

Fintech Impact
Jason Pereira
Fintech Impact is an exploration of the fintech world where we interview different fintech entrepreneurs about what they do, their story, and what their impact is on consumers, incumbents, and the industry is as a whole. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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May 11, 2021 • 38min
Leveraging Networks with Gil Petersil | E173
In this episode host, Jason Pereira talks to Gil Petersil. He talks about how editing and auditing your networks, both online and offline, have massive impacts on your business. Episode Highlights:0.36: Gil talks about his years of experience in networking. He has set up few businesses around them. 01.32: Gil gives a little background of his career journey. He has handled various jobs with large and small brands.02.41: He adds that he has gained the required experience as a sales manager, waiter, executive, and many more; now, he can give back as a coach and teacher.05.01: Gil shares few recent examples of brands approaching him during the pandemic since people are not buying many products or services. 06.00: Gil doesn’t believe in time-consuming all-day training instead he prefers experimenting and then later sees how it works. 07.29: Gil talks about ethical deals and organizing the network effectively.11.00: Gil talks about “If I want to develop my business from 100 a month to million a month or billion in a year, it ultimately comes down to how do I transform my network.”12.58: Jason says, “At the end of the end, it comes down to relationship.13.40: Gil stresses the importance of networking and how business gets affected by poor choices. 17.56: Gil shares that he has learned some life hacks, tips, tricks, methodologies, and formulas that he has not perfected yet, but they are working very well. 19.35: For the digital marketing realm, COVID 19 was a gift for them. 20.29: Gil shares his love for those companies that decided to change their vision and mission during COVID19. 21.11: COVID19 pushed people to innovate. A classic example is Zoom calls and meetings.23.21: Jason asks Gil to share his inputs on what a financial advisor can do to strengthen their referral business. 25.36: Gil points out that it is specific to per person, industry or organization what approach they are taking. Still, he shares few impactful points. 28.23: Jason agrees to the points shared by Gil and adds that the referral business that he gets from his colleagues or competitors.30:39: Gil shares that following people, but not adding any value, disconnecting people, it is excruciating in most cases. 31.46: He adds that if we make mistakes in networking and follow those mistakes, you can do better and better every time. Make sure your networking is healthy. 3 Key Points:Jason Pereira asks Gil what is it that you do to help business?Jason Pereira and Gil discuss given the current situation organization across the globe has to strengthen their digital presence, as there is no other way around it.Gil shares that knowledge should be free. As a financial planner, if you are not giving all your knowledge for free, you are doing something wrong. Tweetable Quotes:“When talking about networking, it always comes down to the people who are around you.” - Gil Petersil“When it comes to your business, your network is everything.” - Jason Pereira“Networking is not an act of maliciousness, but an act of mutual benefit.” - Jason Pereira“During the COVID19, it is important more than ever to build a network.” - Gil Petersil“Networking is extremely painful.” - Gil PetersilResources Mentioned:Gil Petersil: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gilpetersil/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

May 4, 2021 • 29min
FP Alpha with Andrew Altfest | E172
In this episode, host Jason Pereira talks to Andrew Altfest - Founder and CEO of FP Alpha, CFP and President of Altfest Personal Wealth Management. FP Alpha is an AI-driven comprehensive wealth management solution that helps advisors identify actionable recommendations to clients in a scalable, intelligent, and cost-efficient manner.Episode Highlights:01.16: Andrew Altfest talks about his inspiration to launch FP Alpha. In 2015 one of his advisors was asked this question “How are you different than a Robo-Advisor?”02.11: FP Alpha provides a premium wealth management experience to clients; the fee justifies the value-add service that they provide. 05.01: Andrew worked closely with his CTO, who has a background in Tech Development, and they built the first beta version of FP Alpha. It was used in his wealth management firm since 2018. Finally, in 2020 it launched it at the T3 conference. 06.27: Andrew is focused on providing financial planning for the future. He is trying to evolve financial planning to Ver 2.0.07.11: Jason talks about the other AI financial planning software that he has seen that are good. But with FP Alpha covers the semi-obvious gaps in the market. 09.44: Jason enquires about “How the tax snapshot works?”12.05: Jason and Andrew discuss how Investment is one thing, but taxation is entirely different. He is impressed by how Andrew has done extensive due diligence, and FP Alpha covers those points which can be easily missed. 16.29: Jason and Andrew talk about the pricing structures. He points out Andrew has created a very differentiated service that provides tremendous value. 18.15: Jason is really impressed by FP Alpha and asks to share Andrew about the roadmap.19.50: Andrew talks about the first-of-its-kind holistic tool that they are going to launch. 24.27: Jason talks about the reality that even if the system does all the work the level of knowledge, you have to have in order to understand why the system did what it did.25.09: Andrew reveals the biggest challenge that he has faced to bring the company where it is today. 28.50: Jason says that advisors can be indispensable at the end of the day if they provide greater and greater value to their clients. 3 Key Points:Andrew talks about his vision to help clients handle their financial issues with minimal time using advanced technology. Andrew explains, “FP Alpha extracts information using AI from documents and understands what that information is, that is then combined with algorithms and recommendations around planning opportunities are provided to advisors.”Jason talks about how he is excited about the new platform. He inquiries about the modules Andrew has built so far and the value proposition.Tweetable Quotes:“As much as we do today there is so much more that we are adding to the software.” - Andrew Altfest“I am truly excited with all this new stuff, because it is going to liberate so much more time, it is ultimately going to better client’s life.” - Jason Pereira“The best way to win pricing against commodity is not to be a commodity.” - Jason Pereira“We as an industry need our own propriety technology to showcase our value.” - Andrew Altfest“A consumer will never understand the level of complexities that a trained professional will. - Jason PereiraResources MentionedFacebook – Jason Pereira’s FacebookLinkedIn – Jason Pereira’s LinkedInWoodgate.com – SponsorLinkedIn – Jason Pereira’s LinkedInFP AlphaPodcast Editing Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Apr 27, 2021 • 37min
The Genie with Scott Plaskett | E171
In this episode, host Jason Pereira talks to Scott Plaskett. As a financial planner, he is in the business since 1993. As a financial planner, he was looking for systems and technologies that would support the need to run the practice. Episode Highlights:01.08: Scott shares how he realized there is the ability to create processes and workflow within the systems.01.39: After facing several crashes in the system, Scott was told to put a system in place that is running on its own server. 02.16: Scott gives a piece of insightful information that his firm was one of the first firms to embrace cloud-based technology.02:30: Scott took the help of salesforce.com, which is the apple of all programs. 03:49: Jason shares his preference for salesforce and how people often think it is a CRM platform with giant data on top. It is almost like AWS of CRM.04:35: Jason is curious to know “What does Genie deliver to an advisor who is looking to automate their process better?”04:45: Scott talks about the four components in Genie: The Marketing, Sales, Process / Fulfilment, and Profit Genie. 04:55: Scott also gives insights about the phases and automation that one would go through. 07:26: Most financial advisors grow their business with referrals, and this is extremely important. 08:48: Scott talks about the education-based marketing program of Genie and how it taps the invisible market.09:58: Jason stresses the importance of putting some valuable offer or product in the bang-on impactful market.10:38: Jason asks, “How are you going to articulate your value properly so that clients say wow.”12:15: Scott explains the entire process and emphasizes that they are already overloaded with work as a financial planner, so it is extremely important to keep track of all the work. This is where the sales genie comes into the picture. 12:50: Jason agrees that he has never seen an organization succeed without a proper process. 14:12: Scott discusses the importance of fulfillment in a business. If you don’t deliver on the promise, the entire business is going to fall.17:40: Jason and Scott discuss the importance of maintaining a uniform process. 19:31: Scott tells the listeners about the profit genie, which is more about running a better business.21:56: Scott also guides the listeners that people need to put it in their hat when it comes to building a business. The only way to do that is via information. 23:48: Jason asks what is giving the users of Genie confidence?25:02: Scott explains the importance of confidence and how it helps to improve the process and generate profitable revenue. 27:04: Scott guides his clients to implement the fulfillment genie at first then worry about leads.29:03: Scott’s vision is to remove malpractice from the advised-based industry. 30:00: Jason inquires, “What is the biggest challenge while implementing Genie?”3 Key Points:Scott throws light on visible and invisible markets. For example, if you are a real-estate agent and you want a property with a waterfront area. The problem is who are the people who want to buy that property, so this comes under the invisible market.It is important to know that you have a workflow managed by a system so that you and your people always know where people are in the process. Jason enquires about those people who have used the Genie platform and how they have benefitted from it?Tweetable Quotes:“If you are a financial advisor and you don’t have leads coming in then it is not good; it’s kind of like air is to humans as leads is to financial advisors.” - Scott Plaskett“Marketing is all about building rapport.” - Scott Plaskett“Client is paying you for the process.” - Scott Plaskett“Each of the opportunities we identify have different workflows.” - Scott Plaskett“If you want to build a business you got to have a platform in place.” - Scott Plaskett“The perfect sales is when you show the people this is what you need.” - Jason PereiraResources MentionedFacebook – Jason Pereira’s FacebookLinkedIn – Jason Pereira’s LinkedInWoodgate.com – SponsorLinkedIn – Jason Pereira’s LinkedInPodcast Editing Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Apr 20, 2021 • 31min
Fully Vested with Binna Kim | E170
In this episode host, Jason Pereira talks to Binna Kim founder of Vested. The company is an integrated agency of Fintech and Financial Services Firm. She jokes about her Jerry Maguire moment when she decided to quit and start her firm.Episode Highlights:02.00 – Binna talks about how brands needed to speak to their clients. Vested wants to work with the best brand in the Financial sector.03:50 – Jason talks about his personal opinion while sharing an example of his friend who is an art director at a media company and how terrible marketing he has seen.04:55 – Jason continues to share that at times how boring and repetitive few ads are.05:06 – Pointing towards the current awareness, Jason asks, “You must be seeing a lot more willingness from tech-start-ups to be different than before?”05:16 – Binna confirms that more regulations are coming into the picture for Fintech companies. 07:17 – Binna shares from her experience that not only the big firms, even the independent firms or small boutiques, come to them and say, “We want our brand to be different; we want to tell a different story.”09:41 – Jason highlights if part of your value proposition is passing on the cost-saving using digital technologies and trying to undercut the competition. 09:50 – The reality is you just destroyed the economics of that business to some degree, and you need massive volume to do that, so it’s not surprising that you will have to play sophisticated games. 11:44 – Jason enquires, “ On the start-up side when they are coming to you and saying you got the millennials now, how can we appeal those people?”12:45 – Binna shares, “They have a much stronger idea about their brand and the kind of brand that they want.” “It is about the tone that they use for branding.”14:49 – Jason raises a concern that when you are marketing one type of consumer and then you raise the bar and going beyond that, how do you help them navigate that?”15:20 – Binna highlights everybody wants to find out their competitive wedge. During such a situation, understanding your “WHY” is essential. 17: 57 – Jason adds that “Lots of companies are now changing their tone and figuring out how to enable relationships.” 19:00 – Binna shares there are so much data available, companies are using AI, ML, Data Science to know their customer20:52 – Binna answers a critical question on diversity and inclusion. When it comes to Fintech companies, the change can happen quickly, but it is not happening.22:04 – Many firms are implementing policies and including women in leadership positions, but there is still a stigma. 24:58 – Binna shares about the one thing that has come out positively in the pandemic. It has virtually connected people. 3 Key Points:Binna and Jason discuss about acquisitions; more traditional financial companies swallowing small Fintech companies; therefor enabling them to serve more affluent customers as big brands back them. Binna talks how they have created a brand that is different from the rest. We challenge people to think differently.It is essential to ask yourself, “Am I putting my money behind the right kind of company?” Even for Fintech companies, they had to take cold hard look on their “Why”?Tweetable Quotes:“Fintech companies will now have to look more grown-up” - Binna Kim“Start-ups are getting more matured in their marketing.” - Jason Pereira“If it does not cross the threshold of comfort, you have probably not reached there.” - Jason Pereira“More customers are getting to choose who they are going to work with?” - Binna KimResources MentionedFacebook – Jason Pereira’s FacebookLinkedIn – Jason Pereira’s LinkedInWoodgate.com – SponsorLinkedIn – Jason Pereira’s LinkedInhttps://fullyvested.com/Podcast Editing Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Apr 13, 2021 • 29min
Metaco with Adrien Treccani | E169
In this 169th episode of Fintech Impact, Jason Pereira, award–winning financial planner, university lecturer, writer, and host interviews Adrien Treccani, Founder and CEO of Metaco, a company that enables traditional financial institutions to offer their clients blockchain solutions!Episode Highlights:0:29 – Adrien Treccani introduces Metaco.1:06 – What brought about the genesis of Metaco?3:24 – How did Metaco solve the frictions of cryptocurrency mass adoption?6:15 – What does the client process look like with Metaco?9:16 – Is Adrien seeing a willingness to adopt blockchain solutions out of fear of future regulation?12:14 – How does Metaco’s system of hierarchies and permissions work?14:10 – Adrien breaks down the book on cryptocurrency and blockchain technology that he is currently writing.15:57 – Where does Adrien see Metaco going in the future?17:32 – What is Adrien seeing as the primary reason for purchasing crypto?20:03 – If Adrien could change one thing in his industry, what would it be?21:50 – What has been the biggest challenge in getting Metaco to where it is today?25:43 – Adrien shares what excites him the most about what he is working on.3 Key PointsRegulations, infrastructure, and a lack of market demand were the main frictions preventing institutional adoption of cryptocurrencies.Metaco has taken the best and largest traditional bank models and adjusted them for the age of digital assets.At this stage, Adrien is not seeing massive adoption of cryptocurrencies as payment options, rather as an investment. Tweetable Quotes:“Governance we think is really where we find is in pretty much everything on the market today.” – Adrien Treccani“The fact of the matter is having some degree of optional socialization is a comfort that most investors will ask for.” – Adrien Treccani“Having one person with control over the keys is not a smart thing because what happens if that one person goes?” – Jason Pereira“Anyone who laughed at the concept of tokenizing asset classes just didn’t understand.” – Jason Pereira Resources Mentioned:Facebook – Jason Pereira’s FacebookLinkedIn – Jason Pereira’s LinkedInFintechImpact.co – Website for Fintech ImpactJasonPereira.ca – Sign up for Jason Pereira’s newsletterWoodgate.com – Website for Woodgate FinancialMetaco.com – Website for Metaco Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Apr 6, 2021 • 34min
Cinchy with Dan DeMers | E168
In this 168th episode of Fintech Impact, Jason Pereira, award–winning financial planner, university lecturer, writer, and host interviews Dan DeMers, CEO and Cofounder of Cinchy, a next–generation data–management platform that utilizes data fabric with the end goal of data autonomy!Episode Highlights:0:43 – Dan DeMers introduces himself and Cinchy.2:27 – What was the problem that Dan was trying to solve when he started Cinchy?5:05 – Dan and Jason discuss the nature of code and the realization of data as a core asset.6:56 – Jason and Dan explain why the silo system is not scalable.10:09 – What are the hurdles and limitations of data lakes?11:48 – Dan explains “data fabric” and what problems it solves.15:21 – Jason and Dan discuss the relation of Metcalfe's Law to data fabric.17:33 – Dan and Jason explain the value of data and what it means to every individual.22:14 – What kind of reception has Cinchy gotten from the major institutions that it works with?26:52 – Jason and Dan explain why we are on the cusp of a generation of people who all do some form of coding.29:31 – If Dan could change one thing in his industry, what would it be?31:29 – What has been the biggest challenge of getting Cinchy to where it is today?32:29 – Dan explains what excites him the most about his work.3 Key PointsRoughly 50% of all IT budgets go to integration and data management, including APIs and all the byproducts of data being fragmented.Data lakes are filled with fragmented and unorganized data with quality issues that allow you to do analytics at best because it is all just a copy.Acceleration of low–code and no–code has put the world on the cusp of a generation of which everyone knows how to code to some degree. Tweetable Quotes:“We’re so used to a world where data is siloed and it’s subservient to an application.” – Dan DeMers“If you ever have to rekey something into two different systems, it’s a failure.” – Jason Pereira“If I have to pay my vendor to access my data, is it really my data?” – Jason Pereira“You have to take the action. It’s not going to fix itself. The data is not going to self–repair, sadly.” – Den DeMers Resources Mentioned:Facebook – Jason Pereira’s FacebookLinkedIn – Jason Pereira’s LinkedInFintechImpact.co – Website for Fintech ImpactJasonPereira.ca – Sign up for Jason Pereira’s newsletterWoodgate.com – Website for Woodgate FinancialCinchy.com – Website for Cinchy Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mar 30, 2021 • 32min
Epilogue Wills with Arin Klug | E167
In this 167th episode of Fintech Impact, Jason Pereira, award-winning financial planner, university lecturer, writer, and host interviews Arin Klug, Cofounder of Epilogue, an online will kit that helps people leave behind a legacy that does not bring their loved ones massive pain by enabling them to take control of their will!Episode Highlights:0:32 – Arin Klug introduces Epilogue and how it helps people.1:06 – How did Epilogue come to fruition and what motivated its creation?3:38 – What is the average situation that Epilogue applies to?5:10 – Where is the line drawn for Epilogue when it comes to whose will it can help create?10:23 – Jason and Arin discuss the value of lawyers in the will process.11:50 – What does the Epilogue client experience look like?14:26 – Arin explains what happens when there are changes in estate law.16:50 – Jason and Arin discuss how the costs of lawyers interrupt changes to the will.20:17 – Does everyone really need to pay for the premium financial planning services?21:23 – Arin breaks down the four documents that are included in Epilogue’s process.24:27 – Where does Arin see Epilogue going from here?27:51 – If Arin could change one thing in his industry, what would it be?28:15 – What has been the biggest challenge of getting Epilogue to where it is today?29:53 – Arin explains what excites him the most about his work.3 Key PointsEpilogue helps people create a legally binding will in as little as twenty minutes online, a far cry from the months–long process for a typical will.Arin and his business partner started Epilogue with the thought of how many people they could disqualify from the process because they know that no system is right for everyone.Funeral instructions included in the will are not legally binding, so Arin advises his clients to put those in a separate document and share those with family members to make sure that they are carried out. Tweetable Quotes:“If you want your family to hate you after you’re gone, go ahead and die without a will.” – Jason Pereira“You can’t write a will that’s against public policy and public policy is always changing.” – Arin Klug“The perception of cost often leads to conversations not even happening in the first place.” – Jason Pereira“Death hurts the living as much as it hurts the dead.” – Jason Pereira Resources Mentioned:Facebook – Jason Pereira’s FacebookLinkedIn – Jason Pereira’s LinkedInFintechImpact.co – Website for Fintech ImpactJasonPereira.ca – Sign up for Jason Pereira’s newsletterWoodgate.com – Website for Woodgate FinancialEpiloguewills.com – Website for Epilogue Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mar 23, 2021 • 30min
Timeline with Abraham Okusanya | E166
In this 166th episode of Fintech Impact, Jason Pereira, award-winning financial planner, university lecturer, writer, and host interviews Abraham Okusanya, CEO and Founder of Timeline. Timeline is an online platform that allows people to stress test the decumulation phase of their life and come up with a plan to deal with it!Episode Highlights:0:34 – Abraham Okusanya introduces Timeline.1:18 – Jason discusses the conflicting aspects and uncertainty of decumulation.1:52 – What was Abraham’s journey that led him to start Timeline?5:47 – Jason explains his biggest problems with financial plans.6:27 – What are the client inputs and outputs involved when working with Timeline?10:36 – Abraham explains how Timeline compares client expectations to reality.12:31 – What are the various spending rules that Timeline uses to adjust based on reality?16:54 – How does Timeline’s Floor and Ceiling rule work?18:39 – Abraham compares Timeline’s Floor and Ceiling rule to Michael Kitces’s Ratcheting rule.22:13 – Jason and Abraham discuss the benefits of discussing the realities of volatility with the client.23:02 – What is a withdrawal policy statement and what does it tell people?25:42 – If Abraham could change one thing about his industry, what would it be?26:32 – What has been the biggest challenge in getting Timeline to where it is today?27:51 – Abraham shares what excites him the most about his industry.3 Key PointsTimeline is a retirement income platform that helps financial planners and enterprises create simple withdrawal strategies for their clients by applying extensive data.Right now, most people are expected to run out of money ten years short of the average life expectancy.Timeline’s Floor and Ceiling rule affects how you increase your withdrawal based on inflation and portfolio performance.Tweetable Quotes:“Ultimately, our mission is to create retirement income plans where the money outlives the people.” – Abraham Okusanya“The Law of Gravity is a law because it’s an observed law and we know it’s going to work. The 4% rule is not a law, it’s an observation.” – Jason Pereira“That’s the worst thing, an academic or a researcher will create something that a marketing department will run rampant with.” – Jason Pereira“All we can do is to bring the reality of volatility straight in front of them because they are far better prepared for it.” – Abraham Okusanya Resources Mentioned:Facebook – Jason Pereira’s FacebookLinkedIn – Jason Pereira’s LinkedInFintechImpact.co – Website for Fintech ImpactJasonPereira.ca – Sign up for Jason Pereira’s newsletterWoodgate.com – Website for Woodgate FinancialTimelineapp.com – Website for TimelineKitces.com – Website for Michael Kitces Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mar 16, 2021 • 30min
Zafin with Meenaz Sunderji | E165
In this 165th episode of Fintech Impact, Jason Pereira, award–winning financial planner, university lecturer, writer, and host interviews Meenaz Sunderji, the Executive VP at Zafin. Zafin is a banking software platform that helps financial institutions personalize their services for their customers!Episode Highlights:0:31 – Meenaz Sunderji introduces Zafin and its services.1:32 – What led to the creation of Zafin?4:31 – Meenaz and Jason dive into what Zafin does for its clients.6:11 – How many different Legacy COBOL systems was Zafin dealing with to create a unified view?8:33 – Did any financial institutions come up with a long–term strategy before Zafin came into the picture?9:50 – Jason and Meenaz explain the difficulties of putting multiple product lines into one framework.15:00 – How has Zafin dealt with financial restrictions and regulations around the world?18:19 – Meenaz breaks down how a large publicly-traded company re-engineers its incentive program for the longer term.20:43 – Jason and Meenaz discuss the opportunities and worries for banks and fintech companies.23:30 – Meenaz explains how focusing on the customer can build lifelong relationships.24:27 – Jason and Meenaz dive into infrastructure and the future of embedded finance.27:19 – What would Meenaz change about the banking industry?28:00 – Meenaz shares Zafin’s biggest challenge to getting where it is today.28:37 – What excites Meenaz about his work today and in the future?3 Key PointsZafin monitors a variety of financial information to personalize customer pricing and create customized incentive programs.Silos of customer incentive programs are breaking because banks realize that they are going to lose money if they continue to group customers like that.Jason and Meenaz believe that old institutions will provide the infrastructure for new financial institutions to move into the future of embedded finance.Tweetable Quotes:“You are a next–best–action engine that sits over top of their banking system in between the client and their offering.” – Jason Pereira“With competition, like we have in our space, it drives to become better, otherwise you won’t survive.” – Meenaz Sunderji“The traditional banks stand a chance of losing the customer relationship but still handling the plumbing.” – Jason PereiraResources Mentioned:Facebook – Jason Pereira’s FacebookLinkedIn – Jason Pereira’s LinkedInFintechImpact.co – Website for Fintech ImpactJasonPereira.ca – Sign up for Jason Pereira’s newsletterWoodgate.com – Website for Woodgate FinancialZafin.com – Website for Zafin Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mar 9, 2021 • 30min
Unison with Thomas Sponholtz | E164
In this 164th episode of Fintech Impact, Jason Pereira, award-winning financial planner, university lecturer, writer, and host interviews Thomas Sponholtz, CEO of Unison, a company that enables equity financing of residential real estate and gives institutional investors access to the world’s largest asset class!Episode Highlights:0:33 – Thomas Sponholtz introduces Unison.3:16 – What was the impedance for the creation of Unison?6:06 – Thomas explains the consumer experience when working with Unison.7:37 – To what degree is Unison participating in the change in the value of the house?8:44 – What happens if the homeowner sells the property at a loss?9:36 – How long do these deals take to get closed?11:10 – Thomas discusses the return expectations by investors.13:24 – How much attention is paid to regional diversification?16:00 – Jason and Thomas discuss the potential risk for residential homeowners.19:28 – Thomas discusses Unison’s goal of giving people the experience of having a home without the financial commitment of owning.20:25 – What kind of feedback has Unison gotten back from its clients?23:28 – If Thomas could change something about his company and his industry, what would he change?26:09 – What has been the biggest challenge in getting Unison to where it is today?27:24 – Thomas shares the motivations that get him up every morning.3 Key PointsUnison introduced equity financing to residential homeowners while also enabling institutional investors to get access to the world’s largest asset class.By bearing a high percentage of risk than the homeowner, Unison bears a disproportionate percentage of both gains and losses.Investing in a single home brings as much volatility as investing in the stock market while diversifying your portfolio with thousands of properties across the country can lower volatility from 15% to 5%. Tweetable Quotes:“When you retire, your biggest expense is most likely to be housing but you could not invest in housing as an asset class as an institution.” – Thomas Sponholtz“Theoretically, this could be closed in a week, in practice because of that coordination between the homeowner and appraiser, it typically takes about 2 or 3 weeks.” – Thomas Sponholtz“To date, the only option for investment in residential real estate has largely been residential REITs, in which case you’re dealing with a renter environment, not an ownership environment.” – Jason Pereira“A single home has the same volatility as the stock market.” – Thomas Sponholtz“Communicating directly to the consumer is a lot easier sometimes than through an intermediary.” – Thomas Sponholtz Resources Mentioned:Facebook – Jason Pereira’s FacebookLinkedIn – Jason Pereira’s LinkedInFintechImpact.co – Website for Fintech ImpactJasonPereira.ca – Sign up for Jason Pereira’s newsletterWoodgate.com – Website for Woodgate FinancialUnison.com – Website for Unison Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.


