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It is not often we hear from Cadre which is an investment platform for real estate; Allen Smith was previously...
Agriculture financing has typically been done by local banks who have built relationships with farms and families; there is a...
Brokerage app Robinhood is unveiling a new web based platform; the company currently has over 3 million opened accounts and is growing daily; Business Insider reports that co-founder Baiju Bhatt said, "When people are buying stocks, they are comparison shopping and they want an experience that's built for that."; the company has reached the size of Etrade and are working on building additional features. Source.
Sallie Krawcheck previously worked as a Wall Street executive but has since founded Ellevest; the company offers a digital investing platform helping female investors access low-cost ETFs based on goals; Venus Williams, a professional tennis player, is among investors in the company; according to Krawcheck, women are less concerned with beating the market and focus rather on ensuring their money won't disappear completely; the platform also considers the longer lifespans of women and the possibility of extended time off from work; Business Insider provides screenshots of setting up an account; the app is not yet in the app store. Source
One of Umpqua Bank’s selling points is they are a people first institution but Business Insider found that the mission...
LendingClub’s announced acquisition of Radius Bank could be the beginning of a market trend that sees more fintech firms buying...
There has been a price war going on in the ETF market as robo advisors have helped to bring costs...
JPMorgan is in talks to invest an undisclosed amount in 10x Future Technologies, the company founded by former Barclays CEO...
With finance being one of the most heavily regulated parts of the economy and U.S. regulators haven taken a greater...