Brian Barnes

Brian Barnes, founder and CEO of M1 Finance on Monday delved into the integration of cryptocurrency into M1's platform, aligning it with the company's strategy of long-term wealth building rather than short-term trading, marking a significant step in modernizing financial services....

M1 Finance has selected Thought Machine, the cloud-native banking technology company, to power and grow its platform. The development comes as the automated money management platform seeks to become the place for managing all aspects of one’s financial lifestyle. Its products allow...

The Gist: M1 Finance, an automated money management platform, announced Wednesday a $150 million Series E funding round to boost innovation and platform growth. What Happened: M1 Finance is a platform for digital investing, borrowing and banking. As part of a vision to help self-directed...

The finance app M1 Finance, an automated money management platform, has announced a $75-million Series D funding round. What Happened: M1 Finance is a platform for digital investing, borrowing and banking. As part of its vision to help self-directed investors build wealth for the long-term, M1...

The past few weeks in financial markets were volatile. Despite coming under scrutiny for their decisions to limit trades, brokers like Robinhood, popularized due to their no-cost, gamified investing platforms, saw an increase in account openings. M1 Finance, an automated money management platform,...

Key Points: M1 Finance is a platform for digital investing, borrowing and banking. The firm launched Smart Transfers, an automatic money management tool. Smart Transfers lets users optimize dollars and build long-term wealth.  Fresh off its $45-million Series C funding round led by Left...

Lockdowns during the coronavirus pandemic have prompted a rise in speculative retail trading activity that's reflected in increased client order flow. The trend was the topic of discussion among five market experts Tuesday at the Benzinga Global Fintech Awards in a panel...

After surpassing $2 billion in assets one month ago, M1 Finance, an automated money management platform, announced the closure of a $45-million Series C funding round led by Left Lane Capital, bringing the company's total funding to just under $100 million. What Happened: M1 Finance is a...

M1 Finance, a platform for money management, announced it surpassed $2 billion in assets. What To Know: M1 Finance is a platform for digital investing, borrowing, and banking. As part of a vision to help self-directed investors build long-term, sustainable wealth, M1 doubled down on growth...

M1 Finance, an automated money management platform, announced a $33-million Series B funding round Tuesday led by Left Lane Capital, with participation from Jump Capital and Clocktower Technology Ventures. M1 Reaches $1B In Assets Under Management M1 said it's leveraging a record-...

M1 Finance, a robo-adviser platform that allows for free and automatic investment in custom stock and ETF portfolios, in February announced it reached $1 billion in assets. CEO and founder Brian Barnes spoke with Benzinga about driving user growth and enhanced platform functionality. Natural Growth...

Investing platform M1 Finance said Wednesday it has passed the $1-billion mark for assets on its platform in the just over three years since its launch. The Chicago-based company said its free money management platform also hit the milestone while relying on just $26.5 million in venture...