poster child

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“Cliffwater is the poster child for success in semiliquid funds,” says Brian Moriarty, a senior researcher at Morningstar, referencing the type of fund that allows investors to cash out slowly over time.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

Chad Baker-Mazara is the poster child for 2026 college athletics.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 7, 2026

Not long ago, megacap tech was Wall Street’s poster child for frothy valuation.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 24, 2026

Blue Owl has become the poster child for the market’s concerns about private credit, but Oppenheimer sees no major problems in the business.

From Barron's • Jan. 21, 2026

“Who said I wanna be the poster child for this?”

From "On the Come Up" by Angie Thomas