Author: Brian Flaherty

Brian Flaherty
Brian Flaherty
Brian's interest in finance started from an early age, when he used money saved from working summer jobs to purchase his first mutual fund at 15. He went on to pursue the field in school, eventually graduating from the University of Virginia with a Bachelor's degree in Economics. After graduation, Brian put his expertise to work advising institutions and high-net-worth investors as a strategist at a wealth management firm. Recently, Brian transitioned to pursue a career as a financial writer, where he leverages his writing skills and his financial knowledge to help investors uncover the best opportunities and make intelligent use of their capital.
All Real Estate

Home Equity Investing

Home equity investing may be the single biggest story in real estate that almost no one is talking about.

Crypto

The benefits and pitfalls of tokenization

We team up with crypto expert John Belitsky to demystify tokenization: One of the most practical, yet least-understood use cases for blockchain technology.

Everything Else

The secret world of Data Brokers

Welcome to the shadowy world of data brokers — the personal info aggregation companies that are legal, but starting to get serious ​public scrutiny​.

All Startups

How the Sonic Power Scrubber went viral

The Sonic Power Scrubber became a viral sensation, translating into a ton of sales for the company behind it, ​Sonic Power​. But this was no lucky accident.

Everything Else

The Economics of Media Bundling

The streaming market is completely overrun. We explore the media bundling pendulum swing. How it works, where we are in the cycle, and and why re-bundling is an inevitability.