There is a prominent and growing group of people who believe that the exponential pace of technological progress will have a profound near-term impact on society. Singularity is a term often associated with this school of thought.
Finovate is a popular conference series featuring young technology companies that are focused on financial services.
Tim Harrington is the Chairman and CEO of start-up eRollover.
Tim is a seasoned technology and consumer marketing entrepreneur. Among Tim’s accomplishments is the ecommerce company Fogdog Sports--a venture he led from inception through successful IPO and post-IPO merger.
We had the opportunity to speak with Tim before his presentation at the Finovate conference in San Francisco.
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Walter M. Bortz II, M.D., is a Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine at Stanford University School of Medicine and a graduate of Williams College and the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine.
Recognized as one of America’s leading scientific experts on aging and longevity, Dr. Walter Bortz's research has focused on the importance of physical exercise in the promotion of robust aging....
The Kelly Formula (also known as the Kelly System or Kelly Criterion) is a proportional betting system that optimizes a gambler’s bankroll. In other words, it is a money management system that enables the maximum rate of compound wealth concurrent with zero chance of ruin.
The Obama health reform legislation has the potential to create some serious adverse selection issues for health insurance companies.
Stated differently, there really does not seem to be a rational basis for purchasing an individual health insurance product under Obamacare.
Adam J. Bryan is Managing Director and General Manager of the Depository Trust and Clearing Corporation’s (DTCC) Insurance &Retirement Services.
DTCC’s Insurance and Retirement business unit is the central messaging hub for...
Glenn Daily is one of the top financial advisors in the country.
Specializing in life insurance and annuities, Glenn is widely...
Longevity risk is clearly a huge growth market. One has to wonder, though, where the capacity to address this market opportunity will come from.
It's been a year since the market bottomed and the financial crisis presumably peaked.
There has been enough time for noted financial journalists such as Roger Lowenstein and Michael Lewis to write soon to be released books on the crisis.
