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WSJ Your Money Briefing

Private Markets Have Been Reserved for the Wealthy. Should a Test Change That?

WSJ Your Money Briefing

The Wall Street Journal

Business News, News

4.11.7K Ratings

🗓️ 25 October 2024

⏱️ 9 minutes

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Summary

A proposal from lawmakers could open up investment opportunities in private companies – if you can pass an exam based on your financial acumen. Wall Street Journal reporter Corrie Driebusch joins host Ariana Aspuru to break down how it might work and what it means for investors.  Sign up for the WSJ's free Markets A.M. newsletter.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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slash Wall Street. Here's your money briefing for Friday, October 25th. I'm

0:22.0

Ariana Spoodoo for the Wall Street Journal, filling in for J.R. Wayland.

0:26.4

The debate over whether wealth or intelligence should determine who could invest in private markets

0:35.2

is shifting.

0:36.2

Recently, a group of lawmakers have proposed a test to see if someone should have access

0:41.4

to these high-, high reward investments.

0:45.0

Score enough points and you could be in.

0:47.0

There seems to be this feeling that there needs to be some level of financial sophistication

0:52.4

for individuals who want to invest in these securities.

0:55.8

But what determines financial sophistication?

0:58.7

Is it that you have enough money that if you do lose a lot, you'll be okay, or if you do lose a lot you'll be okay or if you have this financial knowledge

1:06.2

should that be the determining factor?

1:09.6

Wall Street Journal reporter Cori Dreebush joins me. After the break.

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