Another December is upon us, and once again it is time to dust off that flux capacitor, steal some plutonium and see what the future holds. Since I was 4 for 4 in my 2014 predictions, last year I proclaimed myself a “Crowdfinance Clairvoyant”. Although I didn’t score as well this year, don’t revoke my […]
How the San Bernardino Massacre Could Impact Lending in the United States
By now everyone knows that the San Bernardino terrorist duo obtained a P2P loan, via a leading online lending platform, just a few weeks prior to the attacks. (Two worthwhile reads on the topic are Ross Kenneth Urken’s “How the San Bernardino Shooters Used the Latest Fintech Tool to Finance Their Terror Attack” and Marketplace Lending […]
GROUNDFLOOR – NEVER GIVING UP ON THE RETAIL INVESTOR
Throughout my career, I’ve been a strong advocate of financial fairness and Wall Street reform. My research has centered on a creed that wealth gaps can be successfully narrowed by democratizing access to capital through laws and technologies that facilitate micro-alternative investing. Such liberalization can help solve many of the issues that have been the subject of […]
Capitalizing on the FinTech Frenzy – Learn from Superheroes How to Spot the Gems & Avert the Scams
With FinTech investing heating up and creating a fertile breeding ground for IPOs, learn to spot the gems while averting the scams.
The Road to Crowd-Centric Retail Alternatives and the Future of Financial Products
The evolution of financial products through innovations in brokerage services, advisory tools, investment products, retirement plans, financial technology as well as shifts in both the political as well as economic climate