50 said yes. 13 showed up.

Reader 50 people RSVPed to the first Investor Exchange. I reminded them the day before, five hours before, and an hour before. 13 showed up. A free RSVP is a wish. Showing up is a decision. Here's what the 13 heard: Debt is chasing deals while equity flinches. On bigger projects, lenders are quoting in the fives. They pulled back during the maturity scare, and now they have to put money back out. Meanwhile equity investors are acting like it's 2008. Both can't be right. Insurance rewrote the...