Investing in FinTech with an Impact, With Eric Hazard of Vested Ventures

Karen Rands is joined by Eric Hazard of Vested Ventures to discuss what “financial literacy” really means and why "fintech" is uniquely qualified to help provide it -- and how Compassionate Capitalists, angel investors, can make money while investing in companies that are solving social and economic inequality. The lack of financial literacy has created a market ripe for predatory consumer lending abuse with payday lending schemes and the structure of private student loans. You can trace the greed of certain financial institutions whom preyed on the financial naivete of people of color and first time home buyers with those crazy no money down balloon mortgages, leading to the real estate bubble and great recession 20 years ago. In this podcast / video cast you will learn: The basic definition of FinTech and how it has evolved Why financial literacy begins with financial access How FinTech can strengthen relationships between businesses and their employees & customers, and be a force for good Why Vested Ventures is investing and accelerating in FinTech companies and how you can invest and succeed as well Eric Hazard is a financial technology and communications veteran, and the CEO Vested Ventures. Eric holds a certificate in Fintech from MIT and is the host of the online video series Focus on Fintech . Vested Ventures invests in ultra lean FinTech entrepreneurs through a unique combination of money, network and communication exposure. Learn More: https://vested.ventures/ Find this episode on Youtube: https://youtu.be/9bi63iOW748 Karen Rands, is the leader of the Compassionate Capitalist Movement™ and author of the best selling financial investment primer: Inside Secrets to Angel Investing: Step-by-Step Strategies to Leverage Private Equity Investment for Passive Wealth Creation. Did you know that the 'idea of' and the 'how to' create wealth as accredited angel investors by investing in entrepreneurs and owning a piece of multiple private companies was a secret for non-millionaires for over 90 years. Karen is an authority on creating wealth through investing and building successful businesses that can scale and exit rich. This podcast is the infomercial for the idea of angel / crowdfund investors as Compassionate Capitalists. The Compassionate Capitalist Wealth Maximizer System is now available for those investors that want to learn how to invest in entrepreneurs as an asset class like real estate or the stock market. Visit http://Kugarand.com to get your free gift: 12 Inside Secrets to Innovation and Wealth and join the email wait list for the next Free Intro - Wealth Mastery Immersion Challenge Already investing? Learn how to hire Kugarand Capital Holdings to identify the red flags of deal before you invest, or find out hwo to help syndicate your capital raise. Other Links: Book, Social Media, Other Podcast Players, Youtube Channel Visit https://bit.ly/linkCCS