Ignorance is bliss. As long as you don't know what sort of results are available from private equity transactions, Wall Street (including the big banks and large financial institutions) will continue to offer you generic products with mediocre to poor returns. In general, private equity transaction details are 'private' (secret) - but every once in a while, details leak through well known print media platforms (e.g. New York Times, Wall Street Journal, etc.) and articles, editorials and even books written by investigative journalists. Some of those resources are presented below as tangible proof of the 'financial menu' available to the wealthiest slice (0.01%) of the population.