Andy Swan

tastyworks, the leading options brokerage for active traders, alongside Andy and Landon Swan, the fintech entrepreneurs behind social sentiment data platform LikeFolio, formally announced the launch of Earnings Survivor, an exciting concept that merges the stock market with fantasy league. “...

As beer continues to cede market share to alcoholic alternatives and hard sodas fall out of favor, brewers are jumping in on a rising trend. The industry is shaking its line-up with hard seltzer, a beverage seen to be as disruptive to beer as LaCroix has been to soda. Sparkling Water’s...

People seem to really like using Riskalyze. The software platform that enables financial advisors to more accurately create portfolios based on their clients' risk profiles was named the winner of the first-ever LikeFolio Customer Love Award at the 2018 Benzinga Global Fintech Awards. The award...

Social media data indicates Garmin Ltd. (NASDAQ: GRMN) had a rough fourth quarter. That's according to Andy Swan, the co-founder of LikeFolio, a company that tracks social media analytics among brands and stocks. Swan was a guest on Friday's edition of Benzinga's PreMarket...

Investors who were glued to their TV sets to watch Tom Brady's epic comeback in the 2017 Super Bowl are now shifting their attention and asking the more pertinent question: Which companies outperformed during commercial breaks? The TD Ameritrade Ad Challenge used Social Sentiment data, a resource...

To get you prepared for the 2017 Benzinga Global Fintech Awards, Benzinga will profile the daily schedules of select fintech leaders whose companies have applied. For this installment, we spoke with LikeFolio CEO Andy Swan. A Day In The Life Andy Swan is the founder of LikeFolio, a company...

After another disappointing year in 2016 following a disastrous string of food safety incidents in 2015, Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. (NYSE: CMG) shareholders are hoping that 2017 will finally bring the recovery they have been looking for. According to a recent presentation by Andy Swan, co-...

In the wake of Donald Trump’s election upset, the political establishment that predicted a Hillary Clinton victory has been wracked by doubt and self-reflection. Commentators have taken particular ire with pollsters, as most leading models showed Clinton ahead in the polls up until late...

Everybody wants to be their own boss, but being an entrepreneur takes a lot of hard work. One of the most difficult parts of being an entrepreneur is convincing others to invest in your idea. Floodgate Fund founder Mike Maples recently discussed five elements his VC fund seeks out when...

The 2016 Benzinga Fintech Awards brought together some of the best and brightest minds in financial technology. Six panels with more than a dozen speakers took the stage to discuss everything from market disruption to venture capitalism. One particular panel was dubbed the "Young Guns Of...

Social data on Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX) has been deteriorating for some time.  It almost had to happen….it's hard to find another company that has had such incredible levels of consumer enthusiasm over the past 5 years.  We're starting to see some signs of decay though, and would be remiss if...

Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) is known for dominance through razor-thin margins, and exceptional service delivered through technology. From the looks of social data, it seems Amazon's customers are liking what they see from the company… and using it more often:   We...

At LikeFolio, we keep our eye trained on what consumers are doing… not traders. With that in mind, we've seen an interesting opportunity develop in Google Inc (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL)… Social Sentiment for Google is up to all-time highs: While social volume is...

Tech investors already know that brainy news site re/code is a must-read for anyone who wants the inside scoop on Silicon Valley. That’s why the company was just scooped up by Vox. The writers at re/code make a point of covering both the tech side and business side of companies like Apple...

Financial expert and media personality Jeff Macke was the fireside chat host at the 2015 Benzinga Fintech Awards gala in New York on April 8. Below is the video and full transcript of his talk with Andy Swan, Founder at LikeFolio. Jeff Macke: I'm with Andy Swan at the Benzinga Fintech...