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Everything You Need to Know to Establish a Separate Account--and Control Your Own Private Mutual Fund Mutual funds--because of their lack of investment control, hidden fees, and inequitable tax liabilities--are on their way out. "Investing in Separate Accounts covers the numerous advantages of separate accounts over mutual funds and explains why separate accounts have become the new investment of choice for knowledgeable investors. Acclaim for "Investing in Separate Accounts... "Kevin Freeman, as developer of the Franklin Templeton Private Client Group, built a wealth of experience and wisdom which he shares with you in "Investing in Separate Accounts."--Sir John Templeton "Here is the first comprehensive publication that tells the powerful story of managed accounts, how they work, and why they are positioned to dominate in the delivery of investment consulting services in the years ahead."--Christopher L. Davis, Executive Director, The Money Management Institute ""Investing in Separate Accounts is a great book for investors who want to learn how separately managed accounts can help meet their investing objectives."--Steven M.H. Wallman, Founder and CEO, FOLIO"fn "This is the first truly insightful book I have read on the next really big thing: separate accounts."--Jamie Waller, Director of Separate Accounts, Citigroup Asset Management; Former Partner, Checkfree APL "(Erik Davidson and Kevin Freeman's) separate account solution shows a long-term vision for the wealth management clients need."--W. Reay Mackay, Vice Chairman, RBC Financial Group "Clearly, separate accounts have strong selling points. Unlike investing in a mutual fund and immediately being exposed to thefund's embedded capital gains, an investor has some say over stock purchases and sales in a separate account, giving him better control over his tax bills.

Performing Venture Capital Due Diligence the Right Way Venture Capital Due Diligence provides a clear and complete explanation of the venture capital (VC) due diligence process and shows you how to use it to assess investment opportunities, make smart investment decisions, and increase the return on your overall venture capital portfolio. This comprehensive guide offers a full explanation of the VC due diligence process, from using screening mechanisms that sort out potential opportunities, to assessing the management qualities, business models, legal issues, and even intangibles of target companies. Structured around a number of carefully crafted questions that venture capitalists often ask when performing due diligence, this book puts you-the reader-in the position of a VC conducting due diligence on a particular company. In-depth discussions of these questions and their possible answers pull together opinions from many of the major players in today’ s venture capital industry, including . . . Richard Testa of Testa Hurwitz & Thibeault Ann Winblad of Hummer Winblad Venture Partners John Doerr of Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers Craig Johnson of the Venture Law Group Don Valentine of Sequoia Capital Kevin Fong of the Mayfield Fund . . . and many others who are qualified to comment on the proper methods of performing VC due diligence and making VC investment decisions. An essential guide for anyone involved in venture capital investing, Venture Capital Due Diligence helps you uncover potential problems, while showing you where to look and what to look for when conducting VC due diligence.