<p><img src="https://static2.businessinsider.com/image/601c5b825f153c001979b47c-2400/2021-01-21T141126Z_2_LYNXMPEH0K0S1_RTROPTP_4_GOLDMANSACHS-RESULTS-M-A.JPG" border="0" alt="2021 01 21T141126Z_2_LYNXMPEH0K0S1_RTROPTP_4_GOLDMANSACHS RESULTS M A.JPG" data-mce-source="Shannon Stapleton/Reuters" data-mce-caption="US stock markets hit new all-time highs this week, but were set to fall on Wall Street on Friday"></p><p></p><bi-shortcode id="summary-shortcode" data-type="summary-shortcode" class="mceNonEditable" contenteditable="false">Summary List Placement</bi-shortcode><p>Good morning and welcome to Insider Finance. I'm Dan DeFrancesco, and here's what's on the agenda today:</p><ul><li>The inside scoop on <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/schonfeld-investor-letter-growth-since-2016-first-ceo-training-program-2021-2">what Steven Schonfeld's plans</a> are for his $6.4 billion hedge fund.</li><li>Experts from Goldman Sachs, Latham & Watkins, and Lead Edge Capital <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/panel-experts-debate-ipos-direct-listings-spac-outlook-2021-2">discuss the wild IPO market</a>. </li><li>Meet 10 former Robinhood employees working on a variety of <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/companies-started-by-former-robinhood-employees-2021-2">venture-backed projects</a>.</li></ul><p>We are also looking for nominations for upcoming list of top equity research analysts under 35. <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/seeking-nominations-rising-stars-equity-research-wall-street-analysts-2021-1">Find out more about the list, and how to nominate someone here. </a></p><p><a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://newsletter.businessinsider.com/join/4np/insider-finance">If you're not yet a subscriber, you can sign up here to get your daily dose of the stories dominating banking, business, and big deals.</a></p><p>Like the newsletter' Hate the newsletter' Feel free to drop me a line at <a href="mailto:ddefrancesco@businessinsider.com">ddefrancesco@businessinsider.com</a> or on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/dandefrancesco">@DanDeFrancesco</a>. </p><hr><section><section><section><h3><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/schonfeld-investor-letter-growth-since-2016-first-ceo-training-program-2021-2">A new investor letter maps out $6 billion Schonfeld Strategic Advisors' growth, its first-ever CEO, and new training program, highlighting its transition since it started accepting outside money 5 years ago</a></h3></section><section></section></section><section></section><p><img src="https://static1.businessinsider.com/image/601c5d505f153c001979b48b-894/schonfeld.jpg" border="0" alt="Steven Schonfeld, Ryan Tolkin, Andrew Fishman" data-mce-source="Michael Nagle/Getty" data-mce-caption="Steven Schonfeld and his senior management continue to grow their team."></p></section><p>From a first-ever CEO to a training program for investors, big changers are afoot at Schonfeld Strategic Advisors.</p><p>We've got the newest letter to investors that details the plans for the $6 billion hedge fund that has grown a lot since opening to outside capital five years ago. </p><p><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/schonfeld-investor-letter-growth-since-2016-first-ceo-training-program-2021-2">Click here to read the entire story.</a></p><hr><section><section><section><section><section><h3><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/panel-experts-debate-ipos-direct-listings-spac-outlook-2021-2">WATCH: Three of the world's foremost IPO experts break down the current boom in tech offerings and explain why the bull market still has legs</a></h3></section><section></section></section><section></section><p><img src="https://static2.businessinsider.com/image/601c5d8d2292500018837a92-2400/forescout.jpg" border="0" alt="forescout IPO" data-mce-source="Forescout" data-mce-caption="Forescout during its IPO in October 2017."></p></section><section></section></section><section></section></section><section></section><p>Check out our recent webinar on the IPO market that featured Goldman Sachs' Kim Posnett, Latham & Watkins' Greg Rodgers, and Lead Edge Capital's Mitchell Green. <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/panel-experts-debate-ipos-direct-listings-spac-outlook-2021-2">Read more here</a>.</p><section><section><section><section><section><section><section><section><section><section><section><section><section><section><section><section><section><section><section><section><section><section><section><section><section><hr><section><section><h3><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/companies-started-by-former-robinhood-employees-2021-2">Meet the Robinhood mafia: These 10 former employees are raising millions of dollars for their own startups</a></h3></section><section></section></section><section></section><p><img src="https://static6.businessinsider.com/image/601c5dc35f153c001979b48d-1820/robinhood.jpg" border="0" alt="robinhood cofounders" data-mce-source="Robinhood"></p><p>We mapped out the venture-backed projects 10 former Robinhood employees are working on that span from a capital-as-a-service lender to a social-gaming startup. <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/companies-started-by-former-robinhood-employees-2021-2">See more here</a>. </p><hr><h2><strong style="color: #222222; font-size: 15px;">Odd lots:</strong></h2></section></section></section></section></section></section></section></section></section></section></section></section></section></section></section></section></section></section></section></section></section></section></section></section></section><section><section><section><section><section><section><section><section><section><section><section><section><section><section><section><section><section><section><section><section><section><section><section><section><section><section><section><section><section><section><section><section><section><section><section><section><section><section><section><section><section><section><section><section><p><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/knotel-bankruptcy-amol-sarva-coworking-commercial-real-estate-2021-2">Behind Knotel's meltdown: A dozen insiders trace the coworking firm's turbulent fall into bankruptcy after losing $400 million in 2 years (BI)</a></p><p><a href="https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/sec-hunting-fraud-misinformation-social-media-reddit-driven-trading-frenzy-2021-2-1030042965">The SEC is hunting down possible misinformation on social media posts for signs of fraud in Reddit-driven trading frenzy, report says (BI)</a></p><section><p><a href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/this-hedge-fund-made-700-million-on-gamestop-11612390687">This Hedge Fund Made $700 Million on GameStop (WSJ)</a></p><section><p><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/rich-poor-covid-vaccine-disparity-2021-2">The rich are gaming the system to get COVID-19 vaccines using hefty donations and cozy relationships with CEOs (BI)</a></p><p><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/ribbit-capital-fintech-investor-robinhood-coinbase-affirm-2021-2">Meet Ribbit, the dark-horse VC firm that saved Robinhood's hide by leading a $2.4 billion emergency funding round (BI)</a></p><p><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/talkspace-stock-ipo-analysis-factors-that-could-determine-success-2021-2">$1.4 billion mental health startup Talkspace is going public. We pored over its 276-page filing and spoke with its founders to find 4 key takeaways that could determine its success. (BI)</a></p><p><a href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/klobuchar-to-introduce-antitrust-bill-raising-bar-for-technology-deals-11612432800'mod=hp_lista_pos3">Klobuchar to Introduce Antitrust Bill Raising Bar for Technology Deals (WSJ)</a></p></section><a href="https://www.ft.com/join/licence/8a2da4d4-3315-4846-a013-029e04237cd6/details'ft-content-uuid=c5082aee-6b81-4e3b-ab05-18b0e0509525"></a></section><section><a href="https://www.ft.com/join/licence/8a2da4d4-3315-4846-a013-029e04237cd6/details'ft-content-uuid=c5082aee-6b81-4e3b-ab05-18b0e0509525">McKinsey fires investment bank researchers after policy breaches (FT)</a></section><section><p><a href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/credit-suisse-was-alerted-to-private-bankers-misconduct-years-before-criminal-charges-11612462705'mod=hp_lead_pos3">Credit Suisse Was Alerted to Private Banker's Misconduct Years Before Criminal Charges (WSJ)</a></p></section></section></section></section><section></section></section></section></section></section><section></section></section><section></section><section></section></section></section></section></section></section></section></section></section></section></section><section></section></section><section></section></section></section></section></section></section><section></section></section></section></section></section><section></section></section></section><section></section></section></section></section><section></section></section></section></section></section></section><section></section></section></section><section></section></section></section></section></section><p><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/top-finance-stories-of-the-day-for-february-5-2021-2#comments">Join the conversation about this story »</a></p> <p>NOW WATCH: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/what-its-like-to-do-your-own-taxes-for-the-very-first-time-2018-2">July 15 is Tax Dayhere's what it's like to do your own taxes for the very first time</a></p>
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