Markets

Easements in SEC crowdfunding regulations and the rise of information sharing are significantly changing the way small businesses grow. Resultant of these changes, investor pools have diversified, providing individuals new opportunities outside of traditional Silicon Valley channels.

Direct or personalized index portfolios have been utilized by high net worth investors for over 20 years.

Times change, people change and very smart leaders know when to "pivot." What and who are we talking about? Bitcoin and Larry Fink, CEO...

With the ongoing surge of self-directed online trading expected to further fuel market volatility, wealth management firms and technology entrepreneurs alike are seeking asset management solutions that can supersede or sidestep human emotions and bias to create better outcomes.

What do we need to know about the transfer of digital assets to make sure they don't get lost in the ether? According to one study only one in four consumers have someone in their life who knows all their usernames and passwords, so are consumers even prepared to pass on these assets?

Crypto is on a roll across the wealth management space, as Wall Street financial institutions, independent broker-dealers and RIA firms increasingly explore how to offer crypto-based financial products and strategies.

Within the last few months Fidelity Investments, Grayscale Investments LLC, WisdomTree, CBOE/VanEck, NYDIG Asset Management, Valkyrie Digital Assets and SkyBridge Capital have all filed with the SEC to launch a Bitcoin ETF

Competition for new banking customers between large established traditional banks and the new 'challenger' (a/k/a digital banks) banks has taken a new twist. Challenger banks like Starling, Revolut, Chime and others have "attacked" the traditional banking industry with little or no fees, innovative services and products, easy to use apps and no branches

Over the last few decades, the wealth management industry has gravitated towards separately managed accounts or SMAs. High-net-worth clients, in particular, embraced these instruments because they provided a path to invest more like institutions.

Now that financial markets have entered into long term bear market declines (yes, 'tis true....bear markets exist) it...