DWN Publisher Notes

DWN Publisher Notes For 5/27/25

Friends – as I wrrote this opener on Memorial Day, I couldnt help but feel emotional remembering my brother, Randall Boomgarden (1948-2021) who served in the USAF at Bitberg Air Base in the 1960s. Meanwhile, check out THE LEAD this week - one of Bill Taylor's best thought leadership pieces EVER ... READ UP!
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THE TAYLOR REPORT

The Taylor Market Report (5/27/25)

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Waiting for Fed interest rate decisions, employment numbers and economic numbers is so passe' and meaningless. Its all about the TARIFFS. Ukraine/Russia war? Nope, TARIFFS. 

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: 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...

FINTECH VIEWS: TradingBlock Launches Online Learning Hub for Options Education

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  Chicago-based online broker TradingBlock has recently launched a growing library of educational resources for engaged investors and options-curious traders who want to learn how...

AI & FINANCE

THE LEAD | Microsoft Cracks Its Own Walled Garden

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Publisher Note: Friends, this week we are pleased to offer content for THE LEAD from guest contributor Greg Woolf who regularly publishes content on...

AI & Finance™ | News for the Week Ending 5/30/25

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We had a busy holiday week for AI—even with one-less business day to report on, we have a lot of headlines to get to,...

AI EDUCATION: What Is Big Data?

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Each week we find a new topic for our readers to learn about in our AI Education column.  Today on AI education, we’re going to talk...

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

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This week we continue our series on the top 5 VC-funded deals in AI. This week our announcements are led by two deals exceeding the...

THE LEAD | RECENT COMMENTARY

The Al & Ivy (AI) Podcast, Episode 30: Nuclear Risk in Finance – The...

DWN's innovative podcast series with AI hosts, Al and Ivy, presents the most topical subject of the week and discusses it in an easy...

THE LEAD | Microsoft Cracks Its Own Walled Garden

Publisher Note: Friends, this week we are pleased to offer content for THE LEAD from guest contributor Greg Woolf who regularly publishes content on...

Top 5 VC Deals of the Week in Fintech (6/2/25)

WIRED FOR GROWTH... Venture capital activity in fintech surged again this past week, with funding rounds spanning infrastructure, lending, and cross-border payments. Investors showed continued...
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