By: Miriam Gottfried
It might be getting easier for individual investors to tap in to the opaque world of private markets. BlackRock plans to offer wealthy investors a way to access areas such as private equity and private credit in an attempt to build a new revenue stream. The asset manager is joining with private-equity firm Partners Group to create a so-called model portfolio that wealth advisers could use to help clients invest in a variety of private-market offerings in one fell swoop.