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Disrupting Finance From Above: Wealthfront

abovethecrowd.com

Shouldn’t our access to technology and scale lead to lower rates than say Bulgaria? banking system is the Automated Clearing House network, broadly known as ACH. This supposedly “electronic” network enables people to transfer funds from one bank account to another. If you look at the graph below, U.S. fees can be as much as 4.5X

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Janvest Wants to Fill the Seed Investment Gap in Israel (Interview)

VC Cafe

Janvest: First, JANVEST is a combination of best practices from leading Angel networks and VC funds. In fact, Israel is about to pass this new Angel’s Law, which is going to incentivize local investors in Israel to put money into early stage start-ups rather than dumping cash into shopping centers in Romania or Bulgaria.