DWN Publisher Notes

Friends, we have been absolutely gobsmacked by the interest in AI thru our sister brand AI&Finance.  Many of our columns regularly exceed 2,000(!) pageviews weekly and the audience continues to grow. Meanwhile, more industry news to report below...

Friends, well THAT was a week!  Major surgery - done.  Back at work in 6 days - done.  Feeling like a new woman and ready to rumble on the digital wealth vibe - check it out below...

Greetings from Digital Wealth News™ Friends, the Taylor household is out of town this week for family business (more details on that...

Friends, you MUST check out the thought-provoking opener of Advisor Tech Talk this week from Chris Robbins and the need for digital advice platforms to be broad and agnostic. Meanwhile Bill Taylor has another pithy (and highly relevant) read on the current state of markets...READ UP!!

Friends, our friendly AI podcast hosts - Al & Ivy - tackle the topic of auditing the Fed this week.  Meanwhile, in Defi Diaries, Franklin Templeton has signaled it's intereset in launching a Solana ETF. And in The Lead, we dive into the early implications of the "Golden Age of America".  And as always, the latest industry  news awaits you in Advisor Tech Talk and TWIDW...READ UP!

Friends, another new AI LLM Grok 3 just dropped this week from Elon Musk and you'll hear more on this in the coming AI&Finance newsletter later this week. Meanwhile, in The Lead, we ask....why is the market yawning after all this flurry of activity from the White House...READ UP!

Friends, A really great Defi Diaries column from Chris Hamman this week. The digital asset sector is COMING OF AGE now and QUICKLY.  In Advisor Tech Talk, Chris Robbins reports on a VERY BIG week in wealth management with several M&A deals, along with another major week in wealthtech, while Bill Taylor takes on the controversial topic of tariffs in THE LEAD...READ UP!

Friends, this week Bill Taylor discusses the ongoing confusion in financial markets while the advisortech sector continues on a roll and the fallout of DeepSeek continues.  We also want to send our condolences to the friends and family of Patrick Mahoney, CEO of FPA, who we lost late last week after a long battle with cancer..READ UP!

Friends, this week Bill Taylor discusses clarity in the markets that is emerging post election in THE LEAD.  Meanwhile, a big week in the wealthtech sector and Chris Robbins has it all covered for you in Advisor Tech Talk...READ UP!

Friends, it's a new day with a new president and now we see how the new economy unfolds.  Meanwhile, the technology sector remains front and center (as it was at the inauguration with that memorable image of Bezos, Zuckerberg and Musk all sititng together).  DWN remains THE SOURCE for the tech innovation in finance...READ UP!