The Truth About Wealth · 2025-07-09 · 35 min
What if launching your company at the brink of the 2008 financial crisis turned out to be the smartest move you ever made? That’s exactly what happened to Greg Friedman, CEO of Peachtree Group, who joins Michael Parise on The Truth About Wealth to share how timing, adaptability, and a deep understanding of risk helped shape his firm’s rise to a national powerhouse. Greg explains how Peachtree Group invests across private credit, commercial real estate, and even film financing - always with an eye for “mispriced risk.” In this episode, he shares how they’ve made over 600 credit investments with a sub-3% foreclosure rate and how they’re navigating today's volatile interest rate environment. What you'll learn by listening: Why private credit is creating rare opportunities in a tight lending market How Peachtree underwrites risk like an owner, not just a lender What rising interest rates really mean for real estate valuations How tax credits and film finance are reshaping alternative investment strategies And more!
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