Author: Craig Stephens

Craig Stephens is a former IT professional who left his 19-year consulting career at the IRS to be a full-time finance writer. He started Access IPOs in 2016 to provide a resource for ordinary investors pursuing investment access to IPOs and pre-IPO startups. Craig studied Finance at Michigan State University and lives in Northern Virginia with his wife and three children. Learn more about Craig.

What Happened to Motif Investing and Folio?

Former Motif Investing customers trying to track down their accounts should contact Interactive Brokers. Read below for details on how your account ended up there via multiple acquisitions. Motif Investing…

Webull Review for IPO Investing

In May 2019, ClickIPO and Webull announced a partnership to provide IPO access to Webull customers directly through the Webull app. This Webull review addresses the IPO access functionality of…

What is an IPO (and Why Do They Matter)?

The acronym “IPO” stands for initial public offering. But precisely what is an IPO? Most companies start as privately held entities, usually owned by the founders, early investors, and employees….

ClickIPO Update – Better Access to IPOs and Secondaries

Note: ClickIPO has rebranded to Click Markets. In early 2017, we directed your attention to a new IPO investing platform called ClickIPO. ClickIPO is a smartphone app that connects to…

Interview With Reg A+ IPO Expert Darren Marble Of CrowdfundX

Today we have a new feature on Access IPOs, an interview with an expert and top influencer in the Reg A+ IPO space, Darren Marble. Darren is the Founder and…

The Death Of Loyal3

Update 01/25/2018: Former Loyal3 customers should have received an email from Loyal3 around August 28th 2017 regarding tax documentation. The email asked you to verify your email and you could then…

ClickIPO – A Promising New Platform For IPO Investors

Note: ClickIPO has rebranded to Click Markets Update 3/22/2017: Cool new integration deal between StockTwits and ClickIPO. Technology is enabling innovation at every corner of our financial economy. Banking, investing,…

What The Lending Club Debacle Teaches Us About IPO Investing

In December of 2014, Lending Club (LC) was the darling of the IPO world, cannon-balling into the public markets with glorious fanfare and optimism. An early Fintech innovator, Lending Club…

The Best IPO Research Tools

Are you looking for best IPO research tools on the internet? IPO investing is a small subset of the overall equity opportunities for growing wealth. Investable IPOs that are available to…

Fidelity IPO Review: Lending Club (LC)

In December 2014, the leading peer to peer lending company, Lending Club (LC), started trading on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) after a widely inclusive and smoothly executed initial…