Blockchain was invented to serve as a public transaction ledger for the cryptocurrency Bitcoin. Now, blockchain technology is used for so much more. There are, in fact, those who believe blockchain technology could in time be more significant than the Internet, with applications not only in banking but energy, health care, real estate and government services. Such [...]
Where the financial services industry is concerned, the barbarians are not only at the gates; they have broken through. Fintechs have reshaped banking, the primary reason the so-called “Old Guard” would do well to continue to invest in tech companies. Traditional financial services have been plagued by scandal in recent years, notably the Wells Fargo [...]
Venture capitalists, private equity and family office investment professionals, as well as individual investors, all benefit from a variety of valuable skills in considering potential investments. Among them are intuition, interpersonal skills, sector knowledge, fundamental analysis and interplay within the capital structure. One discipline, frequently dismissed or overlooked by investors when receiving their formal education, [...]