Thought Leaders

Finktok, also referred to as Financial TikTok or StockTok, is a subcommunity of TikTok users who provide advice, education, and discussions on personal finance in short clips.

A vision for an educational platform & resource for clients began last year, “PractifiU” started out as a YouTube channel with 20 videos. Now, it's an on-demand comprehensive learning experience.

Friends, we're off to Sin City this week for the W3BX Web3/NFT conference, and we are excited to get educated on the next emerging trends in finance. In the meantime, we have another action-packed newsletter and are also launching The Decentralized Diaries column this week, too.  READ UP!

Last week was topsy-turvy with several silver linings. The digital asset markets are still moving sideways, but there are a few indications that things are looking up.  Here's a recap of the events that occurred. 

Continuing to believe inflation is "over" & the Fed will ease off on raising rates is like banking on the tooth fairy to come every night. You will run out of teeth pretty quickly.

Friends, no matter whether the markets are UP or DOWN, we continue to see major deals and huge movement in the digital wealth sector in all categories.  This week is no exception and we've got the news for you.  READ UP!

Most advisory firm revenues are tied to a fee collected on AUM and with inflation driving up costs, much of the wealth management industry is going to encounter some form of margin pressure.

The end of the third quarter is Friday and there is CHAOS globally. I have been pointing out for months that inflation was NOT transitory, interest rates were going to spike higher, there IS a recession (global?) coming and financial markets ARE in a bear market.  No surprises here.

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!

While the prices of most NFTs have declined as investor appetite for risk assets waned, there has been a lot of activity in the development of new NFT projects and communities.