Thought Leaders

So far January has been a great month for crypto assets with most large-cap tokens up a respectable 35%+ for the month. Bitcoin is trading at $23,000 and Ethereum is trading just shy of $1,600. 

With today's economic challenges and a changing client demographic as younger generations inherit, firms and advisors will need to plan how they communicate with current clients and attract new ones to grow AUM.

Inflation is still high. Commodities are ticking up again. As far as I know, the Fed is still raising rates and employment layoffs are gaining momentum. And that pesky recession looms larger.

Friends, crypto is up, markets are flat, VC is down and it's a TOTAL MASH UP of news out there in the fintech sector.  This week we've got some great new podcasts for you plus a really fun piece from DWN CEO Bill Taylor on the similarities in markets & baseball, quoting the inimitable Yankees great Yogi Berra! READ UP!

When it comes to marketing, it's a combination of science and technology that must combine to produce results. In the financial service industry, CMOs and marketers are changing how they manage MarTech.

The things that make a cryptocurrency market, whether Ethereum (ETH) or Bitcoin (BTC), trend upwards (bullish) or trend downward (bearish) are the same things that give value to the crypto in question.

Sorry bulls. Recessions are NOT bullish. Higher rates are NOT bullish. Uncertainty is NOT bullish. Real estate weakening is NOT bullish. Wake up and smell the reality. S&P 500 (equities) drop anther 20%.

Friends, politics & markets are heating up in the new year, but the digital wealth space is just hitting its stride and we've got so much new thought leadership & sector news (+deals) to report on this week!  READ UP!

BTC, at time of writing, is trading above $21K & has now recovered more than 35% from its November low of around $15K. Other cryptocurrencies have seen even greater recoveries, albeit off even more dramatic declines.

Watch as Niharika Shah of TIFIN Wealth and Meghan McCartan, Chief Marketing Officer of Hightower Advisors discuss how financial advisors can accelerate growth through measurable content marketing.