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Trading Services vs Coaching Products
Join the FMS PRO Community Get exclusive content, discord server, past FMS Conference Presentations, the FinPub Training Hub, and more Check out FMS PRO… Timestamps
Why niche ideas drive Finpub, with Brian York CMO of The Agora Companies
Listen to the audio version of this FinPub Pro episode Timestamps 0:02Focusing on Fringe Investment Ideas 8:45Building Relationships in Marketing and Editorial 20:56 Agora’s Business Growth and Innovation 34:36Marketing
How to protect your business from class action lawsuits
How to protect your business from class action lawsuits Listen to the audio version of this FinPub Pro episode Download the Gordon Reese E-Commerce Retailer
“The lessons we learned from winning against the FTC.”
The FTC vs. Raging Bull shook the financial publishing industry when it happened. Raging Bull won that case with the judge stating very clearly that
Booms, Busts, and building a stable newsletter publishing company
“Growing at 50% per year scares me more than dropping 35% in revenue for one year.” Jason Freiert has experienced both, as CEO of Angel
An ode to classical newsletter publishing
A conversation with Dan Steinhart, publisher at https://www.riskhedge.com/ Dan is a practitioner of what I think of as classical newsletter publishing. Publishing where the foundation
Why are were there many layoffs in the industry in in 2022?
I don’t believe the sky is falling in financial publishing. The lay offs we have seen in the industry over the last six months of
John Newtson’s State of FinPub: FMS 2022
All year I’ve been telling you, “It was the best of times. It was the worst of times. Looking at promo, acquisition, issues and
A conversation with Jason Raznick, founder of Benzinga.com
Jason Raznick launched https://www.benzinga.com/ with $3,000, an idea about how to deliver a valuable information product to investors, and a lot of anxiety. Fast forward
How the market impacts media & conversions in financial publishing
What is the connection between what capital markets are doing and what promotions & products convert at any given time? How does the market environment
The only financial newsletter you’ll find in Fortune 100 C-suites
The Digital Cap Raise Conference is Coming: October 2022 in NYC
I’m excited to announce that I’ve partnered with my good friend Vince Molinari at Fintech.tv to collaborate on a new conference, the Digital Cap Raise
Insights into the Motley Fool’s unique approach to financial publishing
The Motely Fool is easily the most recognizable brand in financial publishing. When people explain the industry to someone for the first time they conversation
Porter Stansberry’s Journey from a startup with $36k in financing to $3 billion IPO
Porter Stansberry shares the story of how he founded Stansberry Research with a laptop and 36k of financing from Bill Bonner. To their eventual 3
Addison Wiggin, founder of Agora Financial & why your ideas matter.
Addison founded the Agora Financial group and was Executive Publisher for 17-years. One of the things I love about Addison is he has the increasingly
Mark Ford, of The Agora Companies, talks engaging investors online & the direction of the industry
Mark Ford has been in involved in dozens of multimillion-dollar businesses. He and Bill Bonner built the Agora Companies, which has dominated the financial publishing
Capturing Customer Value in Fintech vs. Financial Subscription Publishing
Imagine being one of the big drivers of new customers for a fintech startup you love. You’re there pretty much at the beginning. You wear
How do you win as a financial publishing or trader educator in this regulatory environment?
How do you win as a financial publisher or trader educator in this regulatory environment? That’s the conversation I had with Bret Holmes, who is
The FTC crackdown is good for the industry.
After our conversation Aaron remembered why he had the one slide he spaced on in our recording and sent me this follow on point. It’s
“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.”
“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.” Being an entrepreneur or marketer in finpub feels like living in a Dickenson
Tifin is on a $100 million financial media acquisition spree
[THE TRANSCRIPT IS AT THE BOTTOM.] Cathy Wood is one of the super stars of today’s financial markets. The tag line of her ARK fund
Bret Holmes talks email marketing and how to scale a financial subscription publishing business to over $100+ million. What does Bret know about scaling up?
FTC on the War Path: What publishers & marketers need to know.
The FTC just posted a list of 1,100 business they put on notice they: “could incur significant civil penalties—up to $43,792 per violation—if they or
The Rise of the Retail Investor & the New Forces Impacting Financial Publishing
Our financial publishing & direct response financial marketing & media industries are at the heart of multiple transformations & disruptions happening throughout financial services. In
The Rise of the Retail Investor & it’s Impact on Financial Publishing, a conversation with Marco Ferri, Head of Business Development at Market Wise (Formerly Beacon Street Group)
Marco is Head of Business Development at Beacon Street Group now re-branded Market Wise, who wowed the industry with the announcement of it’s $3 billion
The New Era of Financial Publishing with Dr. Martin Weiss
There are a lot of things I love about Dr. Martin Weiss. If I had to rank them though I’d place his strong belief that
2021 Speakers & Schedule
You probably know Jami Stout is co-founder of The Financial Marketing Summit & one of the top affiliate managers in the industry. What you might
FMS 2021 The Big Opportunity in Financial Publishing & Media
FMS 2021 is back live and in-person June 8-9th. Change is here for the industry and this is the only place where you can discover
Beacon Street Group announces $3 billion SPAC merger to go public
Big news in the financial publishing industry this past week. Beacon Street Group, the parent company of industry giants Stansberry Research and Legacy Research (among
It’s the biggest opportunity to hit financial media & publishing… ever… and no one is talking about it.
https://vimeo.com/438025813/211fc23397
A massive Dark Pool of affiliates (and FMS updates)
Jami & I have been in deep negotiations with the founder of a private equity firm for the past three months. This firm owns a
Merchant account emergency: How merchant providers are reacting to the pandemic risk and how to mitigate merchant risk in your business.
The COVID-19 crisis is making merchant providers very nervous. Some merchants have killed entire categories like “information products” and their former clients were stuck unable
Bear Marketing: Call with Joe Schriefer & Mike Pizzo from Agora Financial
Joe & Mike have built the largest investment newsletter group in the industry. We run through the risks and opportunities this market is providing. For
How recessions effect financial publishing – part one.
A conversation with publishing veteran Aaron Dehoog about impacts of the recession on the financial publishing industry. Including the opportunities it creates and what to
War Time CEOs & marketers needed
The COVID-19 pandemic is hitting the economy like a freight train. And you and I are about to see the impacts of that here in
FMS postponed due to Corona Virus – here’s what you should know
Due to the changing situation with the Corona virus Jami & I have decided to postpone FMS after all. We’re working with our venue to
A conversation with Addison Wiggin, founder of Agora Financial
Addison Wiggin founded Agora Financial, one of the largest investment newsletter publishers online today. In this conversation he and I discuss his business, the financial
$40 million raised with 2 emails
Marin pulled out his phone, “Here, look at this.” Up came a picture of a diamond the size of a baseball. “This is a $56-million
Angel Suarez talks the copy process behind his $12 million day
Angel Suarez is the financial copywriter who continues to hold the single day sales record in financial publishing. $12 million in one day. He joined
“I’m hosting a dinner in New York next week with Steve Cohen.”
The guru is at the heart of his or her publishing franchise. His credibility. His experience. His investment ideas -these are the nuts and bolts
Mike Ward, publisher of Money Map Press, how to create blockbuster promotions
Mike Ward has built one of the largest, most profitable financial publishing companies in the world today. His company may have more $20+ million promotions
“NO, I DON’T WANT $78 MILLION WORTH OF CUSTOMERS”
It was one of the greatest deals I’d ever seen. The kind of deal that changes businesses… that changes lives. I was excited to present it
This trader education company grew from $0 to $500,000 a month in 12 months last year (and is now breaking $1 million per month)
WealthPress is a trader education company growing quickly. In their first twelve months they broke $500,000 in sales per month. And presented their growth strategy
