DWN Publisher Notes

DWN Publisher Notes For 6/25/25

Friends, today (June 25) would have been my Dad's 101st birthday. An inveterate entrepreneur, he was always dreaming up new ventures. As we share leading edge fintech & AI content, I'm reminded of his stories of riding to school in a horse-drawn carriage and how the 1936 Rural Electrification Act changed farm life. What a journey our family has made in a century ... READ UP!
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THE TAYLOR REPORT

The Taylor Market Report (6/24/25)

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A big and very unpredictable surprise is looming, and no one knows how it will play out. Going to neutral on everything: BTC, ETH, GOLD, S&P 500. All bets are off. Risk/reward not worth being involved. When in doubt, sit it out.

WEALTHTECH 3.0

WEALTHTECH 3.0: Forget the Transfer—Let’s Talk About the Build

The Class of 2025 is entering a noisier financial landscape than ever. They’ve grown up on Venmo, learned budgeting from YouTube, and are graduating into a world of high debt and even higher expectations.

DWN ROUNDTABLES

DWN ROUNDTABLES: Agentic AI – Great Expectations Amid Expected Apprehension

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For RIAs of all sizes, how successful agentic AI is in building efficiencies and driving growth for stakeholders is where the rubber will meet the road.

FINTECH VIEWS

FINTECH VIEWS: Q&A with L1 CEO Miguel Kudry – Democratizing Hedge...

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In another move to disrupt traditional wealth and asset management, Miami-based fintech startup L1 has unveiled high-alpha, onchain investment strategies managed by crypto-native hedge...

FINTECH VIEWS: SurgeONE.ai Puts “Humans-In-the-Loop” with Acquisition of MGL Consulting

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SurgeONE.ai, Sid Yenamandra’s Agentic AI platform, announced the acquisition of MGL Consulting, a well-known industry compliance firm. With this acquisition, Yenamandra partners with another industry...

FINTECH VIEWS | Reading the Room: Reddit, Reality and the LPL/Commonwealth...

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The March 2025 acquisition of Commonwealth Financial Network by LPL Financial hit an immediate nerve in wealth management, an industry where consolidation is endemic:...

FINTECH VIEWS: Sycamore’s Mike Overdorf on Consolidation in Wealth Management

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Amid the wealth management industry’s rapid consolidation, many firms are grappling with operational challenges that are growing more and more complex. While mergers and...

AI & FINANCE

AI & Finance™ | News for the Week Ending 6/27/25

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Boy was it hot this week!  “How hot was it?”  So hot that we almost have more headlines than we can handle in this edition of...

AI REGS & RISKS: The Intelligence Curse

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By Greg Woolf, AI RegRisk Think Tank The potential impact of Generative AI on our social contract is well outlined in an April 2025 white...

AI EDUCATION: What Is Google DeepMind?

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Each week we find a new topic for our readers to learn about in our AI Education column.  Welcome to another AI Education column, this time,...

Top 5 VC Deals of the Week in AI (6/27/25)

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This week we continue our series on the top 5 VC-funded deals in AI. This week our announcements feature five deals exceeding the $100 million...

THE LEAD | RECENT COMMENTARY

Top 5 VC Deals of the Week in Fintech (6/30/25)

Crypto, Compliance & Corporate AI — Fintech’s Deep-Pocketed Favorites Friends, from cross-border planning to enterprise blockchain, this week’s fintech funding saw a surge in strategic...

Advisor Tech Talk (Week of 6/30/25)

Imagine, if you will, a world without wealth management, and therefore, without wealth management technology.  Welcome to another Advisor Tech Talk, we...

Decentralized Diaries for the Week of 6/30/25

Digital asset integrations with traditional finance were on the rise, with new products signaling a promising future. Thefts from hacks continue to be a...
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