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I keep hearing the buzzwords — private equity, venture capital, real assets — but had no idea what it all meant. Until now.

Listening to Alternate View is like sitting in on a grad school class taught by fund nerds who actually manage money. They break down every part of a deal. Sometimes I have to rewind twice, but I always leave smarter.

Vik Uppal’s episode on structured real estate was thoughtful and detailed. It gave me a much better understanding of how these deals are actually built and why structure matters so much!

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Growing Wealth In Farmland Investing

🌱 Farmland: The Next Frontier for Investors 🌱In this episode of the Alternate View, host and Managing Director of Verdence/RIA+, Matt Andrulot sits down with John Goodreds, Managing Director at Nuveen Real Assets, to dig into one of the most...

Inside the World of Private Investing

Alternate View is an educational podcast hosted by Matt Andrulot, Managing Director of Verdence/RIA+. Each episode features candid conversations with fund managers in private equity, infrastructure, and private credit—focused not on products or pitches, but on how these strategies really work and why they matter.

Through insights from seasoned allocators, the podcast explores how to identify quality managers, evaluate deals, and avoid common blind spots. With so many private opportunities competing for attention, Alternate View helps investors think critically, spot weak structures, and focus on fundamentals—the kind of perspective that only comes from those who’ve seen what works and what doesn’t.

Structures for Private Equity

How funds are built and where they fit into a broader portfolio.

Real Assets and Infrastructure:

What makes these investments attractive over the long term.

Private Credit

Where private lenders step in and how they manage risk.

Fund Selection and Oversight

What managers look for and what they avoid.

Illiquidity and Access

What to know before committing to private deals.

Trends in the Private Market

How capital is flowing, what’s changing, and how it differs from public markets.

Meet Matt

As Managing Director of Verdence/RIA+, Matt leads the firm’s Outsourced CIO offering, helping B2B clients scale through customized investment solutions. He also structures and negotiates private equity, credit, and real asset opportunities for qualified investors. Before joining Verdence, Matt was a Regional Director at Fortigent and a Vice President at Fidelity Investments’ Private Access Group.

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