I’d like to thank everyone who participated in FinFair 2015, Wall Street’s inaugural crowd-centric retail alternatives conference. I launched FinFair because I wholeheartedly believe we are at a seminal moment in American economic history where the confluence of technology and regulatory easing are staged to deliver greater investing freedoms to the general public and instill […]
Are We in a Peer to Peer Bubble?
I’ve always said that you can gauge the success of an industry by the growth and enthusiasm of its annual convention. It’s also a great barometer of market peaks and bubbles – especially when you have the chance to really get into the psyche of industry participants. With venture capital pouring into online lending businesses […]
The Story of FinFair & the Future of Economic Democracy
To story of FinTech, the first event platform focused on showcasing the leadership, products and technologies that are driving the democratization of Wall Street.
Reg A – It’s More Than Just Tropical Vacation Music – It May Just Be the Catalyst for the Next Small Cap IPO Boom
On October 21, 2014 – Two and a half years after the signing of the JOBS Act – a group of crowdfinance luminaries and Wall Street veterans assembled in New York City to outline a more practical framework for “unaccredited crowdfunding” – one that would essentially restore the once thriving small cap IPO ecosystem that […]
The Evolution of Securities Marketing and its Impact on Issuers, Intermediaries and Investors
With the exception of the occasional red-hot IPO, investments don’t sell themselves. If they did, there wouldn’t be much need for financial media, research analysts or investment advisors. Nor would there be any acting gigs for former Law & Order stars, who always seem to wind up back on the airways, peddling some sort of […]