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54 Fintechs Transforming Wall Street
"This is the next frontier for retail investing, and Equi is the only company today with both the technology and asset management capabilities to deliver sustainable, outsized performance for the market at scale," Paul Szurek, a general partner at Smash Capital, said.
Pros and Cons of Adding Alternative Investments to Diversify Your IRA
When planning for retirement, one of the key factors that can significantly impact your financial security is the composition of your investment portfolio.
5 Founders Discuss Why SAFEs Are Better for Early-stage and Bridge Rounds
Fundraising is hard, so it’s no wonder that SAFE (simple agreement for future equity) rounds are popular. Conceived by Y Combinator as an alternative to convertible notes, SAFEs have long been considered a founder-friendly way to wrap a venture deal.
I’m a Financial Planning Expert: Here’s Why I Won’t Buy a House
Homeownership has always been part of the American dream, but is buying a house still a ticket to middle-class financial security and a stepping-stone to generational wealth?
Retirement Savings: Here’s How Much Gen Z Should Be Saving Each Year
Whether you want to get a head start on your retirement savings, or you’re hoping to accomplish some other life goals, it’s a good idea to start saving early.
Curiosity as an Ideation Mechanism with Tory Reiss
Our conversation with Tory today centers around how you can take control of your financial destiny and Tory’s journey from a Google Docs to starting Equi.
How to Invest $10,000
While investing can be a great way to meet time-specific goals, Itay Vinik offers a different perspective. The co-founder and chief investment officer at Equi says...
Invest Like a Billionaire - Hedge Fund Investing: Leveraging Technology to Beat the Market
In this episode, Tory Reiss, the CEO and co-founder of Equi, joins co-hosts Bob Fraser and Ben Fraser to discuss how their proprietary technology is selecting the best hedge funds to invest in.
Fintech Startups Just Got a New Funding Source
First things first, funding for the quarter totaled $15 billion, which is up 55% from the fourth quarter, but clearly showing a market correction due to the staggering amounts fintech companies raised in both 2021 and 2022.
How to Get into Alternative Investing
Alternative investing can help boost returns and add diversification, but it’s not for everyone. Here’s what you need to know before you begin your journey.
Why Investors Are Increasingly Turning to Alternative Investments
Itay Vinik, Chief Investment Officer of Equi, joins Jill Malandrino on Nasdaq TradeTalks to discuss why investors are increasingly turning to alternative investments.
Predicting the Upcoming Recession | How to Prepare
Itay Vinik returns the Bankless podcast to answer the question: can the Fed thread the needle between inflation and recession?
3 Tips from Investors on Building Long-Term Wealth
“Due to market conditions, I have significantly increased my allocation in Alternatives,” says Shahed Khan, co-founder of Loom, a video messaging platform for businesses. “As we are currently in a volatile interest rate environment, I’ve turned to alternative investment platforms like Equi that focus on investments with little or no correlation to the S&P 500.”
We Turned Our Investors into Our Best Source of Customer Feedback
We decided to take smaller checks from a greater number of people to gather as much feedback and input as possible. We also reserved 25% of our fundraise for groups underrepresented in VC, so that input would be diverse and varied.