Dot-Com Bubble Déjà Vu? What Market History Tells Us About AI and Private Markets

Описание: What happens when the host becomes the guest?


In Episode 23 of Significance of Wealth, Martie Salt sits down with Tom Ruggie - Founder and CEO of Destiny Family Office and the show’s regular host - for a wide-ranging conversation on alternative investing, private markets, and the accelerating AI cycle.


Fresh off being named InvestmentNews’ 2025 Advisor of the Year for Alternative Investments, Tom shares insights from his recent presentation to his TIGER21 peer group, where he argued that today’s AI revolution closely parallels the internet boom of the 1990s—compressed into a much shorter time frame. Together, Martie and Tom explore:

• Why Tom believes the AI bubble has not yet burst—and what signals he’s watching
• How Destiny Family Office accesses late-stage, pre-IPO companies through institutional relationships
• The difference between primary market valuations and secondary market markups
• Key risks of direct investing, including illiquidity, valuation opacity, and concentration risk
• How a long-standing bucketing strategy helps determine appropriate allocations to alternatives
• Where private equity, private credit, hedge funds, and direct investments fit within a broader portfolio

While some opportunities discussed may only be available to qualified purchasers, this episode offers valuable perspective for any investor seeking to understand how experienced advisors and ultra-high-net-worth investors are thinking about private markets, innovation cycles, and long-term portfolio strategy.






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