The days of high buyout returns are few as it's unlikely to get a 40-50% rate of return, while venture capitalists can get up to 30% returns. The best venture capitalists today are likely to get 30% carried interest, unlike the old days when it was thought to be 20-25% net internal rate returns.
Tony Robbins shares his insights on stock market investing advising that market performance isn't to be blamed for losses, but instead personal decisions, saying that he coached his platinum partners through the 2008 financial crisis to save their investments.
Investing in the index and holding it will lead to better returns than picking individual stocks or hiring investment advisors because the group of people who don't buy the index but are like the index as a group are busy paying all these costs, taxes, and fees.
The potential return for private equity firms can range from beating the public market to receiving seven to fifteen times the amount invested, with the bear case being money being locked up and potentially receiving less than what was invested.
The speaker cautions that the market may experience a bear market and advises to invest wisely to avoid losing money. He also cites the historical occurrences of bear markets every three to five years, and states that one may be imminent.