The number of private companies that are comparable to the size of the ones in the S&P 500 is quite low. [0] If we're talking about macro trends, public co's ar

The number of private companies that are comparable to the size of the ones in the S&P 500 is quite low. [0] If we're talking about macro trends, public co's are much more important than private ones. Do you have a source for small-to-mid sized businesses having a decreasing average age of CEOs? [0] Compare the implied ranking based on revenue for https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_largest_private_non-governmental_companies_by_revenue https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_largest_private_non-go... vs. https://companiesmarketcap.com/usa/largest-american-companies-by-revenue/ https://companiesmarketcap.com/usa/largest-american-companie.... There are only 14 private companies with more revenue than Visa, the 100th-largest public co by revenue. Cargill, the largest US private co, wouldn't even break the top 20 when compared to publics.