Engine of Private Credit
Oct 6, 2025
Tensions Rising: The Fed Meeting, Stagflation Signals, and What It Can Mean for Portfolios
Sep 19, 2025
The Asset-Backed Finance Market Is Having a Moment
Aug 13, 2025
Another Chance to Position Portfolios for Tariff Turmoil?
Jul 17, 2025
Mid-Year Outlook: At the Crossroads of Stagflation—What’s Next?
Jun 27, 2025
Private Credit Investing in Volatile Times
May 9, 2025
Credit Investing Amid Post “Liberation Day” Uncertainty
Apr 11, 2025
Beyond 60/40: Private Assets in an Era of High Public Valuations
Mar 10, 2025
How Can Private IG Enhance Fixed Income Allocations?
Feb 14, 2025
Can Private Markets Be the Alternative to Lofty Public Market Valuations?
Jan 16, 2025
2025 Economic Outlook: Firing on All Cylinders
Dec 16, 2024
Private Credit Investing in a Post-Fed Rate Cut World
Nov 13, 2024
Real Estate: Is This the Entry Point We’ve All Been Waiting For?
Oct 17, 2024
The Fed Kicks off an Easing Cycle: What’s Next for the Economy and Financial Markets?
Sep 20, 2024
Capturing Risk Premia: A Practitioner’s Perspective with Apollo Partner Matt O’Mara
Aug 2, 2024
The Search for Risk Premium with Apollo Strategist Alex Wright
Jul 16, 2024
Mid-Year Outlook: An Unstable Economic Equilibrium
Jun 26, 2024
Real Estate: Opportunities and Risks in an Unprecedented Market
May 23, 2024
Building Resilience: Selecting the Right Assets for an Alternatives Portfolio
May 8, 2024
Private Credit Investing in a “Higher for Longer” Environment
Apr 5, 2024
How PE Secondaries Can Enhance Diversification in Volatile Times
Mar 8, 2024
Adjusting portfolio allocations amid an uncertain outlook
Feb 13, 2024
What’s Next After the Fed “Pivot?”
Dec 28, 2023
Where to Find Opportunities in a Shifting Economic Landscape?
Dec 5, 2023
How to Think About the Role of Private Capital in the Clean Transition
Nov 1, 2023
How Important Is Vintage in Private Credit Investing Today?
Sep 5, 2023
Can Alternatives Replace Public Equity?
Aug 1, 2023
Mid-Year Outlook: What’s next for the US economy, inflation, and the Fed?
Jul 7, 2023
Private Equity Investing Amid Market Dislocation
May 8, 2023
Private Credit Investing in Times of Uncertainty
Mar 22, 2023