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Franklin Square in Investment News
Investors thinking about retirement should understand BDCs Traditional fixed-income holdings, such as bond funds, may not provide enough meaningful income With 77 million baby boomers now in or preparing for retirement, many Americans’ investment portfolios are undergoing a significant shift. In the face of longer life expectancies, they are seeking to increase investment income and […]
Franklin Square on Fox
The Big Hunt for Yield: Franklin Square CEO Appears on Fox Business News Michael Forman Explains the Rapid Growth of BDCs Read more here.
Franklin Square hits The Street
Franklin Square CEO: Our Investment Unit Will Do Even Better When Rates Rise Franklin Square is the world’s largest sponsor of business development companies, or BDC, with 25% of the market. BDCs are publicly registered U.S. companies that invest in small and mid-sized businesses. Read more here.
Franklin Square in Investment News
Wilshire rolls out BDC index, setting the stage for investible versions Index will mainly act as a benchmark for the universe of six dozen individual BDCs until an investible version is created Read more here.
Franklin Square in Investment news
An alternative oil investment that hinges on infrastructure needs Nontraded energy BDC provides funds for exploration and drilling The sharp decrease in oil prices over the past six months undoubtedly has pained advisers and investors interested in the energy sector. Oil prices dropped sharply last week, reaching five-year lows. For the first time since July […]
Franklin Square vet on CNN Money
From war to Wall Street: Marine Gary Laughlin United States Marine for life. That was Gary Laughlin’s plan. He signed up after the September 11 terror attacks, went through officer training and did two tours of duty in Iraq. Read more here.
Franklin Square in Bloomberg
MCG Capital Liquidation Not Sign of Market Woes, KBW Says MCG Capital Corp. (MCGC)’s announcement that it will buy back shares and possibly liquidate its loans to smaller companies isn’t an indication of the market’s ills, according to Keefe, Bruyette & Woods analyst Troy Ward. Read the rest here.
Franklin Square CEO on Fox Business
Franklin Square CEO Michael Forman says the search for yield is driving growth in the business development industry. Watch this video at video.foxbusiness.com
Franklin Square CEO on Jim Cramer's Mad Money
Michael Forman appears on CNBC’s Mad Money with Jim Cramer Michael Forman, Chairman and CEO of Franklin Square, appeared on CNBC’s Mad Money with Jim Cramer on Monday, September 15th. They discussed Franklin Square’s mission to provide investors access to best-in-class alternative asset managers and strategies historically available only to large institutional investors such as […]
Franklin Square in Forbes
Franklin Square Capital Chats With LCD About BDCs, Record Leverage Levels S&P Capital IQ LCD recently chatted with Michael Gerber, managing director, and Zach Klehr, executive vice president, at alternative asset manager Franklin Square Capital Partners. Franklin Square manages four BDCs – one is publicly traded and three are non-listed. The four funds have an […]
Who is Franklin Square Capital Partners?
Who is Franklin Square Capital Partners? Designed to give the public access to institutional quality alternative investments, Franklin Square Capital Partners (Franklin Square) “pioneered the use of” non-traded business development companies (BDCs), which allow the public to invest in the debt and equity of private companies. This year has been an eventful one for the […]
Franklin Square in the FT
Shadow banks step into the lending void Warren Kanders can stop a bullet. He finds it harder to get a bank loan. The chief executive of Safariland, a Florida-based manufacturer of body armour and riot helmets, says trying to get bank financing has become painful. “There’s a lot of people out there that could use […]
Franklin Square visits Fox
Franklin Square CEO Michael Forman gives insight into the business development companies market.
Franklin Square visits Reuters
Michael Foreman, CEO of business development company Franklin Square, says that the senior secured loans he invests do better in a rising rate environment and expects returns
CNBC: Franklin Square lists on the NYSE
Franklin Square: Not the normal investment vehicle – Michael Forman, Franklin Square CEO, discusses his firm’s alternative investment approach and explains the size and scale of the company’s portfolio.
Franklin Square lists on the NYSE
Investors Keep an Eye on FS Investment’s Listing Wednesday Some investors are keeping a close eye on Wednesday’s planned listing of specialty finance company FS Investment Corp. (FSIC) amid turbulence in the stock market. Read more here.
"Closing Bell" segment with Michael Forman
Dissecting the market’s reaction to the FOMC statement, with CNBC’s Rick Santelli; “Fast Money’s” Stephanie Link; Michael Forman, Franklin Square CEO; and Nathan Bachrach, Simply Money Advisors CEO.
FS Investment will be a first in the industry
Nontraded BDC to list shares on NYSE — FS Investment will be a first in the industry — Nontraded real estate investment trusts for the past year have been steadily listing on stock exchanges, merging with other REITs, or announcing such plans, providing investors with liquidity or hopes for liquidity.
Franklin Square’s Help For Vets is Recognized
A non-profit founded in Philadelphia has helped a local Marine wounded in Iraq find a new career back home