A financial revolution – ignited by hordes of individuals who have grown leery of conventional financial institutions, and powered by contemporary P2P and crowdfund marketplaces – has been germinating across the planet. In the same way that the Industrial Revolution redefined manufacturing and the Internet Revolution refashioned commerce, this “Crowdfinance Revolution” will transform global capital markets […]
Dropbox: One More Example of Unjust Market Structure
Rumor has it that Dropbox, another one of America’s fastest growing companies, is raising its next round of financing, and once again the investing public is not invited to the party. Dropbox is expected to privately raise $250M at an anticipated $8B valuation, or approximately 68 times 2012 revenues. This begs the question, what will […]
Today’s America – Nothing Ventured, Everything Gained – at Least for Some
Dear Fellow Americans, I am writing this letter not only as an unrelenting advocate for Wall Street reform, but more poignantly as a concerned citizen and a devoted mother of two young children. Like me, my parents before me and my grandparents before them, I want to see my children grow up in a prospering […]
How Facebook’s IPO Exemplifies the Injustice in the Financial Markets
I am dismayed by the number of pundits, legislators and organizations, claiming to be “small investor advocates”, who misrepresent the JOBS Act as another piece of legislation favoring the Wall Street establishment. The truth is the JOBS Act invites competition from both smaller financial service firms and investors which will in turn de-monopolize our capital […]
The Wrong Day to Quit Sniffing Glue or Make Your IPO Debut
Some call it a cultural phenomenon. Others label it a colossal waste of time. No matter the sentiment, all attention was on Facebook’s IPO entrance on Friday. Well, except for NASDAQ, who was too focused on repairing its malfunctioning technology, oh, and the European Union, who was busy worrying about its looming financial collapse. Instead […]