Jesús Izquierdo, MSF

Making finance make sense.

Personal Finance • Economics • Markets

Finance professor and fintech compliance executive. I translate real-world financial strategy, market mechanics, and risk management into ideas that students, professionals, and everyday investors can actually use.

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About Jesús Izquierdo

Financial executive and compliance expert with over 15 years of experience in BSA/AML compliance, risk management, and strategic financial operations. A proven record of developing risk-mitigation frameworks across the fintech and crypto-asset sectors — bridging rigorous regulatory adherence and aggressive organizational growth. Currently an Adjunct Professor of Finance at Miami-Dade College.

Education

  • Master of Science in Finance (MSF)Florida International University, 2013
  • Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA)University of Miami, 2008
  • Professional AffiliationsMember, ACAMS · Faculty, Miami-Dade College School of BusinessSpeaker & panelist: SFCA, FIBA, IMTC World

Experience

  • Adjunct Professor of FinanceMiami-Dade College · 2026–Present
  • Management ConsultantAdytum · 2024–Present
  • BitstopCompliance · Finance · TradingCCO, VP Finance & Head of OTC Trading · 2016–2024

What you will learn

Practical frameworks and academic foundations across personal finance, economics, and markets.

Personal Finance

Budgeting, emergency funds, debt management, credit building, and building wealth systematically.

Corporate Finance

Time value of money, capital budgeting, cost of capital, capital structure, and valuation.

Market Analysis

Reading market signals, macro drivers, valuation basics, and separating noise from signal.

Fintech & Compliance

How crypto, MSBs, and fintech infrastructure work — and why regulation matters to investors.

Course Workbooks

Full 16-week course packages with modules, quizzes, answer keys, problem sets, and assignments. Free to download.

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FIN 2100: Personal Finance

16 weeks • 55+ pages • 160 quiz questions with answer keys

Budgeting, credit mastery, debt elimination, taxes, insurance, investing (stocks, ETFs, Bitcoin, RWAs), retirement accounts, home ownership, and estate planning. Crypto and self-custody woven throughout.

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FIN 3400: Financial Management

16 weeks • 45+ pages • Problem sets with full solutions

Financial statements, TVM, bond valuation, CAPM, capital budgeting (NPV/IRR), WACC, capital structure, DCF valuation, crypto treasury management, tokenized RWAs, prediction markets, and DAO finance.

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Market Signal Lab

A 12-indicator technical analysis engine for stocks, ETFs, and crypto. Enter any ticker and get an instant composite recommendation with entry, stop-loss, target exit, and hold period.

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From the blog

Essays on markets, money, and the ideas that shape how we think about finance.

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July 13, 2026

Why Diversification Still Works

A refresher on correlation, concentration risk, and why the free lunch is not dead.

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July 10, 2026

The Emergency Fund Rule Is Boring. That Is the Point.

How liquidity protects the rest of your financial plan from panic decisions.

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July 6, 2026

What FinCEN Means for Everyday Investors

Why anti-money laundering policy matters beyond compliance departments.

Get in touch

Speaking inquiries, course questions, or collaboration ideas — send a note and it comes straight to me.

Revenue Stack: trainings, downloads, consults, and Audits