{"id":56882,"date":"2026-01-18T15:30:06","date_gmt":"2026-01-18T20:30:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thedisciplinedinvestor.com\/blog\/?p=56882"},"modified":"2026-01-12T16:19:26","modified_gmt":"2026-01-12T21:19:26","slug":"tdi-podcast-private-equity-insights-956","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thedisciplinedinvestor.com\/blog\/2026\/01\/18\/tdi-podcast-private-equity-insights-956\/","title":{"rendered":"TDI Podcast: Private Equity Insights (#956)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Greenland, Iran and Mexico \u2013 OH MY<\/p>\n<p>Earnings season \u2013 yes it is here !<\/p>\n<p>Markets re on fire \u2013 all systems go \u2013 Get your gold and silver too!<\/p>\n<p>And out guest \u2013 Benjamin Kahle \u2013 Managing Partner of Wellings Capital.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/the-disciplined-investor\/id217999782\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-54929 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/thedisciplinedinvestor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/ApplePodcasts-300x100.png\" alt=\"TDI Podcast on Apple Podcasts\" width=\"300\" height=\"100\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thedisciplinedinvestor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/ApplePodcasts-300x100.png 300w, https:\/\/thedisciplinedinvestor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/ApplePodcasts-610x204.png 610w, https:\/\/thedisciplinedinvestor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/ApplePodcasts.png 677w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong><em>\u00a0NEW!<\/em> <\/strong><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/thedisciplinedinvestor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/TDI-Notes-and-Summary-956.pdf\"><em><strong>DOWNLOAD THIS EPISODE&#8217;S AI GENERATED SHOW NOTES (Guest Segment)<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thedisciplinedinvestor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/kahle_headshot.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-56883 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/thedisciplinedinvestor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/kahle_headshot.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thedisciplinedinvestor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/kahle_headshot.jpg 200w, https:\/\/thedisciplinedinvestor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/kahle_headshot-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/thedisciplinedinvestor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/kahle_headshot-120x120.jpg 120w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>Benjamin Kahle is the Managing Partner of <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wellingscapital.com\/\">Wellings Capital<\/a><\/strong>. He is responsible for the overall management of the firm and its investment offerings, including eight funds and multiple sidecar entities. In this role, Benjamin helps shape the company\u2019s investment strategy and guides asset management initiatives. Since joining Wellings Capital as an intern in 2015, Benjamin has played an instrumental role in the firm\u2019s growth, driving it from $0 to over $215 million in investor equity under management and over $450 million of assets under management. His leadership has helped establish Wellings Capital as a trusted name in the commercial real estate private equity space. Benjamin\u2019s real estate career began early\u2014he became a licensed realtor during his junior year of college. He earned his Bachelor\u2019s degree in Business Administration from Liberty University and lives in Central Virginia with his wife and son.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Learn More at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ibkr.com\/funds\">http:\/\/www.ibkr.com\/funds<\/a><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.interactivebrokers.com\/mkt\/?src=tdi1&amp;url=%2Fen%2Findex.php%3Ff%3D1338\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-54327\" src=\"https:\/\/thedisciplinedinvestor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/InteractiveBrokers_logo1-e1607262448146.jpg\" alt=\"Interactive Brokers - Why IB?\" width=\"393\" height=\"87\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a class=\"twitter-follow-button\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/andrewhorowitz\" data-size=\"large\" data-show-count=\"false\">Follow @andrewhorowitz<\/a><br \/>\n<script src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Looking for style diversification?<\/strong> More information on the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/thedisciplinedinvestor.com\/blog\/tdi-strategy\/\">TDI Managed Growth Strategy<\/a> <\/strong>&#8211; https:\/\/thedisciplinedinvestor.com\/blog\/tdi-strategy\/<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Stocks mentioned in this episode: (SPY), (TSLA), (GOOG), (BIDU)<\/p>\n<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_5837\"><a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/tdi_podcast\/www.thedisciplinedinvestor.com\/blog\/podcasts\/tdi_episode956.mp3\" title=\"Play\" onclick=\"return powerpress_embed_html5a('5837','http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/tdi_podcast\/www.thedisciplinedinvestor.com\/blog\/podcasts\/tdi_episode956.mp3');\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thedisciplinedinvestor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/powerpress\/TDI_PlayPodcast-679.png\" title=\"Play\" alt=\"Play\" style=\"border:0;\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/tdi_podcast\/www.thedisciplinedinvestor.com\/blog\/podcasts\/tdi_episode956.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/thedisciplinedinvestor.com\/blog\/?powerpress_pinw=56882-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/tdi_podcast\/www.thedisciplinedinvestor.com\/blog\/podcasts\/tdi_episode956.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"tdi_episode956.mp3\">Download<\/a> (Duration: 1:05:13 &#8212; 60.0MB)<\/p><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/5vtvEVDPUi4221imwhXyXt\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_spotify\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on Spotify\" rel=\"nofollow\">Spotify<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/tunein.com\/podcasts\/Markets-and-Investing\/The-Disciplined-Investor-p414586\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_tunein\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on TuneIn\" rel=\"nofollow\">TuneIn<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/thedisciplinedinvestor.com\/blog\/feed\/podcast\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/thedisciplinedinvestor.com\/blog\/subscribe-to-podcast\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_more\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"More\" rel=\"nofollow\">More<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Greenland, Iran and Mexico \u2013 OH MY Earnings season \u2013 yes it is here ! Markets re on fire \u2013 all systems go \u2013 Get your gold and silver too! And out guest \u2013 Benjamin Kahle \u2013 Managing Partner of Wellings Capital. \u00a0NEW! DOWNLOAD THIS EPISODE&#8217;S AI GENERATED SHOW NOTES (Guest Segment)<\/p>\n<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_5838\"><a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/tdi_podcast\/www.thedisciplinedinvestor.com\/blog\/podcasts\/tdi_episode956.mp3\" title=\"Play\" onclick=\"return powerpress_embed_html5a('5838','http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/tdi_podcast\/www.thedisciplinedinvestor.com\/blog\/podcasts\/tdi_episode956.mp3');\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thedisciplinedinvestor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/powerpress\/TDI_PlayPodcast-679.png\" title=\"Play\" alt=\"Play\" style=\"border:0;\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/tdi_podcast\/www.thedisciplinedinvestor.com\/blog\/podcasts\/tdi_episode956.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/thedisciplinedinvestor.com\/blog\/?powerpress_pinw=56882-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/tdi_podcast\/www.thedisciplinedinvestor.com\/blog\/podcasts\/tdi_episode956.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"tdi_episode956.mp3\">Download<\/a> (Duration: 1:05:13 &#8212; 60.0MB)<\/p><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/5vtvEVDPUi4221imwhXyXt\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_spotify\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on Spotify\" rel=\"nofollow\">Spotify<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/tunein.com\/podcasts\/Markets-and-Investing\/The-Disciplined-Investor-p414586\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_tunein\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on TuneIn\" rel=\"nofollow\">TuneIn<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/thedisciplinedinvestor.com\/blog\/feed\/podcast\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/thedisciplinedinvestor.com\/blog\/subscribe-to-podcast\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_more\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"More\" rel=\"nofollow\">More<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":56884,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[9,296],"tags":[482,297],"class_list":["post-56882","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-podcasts","category-shownotes","tag-podcasts","tag-show-notes","et-has-post-format-content","et_post_format-et-post-format-standard"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thedisciplinedinvestor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56882","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thedisciplinedinvestor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thedisciplinedinvestor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedisciplinedinvestor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedisciplinedinvestor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=56882"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/thedisciplinedinvestor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56882\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":56889,"href":"https:\/\/thedisciplinedinvestor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56882\/revisions\/56889"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedisciplinedinvestor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/56884"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thedisciplinedinvestor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=56882"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedisciplinedinvestor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=56882"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedisciplinedinvestor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=56882"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}