DWN Publisher Notes

Friends, another topsy turvy week in the markets, but the news in the digital wealth sector just keeps coming.  We're seeing VC dollars trending lower, even while there's more partnerships forming and new product launches.  Innovation always marches forward, and that's especially true in fintech. READ UP!

Friends, Autumn arrives this week and with it, a massive rate hike from the Fed. Meanwhile, VC keeps pouring into fintech, markets in all sectors are dropping and it's a total mash-up of news. How to decipher it all, while staying informed of current industry trends? READ UP!

Friends, Summer is drawing to a close, Labor Day is over & now we're looking to Q4.22, even amidst troubling inflationary numbers.  Need the 411 on markets and where they're headed next plus the latest industry news & fundings? READ UP! | Cindy Taylor, Publisher

Friends, TECHNICALLY, Labor Day marks the unofficial end of summer, but I just can't let this season of sun go until the autumnal equinox arrives.  In that spirit, let's jump into the latest - greatest - digital wealth industry news and new thought leadership content we have queued up for you this post Labor Day (and still SUMMER) week. READ UP!

Friends, Labor Day is nearly here - where did the summer go?  While we all ponder that question, the digital wealth industry marches forward with more M&A (and technology to support it), new ways to profit from capital markets and a sideways look at Fed Chair J. Powell's performance with a tongue in cheek analogy to a famous ditty from Britney Spears. READ UP!

Friends, here we go back at it this week with a look at the real metrics clients should use to measure financial success, how crypto education is crucial for advisors right now and an important op-ed on an op-ed (yes you read that right) that you won't want to miss. READ UP!

Friends, even with summer, there is SO MUCH to catch up on in the world of digital wealth!  This week we look at two (relatively) new BTC fans, explore "What's Up with WhatsApp" and hear from a law firm helping small investment firms stand up to the SEC.  READ UP!

Friends, we woke up to an IT world of hurt. First our CEO's computer blew out overnight - then an update to the Yoast SEO tool took our entire website down for a time. All fixed now (yay!), but not without (quite) a little angst first. Thankfully, we have a world class IT team, and even with all that hullabaloo, we still have lots of great new content for you this week! READ UP!!!

Friends, we have such a good newsletter this week! Topics covered include...How to have difficult conversations with clients around crypto. How to use AI to improve your financial marketing. A major shift in fintech VC funding. Why a SpongeBob character has entered the wealthtech sector (wait, what???!). READ UP!!

Friends, "A Midsummer Night's Dream" comes to mind as we close out July. Truthfully, it's been since college that I read the full works of Shakespeare and I had to look up the summary as a refresher. Turns out, lots of magic and trickery are involved - not dissimilar from the current stories behind crypto conosolidation or the markets in general you'll find in our newsletter this week. READ YE UP!