Bringing Private Equity to the Mass Affluent
Wed Feb 04 2026
What if your accredited clients could tap into institutional-quality private deals without locking up their money for a decade?
In this episode of the Registered Investment Advisor Podcast, Seth Greene interviews Joseph DaGrosa, Jr., Chairman and CEO of Axxes Capital, who explains how his career evolved from auditing at a wirehouse to partnering with an early leveraged buyout pioneer and ultimately building Axxes Capital to open private equity and private credit to the mass affluent accredited investor market. He also shares why interval funds, rigorous sub-advisor due diligence, and his new educational resource, The Financial Advisor’s Guide to Private Investments, are helping RIAs bring institutional-style private allocations to a broader client base.
Key Takeaways:
→ Why the accredited investor segment represents a massive, historically underserved opportunity for private investments.
→ How the rules of the Investment Company Act of 1940 limit traditional private equity vehicles.
→ How Access Capital structures registered vehicles to bring private equity and private credit access to mass affluent accredited investors.
→ What interval funds are, how their semi-liquid structure works, and why they may be a fit for long-term investors who want private exposure with periodic liquidity.
→ Why RIAs and RIA aggregators are turning to outsourced CIO relationships to help them evaluate and implement private investments at scale.
Joseph DaGrosa, Jr., is the Chairman and CEO of Axxes Capital. Mr. DaGrosa has over 30 years of private equity experience successfully investing in multiple industries, including insurance (where he served as Co-CIO), retail, food & beverage, real estate, hospitality, healthcare, aviation, and sports & entertainment. He is a recognized industry authority and the co-author of The Financial Advisor’s Guide to Private Investments, a book designed to provide advisors with access, insight, and confidence as they navigate the growing private markets landscape. Mr. DaGrosa also serves as Chairman of the private equity firm DaGrosa Capital Partners LLC, a Miami-based private equity firm that is focused on control and influential minority investments in exceptional companies located throughout the United States.
Connect With Joe:
Website: https://axxescapital.com/
X: https://x.com/joe_dagrosa
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joseph-dagrosa-jr-59415934/
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What if your accredited clients could tap into institutional-quality private deals without locking up their money for a decade? In this episode of the Registered Investment Advisor Podcast, Seth Greene interviews Joseph DaGrosa, Jr., Chairman and CEO of Axxes Capital, who explains how his career evolved from auditing at a wirehouse to partnering with an early leveraged buyout pioneer and ultimately building Axxes Capital to open private equity and private credit to the mass affluent accredited investor market. He also shares why interval funds, rigorous sub-advisor due diligence, and his new educational resource, The Financial Advisor’s Guide to Private Investments, are helping RIAs bring institutional-style private allocations to a broader client base. Key Takeaways: → Why the accredited investor segment represents a massive, historically underserved opportunity for private investments. → How the rules of the Investment Company Act of 1940 limit traditional private equity vehicles. → How Access Capital structures registered vehicles to bring private equity and private credit access to mass affluent accredited investors. → What interval funds are, how their semi-liquid structure works, and why they may be a fit for long-term investors who want private exposure with periodic liquidity. → Why RIAs and RIA aggregators are turning to outsourced CIO relationships to help them evaluate and implement private investments at scale. Joseph DaGrosa, Jr., is the Chairman and CEO of Axxes Capital. Mr. DaGrosa has over 30 years of private equity experience successfully investing in multiple industries, including insurance (where he served as Co-CIO), retail, food & beverage, real estate, hospitality, healthcare, aviation, and sports & entertainment. He is a recognized industry authority and the co-author of The Financial Advisor’s Guide to Private Investments, a book designed to provide advisors with access, insight, and confidence as they navigate the growing private markets landscape. Mr. DaGrosa also serves as Chairman of the private equity firm DaGrosa Capital Partners LLC, a Miami-based private equity firm that is focused on control and influential minority investments in exceptional companies located throughout the United States. Connect With Joe: Website: https://axxescapital.com/ X: https://x.com/joe_dagrosa LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joseph-dagrosa-jr-59415934/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices