Future Proof Festival 2025 conference coverage

Future Proof Festival 2025 conference coverage
Future Proof Festival 2025
InvestmentNews was in town for the Huntington Beach, California event, featuring 5,000 financial advisors and an outlook for the industry.
OCT 08, 2025

Future Proof Festival 2025, the brainchild of founder Matt Middleton, was an outdoor event filled with big stage conversations, intimate meetups, and everything in between. InvestmentNews had the opportunity to cover the event. You can find our compete coverage here.

Future Proof CEO Matt Middleton: In the technology age, 'never bet against humans'

The founder and CEO shared with InvestmentNews his thoughts of Future Proof's evolution and how his approach — combined with technology — is elevating the wealth management industry.

Future Proof: The state of wealth management, Federal Reserve policy, and leadership

"The most important decision you make is the team you put together," Jenny Johnson, CEO of Franklin Templeton, told the audience during the event.

The future of Future Proof: Innovation, lived experiences drive growth

Wealthspire's Julie Penwell and Lionshares startup CEO Sofia Massie share insights on how to embrace being innovators and entrepreneurs in wealth management.

Altruist CEO Jason Wenk on Future Proof, Ritholtz partnership, and Robinhood

InvestmentNews caught up with Altruist CEO Jason Wenk after his time at Future Proof to discuss the conference, Altruist's deal with Josh Brown's Ritholtz Wealth Management, and Robinhood's planned entry into the RIA custody market.

Grayscale's Brooke Stoddard talks crypto adoption, regulation, and ETFs' next growth phase

“One thing that I’m really excited about is the largest wealth management platforms in the US getting comfortable with their advisors and clients accessing Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs for the first time,” Stoddard, head of wealth management platforms and due diligence, told InvestmentNews at Future Proof Festival.

The F2 formula: How Doug and Liz Fritz created a wealth management consulting powerhouse

The co-founding, husband-and-wife team of F2 Strategy explain how a need for industry expertise in wealth management consulting hatched their plan.

Hashdex’s vision for digital finance: Stablecoins, trust, and crypto's future

Hashdex's Bruno Caratori and Gerry O’Shea are betting that trust — not speculation — will define the next era of crypto investing.

 

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