The Big Picture

MAY 27, 2023

The weekend is here! Pour yourself a mug of coffee, grab a seat outside, and get ready for our longer-form weekend reads: • The King’s Dominion (The real Succession) : His sons are at war. He’s divorced his fourth wife and broken an engagement to a would-be fifth. The jewel in what’s left of his crown faces a billion-dollar lawsuit.

Companies 104

Companies Investors Investing 104

The Reformed Broker

MAY 27, 2023

Eleven years ago this spring, a startup called Betterment published a blog post stating that human financial advisors were obsolete and that the people who work in the advice industry are pigs. The basis of their post was an NBER study that sent secret shoppers out to meet with “financial advisors” who then received high-cost, unsatisfactory advice.

Startups 92

Startups 92

Financial Times M&A

MAY 27, 2023

World’s biggest gene sequencing company rejects EU’s fast- track application

Companies 78

Companies 78

The Reformed Broker

MAY 27, 2023

Reminder: The Ritholtz crew is coming out to Austin, Texas next month. Details about how you can meet with us here. And if you haven’t subscribed yet, don’t wait. Check it out below or wherever fine podcasts are played. These are the most read posts on the site this week, in case you missed it: . The post This Week on TRB appeared first on The Reformed Broker.

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Financial Times M&A

MAY 27, 2023

Wealth manager with £1.

Assets 71

Assets 71

The Big Picture

MAY 27, 2023

 This week, we speak with entrepreneur John Hope Bryant , the founder and chief executive officer of Operation HOPE, which is the US’s largest not-for-profit provider of financial literacy and economic empowerment tools. Described as the “Conscience of Capitalism,” Bryant is also chairman and chief executive officer of John Hope Bryant Holdings , Bryant Group Ventures and The Promise Homes Company.

Banks 118

Banks Capital Funds Companies 118