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Jack is co-author with Chris Burniske of "Cryptoassets: The Innovative Investor's Guide to Bitcoin and Beyond" (McGraw Hill, 2017). Jack is an angel investor and advisor to start-ups in the cryptoasset space and is a leading market researcher, business owner, author of retirement and finance books, and publisher (People Tested Media).
Jack runs a leading market research firm, GEM Research Solutions, which provides market research services to all size businesses in numerous industries. With a focus on financial services, Jack speaks with over 1000 employees, clients and consumers each year through GEM's core qualitative research business conducting focus groups, executive interviews and managing online panels and forums.
Jack's work in the Retirement space has led him to become a leading columnist and RetireMentor on Marketwatch.com writing on the latest news and trends regarding retirement. Author of numerous books on retirement including "Having The Talk: The Four Keys to Your Parents' Safe Retirement" which focuses on the vital discussion between adult children & their parents about retirement and later life issues. His bestselling first book, "Safe 4 Retirement:The 4 Keys to a Safe Retirement" takes a holistic approach to retirement. Focusing not just on financial matters for retirement, this book explores the 4 Keys to a Safe Retirement: Financial Preparedness, Health & Wellness, Mental Attitude and Staying Involved! He's also written widely about bitcoins including the best-selling "What's the Deal with Bitcoins?" (co-authored with Ryan Lancelot).
Jack has worked extensively with many start-up businesses including Terracycle, which is the leading company in "up cycling" and was named "Coolest Start Up in America" by Inc. Magazine. His recent seed and early round investments in the ctyptoasset space include Factom, Metal, Lawnmower (sold to Coindesk 2016) and Airbitz.