Much of this increase was due to the increased popularity of special purpose acquisition companies, or SPACs. These so-called "blank check companies" are giving investors access to deals and investment opportunities they might otherwise never see. The benefits of SPACs include... - Easy access to capital. SPACs face far fewer regulatory hurdles than IPOs.
- Time savings. A SPAC merger takes only three or four months versus 24 to 36 months for a traditional IPO.
- Late-stage access. SPAC mergers allow investors to take advantage of private companies that are in late-stage development.
- Certainty. SPACs are able to negotiate the terms of their public offerings, giving shareholders and employees more confidence in the terms.
SPACs accounted for roughly half of all IPOs last year, quadruple the number in 2019. And the trend has continued into 2021. There have already been 231 IPOs this year - and 145 were SPACs. SPACs and other IPOs can greatly boost your portfolio's returns. But only if you know where to look. Wall Street doesn't cover most of these companies. And where there isn't much research coverage, inefficiencies develop. And that creates opportunity. For example, it is widely known that the broad market has returned approximately 10% a year over the last 200 years. But since 2010, according to a study by Schaeffer's Research, the average one-year return for a post-IPO stock was 22.3%. And many - like Tesla (Nasdaq: TSLA), Peloton (Nasdaq: PTON) and Moderna (Nasdaq: MRNA) - have done far, far better. However, I've recently uncovered a post-IPO stock that has as much upside potential as any of those three. In fact, I believe it has the potential to become the hottest stock of the next decade. Barron's reports that it's "generating stunning growth." Forbes says its "growth potential is staggering." Fortune magazine believes the firm will "become a tech giant." It's easy to see why... It has a client roster that most companies only dream about. Customers include 165 of the Fortune 500 companies... and 70% of the ultra-exclusive Fortune 10 companies. The best of the best. And company insiders agree. They are not just buying. Insiders have loaded up on these shares. Even Berkshire Hathaway Chairman Warren Buffett - who famously dislikes both IPOs and tech companies - made his first IPO investment since 1956 in this company. The last time Buffett put his money in an IPO, most folks didn't even own a color TV and Dwight Eisenhower was in office. This is the first time he's made an IPO investment in 65 years. And he's not the only one... Sequoia Capital - the firm that backed Google, Apple, Oracle, PayPal and YouTube - invested $271 million in this new company. I recently sat down with Oxford Club Executive Vice President George Rayburn to discuss this opportunity - and others like it. You can sign up to watch that conversation here. The important takeaway is that fantastic, disruptive companies are going public at an unprecedented pace. Investors who understand what's going on - and where to invest - stand to realize outsized profits in the months and years ahead. Good investing, Alex | 
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