July 16, 2019

Don Friedman @ JV Events Group

Digital Asset Strategy Summit - Oct. 20 - 21, 2019 - Hotel Crescent Court - Dallas, TX

CNBC's Jon Najarian and Alex Mascioli talk digital assets

Don Friedman, JV Events Group

How the role of a custodian is different in crypto vs. traditional finance

Diogo Mónica shares his thoughts on how the role of a custodian is different in crypto vs. traditional finance. He also explains the 3 forms of yield generation - staking, air drops and active participation mechanisms.

Sep 26, 2019

Don Friedman, JV Events Group

Why is FedEx focused on blockchain if it's boring and useless?

Dale shares his thoughts on why FedEx is focused on blockchain if he feels it's boring and useless as well as what he would say is inevitable, in the blockchain space, that is not intuitive.

Sep 26, 2019

Don Friedman, JV Events Group

Kyle Bass, Ric Edelman and the SEC headline DASS

Designed specifically for investment professionals (RIAs, family offices, endowments, foundations, hedge funds, etc.) and accredited investors, DASS focuses on addressing the opportunities and challenges of today’s forward thinking money managers.

Sep 26, 2019

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Kraken Exchange: In lieu of a central clearing authority (similar to DTCC), what is there for cryptocurrency investors.

Bill, Sr. Product Mgr., Crypto Watch Division of Kraken Exchange, shares with us what's available for cryptocurrency investors in lieu of a central clearing authority (similar to DTCC.

Sep 03, 2019

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What financial advisors should learn about so they can better educate their clients about digital assets

Get an end-investor's take on what financial advisors should learn about so they can better educate their clients about digital assets as well as the biggest mistakes an allocator should be leery of when investing in digital assets.

Aug 20, 2019

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Stellar Development Foundation: stablecoin use cases & how they're being impacted by the China trade war

Stellar's Lisa Nestor shares her thoughts on new use-cases for stablecoins outside of their usage as trading assets as well as how the current trade/currency war with China is impacting stablecoins.

Aug 12, 2019

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The importance of the SEC approving Blockstack's $28MM ICO under Reg A+

The FDP Institute's Dr. Mehrzad Mahdavi discusses the importance of the SEC approving Blockstack's $28MM ICO under Reg A+ as well as how blockchain is used in different industries.

Aug 06, 2019

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LedgerX vs. Bakkt: The battle to offer physically settled bitcoin futures

Tyrone Ross Jr., Managing Partner of NobleBridge Wealth shares his perspective on Facebook's Libra as well as a comparison of LedgerX vs. Bakkt.

Jul 05, 2019

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How will the next 10 years of digital assets be different from the last 10 years

Kate Mitselmakher, General Partner at Bloccelerate VC shares how the next 10 years of digital assets will be different from the last 10 years and how should investors allocate capital into the space moving forward.

Jun 24, 2019

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The most significant regulatory actions that will fuel the growth of digital assets

Learn about the most significant regulatory actions that will fuel the growth of digital assets as well as better understand how financial advisors will be most impacted by the rise of digital assets and what can they do to prepare themselves.

Jun 19, 2019

Don Friedman, JV Events Group

Why is Bitcoin important and what value does it bring?

Aside from price, why is bitcoin important and what value does it bring? Also, learn how investors can get comfortable with the non-market risks and what should they be aware of when they're trading or about to trade cryptocurrencies.

Jun 12, 2019

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Facebook Alt coin & Figure Technologies reinventing the mortgage mkt with blockchain

This week on Digital Assets Weekly, we interviewed Lex Sokolin who's a leading Futurist & Fintech Entrepreneur. #Facebook has been in the news about rolling out its own #digitalcurrency . Lex explains what this means, how it would work and the impact ...

May 22, 2019

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Mark Yusko discusses Harvard University Endowment's backing Blockstack & the explosion in bitcoin block activity

Mark talks about Harvard University Endowment's backing Blockstack & the explosion in bitcoin block activity

Apr 15, 2019

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Mark Yusko & Ric Edelman Keynote Digital Asset Strategies Summit - Oct. 16 - 17 - Dallas

Digital Asset Risk Management and Portfolio Construction Best Practices There is an enormous amount of interest and curiosity among investors as it pertains to digital assets. Three of the most important issues being discussed include: ...

Sep 05, 2018

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Incorporating Behavior Finance into an Investment Process

Justin Sibears is a Managing Director at Newfound Research. He’s responsible for the ongoing research and development of new intellectual property and strategies. Justin also serves as a Portfolio Manager for Newfound’s direct offerings. We recently ...

Aug 02, 2018

Don Friedman, JV Events Group

Volatility is back: Is your portfolio prepared?

Volatility has been spiking after one of the most placid periods in the history of financial markets. Investing in a higher volatility environment after years of compressed volatility will require fresh thinking for advisors. So how should investors ...

Mar 07, 2018

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Hear Rick Lake talk about New Opportunities in Alternative ETFs - April 4 - NYC

Alternative ETF launches drive the latest wave of innovation in liquid alternatives. The variety of alternative strategies available as exchange-traded products continues to grow, as advisors seek opportunities in a structure noted for tax- ...

Mar 29, 2017

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Positioning Your Portfolio In A Perfectly Priced Market

A new President, policies in transition, rising rates and unexpected changes to the world economic order leaves investment professionals to answer many questions including: · How do investors position their portfolios? · What new investment ...

Mar 14, 2017

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Joseph Morgart: The diversification benefits of insurance-linked securities

Joseph Morgart is a Client Portfolio Manager at Pioneer Investments. As it’s become increasingly difficult to add potential return without adding correlated risk within a portfolio, we found our recent interview with Joe particularly interesting. ...

Feb 08, 2017

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Senior Loan investing in a rising rate market

Chuck LeMieux is a senior vice president, senior portfolio manager and team leader of the Voya Investment Management senior loan group. Chuck will be speaking at our 3 rd Annual Liquid Alternative Strategies Summit (April 4 – NYC), so with interest ...

Feb 03, 2017

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Active vs. Passive: Don't Put All Your Eggs In One Basket

The active vs. passive discussion seems to be making more headlines recently. As the former COO of ETF.com, I drank the ETF Kool-Aid in 2007 and have been fortunate to be riding the ETF wave ever since. I will say though, with most things in the ...

Jan 19, 2017