One-on-one discussions with leading financial revolutionaries.
At first glance, Fundrise is one of a few leading online platforms seeking to disrupt the clubby world of real estate finance. However, as we spent more time getting to know the Washington D.C. based company, we discovered there’s a lot more to its story. Like its peers, Fundrise is seeking to shake up business as usual by bringing more transparency and technology to the industry.
Read MoreBetterment’s Jon Stein is a fintech entrepreneur who needs no introduction. The company he founded alongside Eli Broverman during the financial crisis is admired by many, watched closely by digital advice peers and viewed warily by the powerful financial services old guard. So where did Stein find the inspiration to take on a powerful status quo?
Read MoreSaying that health care insurance is just a health care issue is misleading to say the least. Sure, the term health care insurance includes the world “health care,” but health care insurance and benefits impact every sector of America’s economy. After all, according to the National Health Expenditure Accounts (NHEA), health spending accounted for nearly 18% of America’s GDP in 2015. That makes covering health care costs everybody’s issue.
Read MoreJust about every entrepreneur would love to disrupt his or her chosen market, run an industry leading organization, enjoy multiple exits and come out of semi-retirement to start a fast growing company on the cutting edge. In fact, most would be happy to cross off just two or three items from that bucket list. But for Gerald “Jerry” Starr, all of those achievements — and several more — have been accomplished. That’s not an accident. His considerable success stems from his knowledge, creativity, work ethic ...
Read MoreGary Zimmerman did not need to become a fintech entrepreneur in order to find success. But in the wake of the financial crisis, Zimmerman came up with the seed of an idea that ultimately compelled him to leave the world of international investment banking behind. That idea was grounded in his decision during the peak of the crisis to open up a number of online bank accounts to simultaneously maximize the FDIC coverage and yield of his savings. But as time passed, Zimmerman found the process of allocating ...
Read MoreMoney.Net CEO Morgan Downey has had more than his share of success. A veteran of several leading firms including Citibank and Bank of America, Downey ran trading desks for 15 years before joining Bloomberg, where he headed the company’s commodities group and managed the development of its professional terminal. Along the way, Downey also penned Oil 101, a widely read book providing insight into the workings of the global oil market. Given Downey’s track record, he could have ...
Read MoreThe Financial Revolutionist’s Gregg Schoenberg sat down with Ryan Terpstra, CEO of Selerity, for a wide-ranging discussion. Founded in 2009, Selerity provides personalized and actionable content for financial services professionals. The company, which had originally been focused on servicing electronic trading firms, shifted its core offering in the wake of market developments. 2015 proved to be a breakout year for the company on multiple fronts.
Read MoreThe Financial Revolutionist is weekly newsletter and blog focused on the torrid pace of financial innovation. Today, thanks to the exponential rate of technological change, explosion in global trade and new regulations ushered in by the Great Financial Crisis, a new financial revolution is under way. In this battle, virtually every aspect of the greater financial services sector is subject to rigorous challenge. With the Financial Revolutionist, we are aspiring to create a boots-on-the-ground and highly opinionated assessment of important financial innovation developments in the past week.
