Private-Credit Fears Are Spreading: What Financial Advisors Are Telling Clients
Barrons·2026-03-19 03:22

After years of breakneck growth, private credit has suddenly hit a rough patch. Redemption requests have surged, largely across semiliquid vehicles and business development companies. Managers have had to enforce quarterly withdrawal caps to manage liquidity. Meanwhile, headlines about borrower stress have rattled investors and knocked down share prices of listed alternative managers. For this week's Barron's Advisor Big Q, we asked: What are you telling clients who are rattled by the scary headlines about ...