My guest today is Ben Savage, a partner at Clocktower ventures. Ben is focused on financial technology, fintech, investing which is the topic of our conversation. I’ve been making the fintech is rounds of late, and plan on making a few of these conversations public. Ben is the first in what may be a mini-series because of the sheer amount I learned in our discussion. We cover all aspects of the fintech ecosystem. I hope you enjoy.For more episodes go to InvestorFieldGuide.com/podcast.Sign up for the book club, where you’ll get a full investor curriculum and then 3-4 suggestions every month at InvestorFieldGuide.com/bookclub.Follow Patrick on Twitter at @patrick_oshagShow Notes1:15 (First Question) – The market portfolio and how technology will move us away from liquid markets7:24 – Businesses that are making assets that weren’t investable, investable9:11 – Ryan Caldbeck Podcast Episode12:03 – Most interesting places where technology is creating investment opportunities18:33 – Assets that are likely to tap into new sources of beta23:46 – How well are investors prepared for the changes that are coming28:35 – Trends in asset management with technology33:05 – View on cryptocurrency and blockchain36:45 – Places where startups can reduce costs/fees and create efficiencies40:17 – Views on private equity markets and their future45:40 – Privilege of access problem48:50 – Verticals in fintech that are interesting to him59:53 – The importance of focus and niche1:02:26 – Kindest thing anyone has done for BenLearn MoreFor more episodes go to InvestorFieldGuide.com/podcast. Sign up for the book club, where you’ll get a full investor curriculum and then 3-4 suggestions every month at InvestorFieldGuide.com/bookclubFollow Patrick on twitter at @patrick_oshag