HOUSTON — Everyone knows how important banks and financial institutions are to our national economy and to the capital markets. However, few people are aware of another emerging market called ...

The share of financial planners scaling up their use of alternative investments over the past year has shown significant jumps, according to the 2025 Trends in Investing Survey conducted by the ...

Alternative investments have gathered the attention and interest of financial planners. According to a Financial Planning Association Survey, nearly half of advisors reported using or recommending ...

The unbanked have no relationship with traditional financial institutions, while the underbanked use banks but rely heavily on alternative financial services. 4.2% of U.S. households are unbanked and ...

As many as 28 million people in the U.S. do not have a bank account. Another 45 million people — or 19.4 percent of all U.S. households — have some sort of account but continue to use a variety of ...

Kenny Rose is the founder & CEO of FranShares, a platform that makes it easy to invest in franchises. Read the State of Alternative Assets. Are alternative assets really “alternative” anymore? More ...

The past year has been quieter than usual with respect to regulatory developments for the alternative financial services industry. However, under the new administration, the Consumer Financial ...

Financial inclusion has been a fintech buzzword for years, yet 2025 appears to be the one year where we finally see real momentum… or maybe not. As governments, banks, and fintechs try out various ...