Sunday, April 19, 2020

Asset Allocation in Laidlaw & Company’s Planning Process


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Matt Eitner is a registered investment advisor who has nearly two decades of experience in the financial industry. Since 2010, Matt Eitner has served as the CEO of Laidlaw & Company in New York City. Laidlaw & Company is a full-service investment and brokerage firm that caters to high-net-worth individuals and institutional clients. The company was founded in 1842, and employs a client-driven approach to financial planning that relies on 11 different asset allocation strategies.

Asset allocation refers to an investment strategy that seeks to achieve an optimal mix of risk and reward for a portfolio. Appropriate asset allocation is often regarded as a principal determinant of investment returns.

Typically, the strategy involves dividing assets according to four client-driven factors: risk tolerance, financial goals, investment horizon, and market conditions. Laidlaw & Company’s asset allocation strategy utilizes low-cost, passive exchange traded funds for equity exposure, in addition to fixed-income exposure through actively managed funds.
For additional information on Laidlaw & Company’s financial planning process, visit www.laidlawltd.com.

Wednesday, April 8, 2020

Laidlaw Serves As Book-Running Manager On BioSig IPO


With two decades of experience in the financial sector, Matt Eitner has held leadership positions at numerous investment firms, including Aegis Capital Corporation and Casimir Capital, LP, both based in New York City. Since 2011, Matt Eitner has served as the chief executive officer of Laidlaw & Company, also in New York City. At Laidlaw, he manages client relationships while also overseeing several initial public offerings (IPOs).

Most recently, Laidlaw served as the sole book-running manager for BioSig Technologies’ IPO. The $10 million dollar offering, which closed on February 25, 2020, included the sale of up to 2,500,000 common stock shares, each of which was valued at $0.001.

Speaking about the investment, BioSig noted that the funds raised will be used for scaling up clinical and commercial operations and for developing and securing new patents. In addition to research and development related to new products, the firm will also be using the funds for general corporate purposes and working capital.

Wednesday, April 1, 2020

Budgeting and Vocational Assistance Giving Mothers Renewed Hope



An accomplished investment banking expert, Matt Eitner is the chief executive officer of Laidlaw & Company (UK), Ltd. in New York City. For over two decades, he has successfully worked in key managerial positions across different investment and brokerage firms. Skilled in investment banking, private equity and wealth management, Matt Eitner is involved in numerous charitable organizations such as Good Counsel Homes.


Good Counsel Homes is a national non-profit organization that focuses on offering residential and community-based support to vulnerable groups such as people without homes as well as expectant and new mothers. Based on Catholic social traditions, the institution has assisted thousands of homeless women and children to rebuild their lives. Good Counsel Homes achieves this through several programs such as Budgeting and Vocational Assistance wherein staff educates rescued mothers on effective spending habits and how to put their lives back on track.



Under the program, each mother is encouraged to save one-third of their income with the ultimate goal of leaving their crisis street life and securing a permanent home. Under the program, staff and volunteers work closely together with program beneficiaries to become part of an assessment program that will help them to identify their talents, abilities, and interests as well as opportunities for employment at their disposal. There are various aspects of training under the program which include resume training, job interview counseling and generally preparing mothers to tap into various opportunities that shall promote their wellbeing.