Allison Schrager has a common-sensical take (as she usually does) on the coming fiscal stimulus, which has reached an approval rating of about 70% according to a recent poll. Nothing in America polls at 70% except bacon. So why not do more? Why not go even bigger? If we can do it, why shouldn’t we […]
Archives for February 2021
Hamburg deploys oneM2M smart city standards to go greener
Whether one is dealing with a manufacturing plant or a smart city, the architecture of a distributed Internet of Things (IoT) system depends on several design considerations, says Ingo Freise, software architect at Deutsche Telekom. One is the ability to combine legacy sub-systems, such as a final-assembly cell, with greenfield deployments such as an image […]
How Transparent Nudges Can Help Clients Take Action… And Learn, Too
Executive Summary Financial advisors often have clients who are too busy to deal with many of the numerous tasks that are required of them by their financial plans, as their cognitive and/or emotional plates are filled by the issues that take priority in their daily lives. In these situations, advisors can use ‘nudges’ as decision-making […]
1 in 3 advisers expect growth in younger clients
Almost a third (30%) of financial advisers expect the age at which clients first engage with a Financial Planning professional to decrease over the next five years, according to new research. A quarter of advisers have been making a concerted effort to attract the younger generation of potential clients, according to a new report from wealth manager Charles […]
As clients ask about buying SPAC shares, advisors remain wary
Stephanie Mackara’s clients are “long-term, buy-and-hold investors,” but that hasn’t stopped some from calling to ask her about special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs), the trendy alternative to an initial public offering that’s sweeping the equities markets. “[SPACs] are extremely speculative and one is putting their full faith and credit into the SPAC firm to pick […]
Elizabeth Holmes denies destroying evidence in Theranos case
Elizabeth Holmes, founder and former CEO of Theranos, arrives for motion hearing on Monday, Nov. 4, 2019, at the U.S. District Court House inside Robert F. Peckham Federal Building in San Jose, California. Yichuan Cao | NurPhoto | Getty Images The mystery of what happened to critical evidence proving Theranos’ blood-testing technology didn’t work deepened […]
Five Marketing Tips to help during COVID-19
In these difficult times, you may find your business slowing down and sales harder to come by. Given this trend, establishing and maintaining connections with existing and potential customers have become more important than ever. So here are some simple marketing tips to help you step up your marketing game: Marketing tip #1. Strengthen […]
Everybody knows you never go full Weimar
[embedded content] Subscribe! Join Downtown Josh Brown and Michael Batnick for another round of What Are Your Thoughts? On this week’s episode, Josh and Michael discuss the biggest topics in investing and finance, including: ►Burry Goes Weimar – One of the most respected investors in the game started doing these inflation shriek tweetstorms, never a […]
Value of licensure reaffirmed by new research report
For years, professional associations and regulatory boards lacked hard data that demonstrated the value of licensing amid state regulatory threats to licensure in highly technical professions. In 2020, the Alliance for Responsible Professional Licensing (ARPL) sought to fill that information gap by commissioning Oxford Economics to help people better understand the nuanced impacts of licensing […]
Top 5 Payment Banks in India 2021
Payment banks provide service of banking at the doorstop. The prime objective of launching payment bank by RBI was provide financial services to small business, low-income household, migrant labour and common people of India living in remote and rural area. In this post, I will share key information about Payment banks including Top 5 Payment […]