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DWN Publisher Notes For 8/14/24
DWN Publisher Notes

DWN Publisher Notes For 8/14/24

Friends, this week Bill Taylor takes an interesting takeon the bitcoin trade. Meanwhile, during what would normally be a slower summer schedule, wealthtech news is actua…

By Cindy Taylor · Aug 13, 2024
DWN Publisher Notes For 8/7/24
DWN Publisher Notes

DWN Publisher Notes For 8/7/24

Friends, in the past week we've seen a new veep candidate and crashing markets - yup, it's 2024.  Meanwhile, we take a deep dive into the increased SEC activity driving…

By Cindy Taylor · Aug 6, 2024
DWN Publisher Notes For 7/31/24
DWN Publisher Notes

DWN Publisher Notes For 7/31/24

Friends, it's been another week of incredible change and it looks like this will be the norm thru the end of 2024.  Meanwhile, so much going on in digital wealth - inclu…

By Cindy Taylor · Jul 30, 2024
DWN Publisher Notes For 7/24/24
DWN Publisher Notes

DWN Publisher Notes For 7/24/24

Friends, last week's Publisher Notes went a bit viral.  Was it my reference to skateboarding cats? In that case, how about a parrot/guitar duo? Meanwhile, as the world g…

By Cindy Taylor · Jul 23, 2024
DWN Publisher Notes For 7/17/24
DWN Publisher Notes

DWN Publisher Notes For 7/17/24

Friends, life is complicated these days. I'm somewhere between watching skateboarding cats on YouTube for comic relief, hoping fervently for civility and compassion in o…

By Cindy Taylor · Jul 16, 2024
DWN Publisher Notes For 7/10/24
DWN Publisher Notes

DWN Publisher Notes For 7/10/24

Friends, we hope you got some vacay time in last week. We're currently hunkered down for a heat dome here in Montana. Meanwhile, we're reminded that with all the ongoing…

By Cindy Taylor · Jul 9, 2024
DWN Publisher Notes For 7/3/24
DWN Publisher Notes

DWN Publisher Notes For 7/3/24

Friends, this week brings us the 4th of July and despite the truly bewildering politcal climate we're living in, I'm deeply grateful to be a citizen of this amazing coun…

By Cindy Taylor · Jul 1, 2024
DWN Publisher Notes For 6/26/24
DWN Publisher Notes

DWN Publisher Notes For 6/26/24

Friends, this week our CEO explores disinformation vs. common sense in markets, future elections and more while we see three VC fundings this past week hit $100M+ again…

By Cindy Taylor · Jun 25, 2024
DWN Publisher Notes For 6/19/24
DWN Publisher Notes

DWN Publisher Notes For 6/19/24

Friends, have you considered voting for an AI for Congress?  Well, it's happening in the UK for a Parliament seat.  Meanwhile, we saw a MASSIVE $650M funding in the fina…

By Cindy Taylor · Jun 18, 2024
DWN Publisher Notes For 6/12/24
DWN Publisher Notes

DWN Publisher Notes For 6/12/24

Friends, we had an amazing trip to TX (except for the Nvidia stock split, but that's a diff story), and now we're back at it!  Meanwhile the TX Stock Exchange was announ…

By Cindy Taylor · Jun 11, 2024
DWN Publisher Notes For 6/5/24
DWN Publisher Notes

DWN Publisher Notes For 6/5/24

Friends, we're traveling this week to the Dallas area, but the newsletter & website are still chock full of great news & industry info plus insight into the dark side of…

By Cindy Taylor · Jun 3, 2024
DWN Publisher Notes For 5/29/24
DWN Publisher Notes

DWN Publisher Notes For 5/29/24

Friends, we hope you had a beatuiful Memorial Day! We are so grateful to live in America & thankful to all who have served in the military.  Meanwhile, we found a "uniqu…

By Cindy Taylor · May 28, 2024
DWN Publisher Notes For 5/22/24
DWN Publisher Notes

DWN Publisher Notes For 5/22/24

Friends, it's time for your weekly DWN newsletter again and we hit a new record last week on "opens" (51,000+), so a huge thanks to our readers for that landmark!  Now o…

By Cindy Taylor · May 21, 2024
DWN Publisher Notes For 5/15/24
DWN Publisher Notes

DWN Publisher Notes For 5/15/24

Friends, we think you'll like our lead story this week - I can certainly identify with it, as it's a bit hard to know what to watch these days. Meanwhile, we have SO MUC…

By Cindy Taylor · May 14, 2024
DWN Publisher Notes For 5/8/24
DWN Publisher Notes

DWN Publisher Notes For 5/8/24

Friends, we like to deliver the news - just the news - on the finserv technology industry, and then pepper it with some solid thought leadership.  But every now and then…

By Cindy Taylor · May 7, 2024
DWN Publisher Notes For 5/1/24
DWN Publisher Notes

DWN Publisher Notes For 5/1/24

Friends, we have some fascinating content this week - including a look at the difference between financial wellness and financial independence, how women are evolving th…

By Cindy Taylor · Apr 30, 2024
DWN Publisher Notes For 4/24/24
DWN Publisher Notes

DWN Publisher Notes For 4/24/24

Friends, this week we celebrate the second cohort of wealthtech accelerator The Founders Arena. Our industry needs advocates like this to help mentor growing companies!…

By Cindy Taylor · Apr 23, 2024
DWN Publisher Notes For 4/17/24
DWN Publisher Notes

DWN Publisher Notes For 4/17/24

Friends, this week Bill Taylor ponders the question - is Jay Powell about to be out of a job? We also delve into the ramifications of the coming bitcoin halving event. A…

By Cindy Taylor · Apr 16, 2024
DWN Publisher Notes For 4/10/24
DWN Publisher Notes

DWN Publisher Notes For 4/10/24

There's so much industry news in the latest edition.  Our Top 5 VC Deals column this week shows top funded deals trending down again under the "magical" $100M threshold.…

By Cindy Taylor · Apr 9, 2024
DWN Publisher Notes For 4/3/24
DWN Publisher Notes

DWN Publisher Notes For 4/3/24

Friends, you'll find the most important industry news here, including a chock full Advisor Tech Talk column (that we thought would just be a synopsis of Q1 because we th…

By Cindy Taylor · Apr 1, 2024
DWN Publisher Notes For 3/27/24
DWN Publisher Notes

DWN Publisher Notes For 3/27/24

Friends, my AI-generated March Madness bracket is FLAILING! My husband is ranking well ahead of me in our charity pool and GLOATING over it! Meanwhile, check out our pos…

By Cindy Taylor · Mar 26, 2024
DWN Publisher Notes For 3/20/24
DWN Publisher Notes

DWN Publisher Notes For 3/20/24

Friends, this week we explore why $22 burritos matter and continue to see massive trends toward AI utilization + more. Meanwhile, in the spirit of the season, click thro…

By Cindy Taylor · Mar 19, 2024
DWN Publisher Notes For 3/13/24
DWN Publisher Notes

DWN Publisher Notes For 3/13/24

Friends, in this week's edition of DWN, we ponder whether AI is the new Bitcoin, delve into the latest declarations from BTC enthusast Michael Saylor, and so much more.…

By Cindy Taylor · Mar 12, 2024
DWN Publisher Notes For 3/6/24
DWN Publisher Notes

DWN Publisher Notes For 3/6/24

Friends, Spring is almost here & it's BOTH "In like a lion" (blizzards in California) & "In like a lamb" (75° in the Midwest).  The schizoid weather mirrors the schizoid…

By Cindy Taylor · Mar 5, 2024