INTERVIEW: Monorail founder Phil Dickson explains how his company is keeping conservatives money with their values
THE LOWDOWN:
In an era where one’s financial investments may not go to companies that share in their own values, Phil Dickson and his financial technology firm Monorail are giving conservative investors an avenue to bring their capital to companies they align with.
Dickson said Monorail began in July 2023 and partnered with Salem Communications to launch it. From there, Dickson connected with conservative leaders Lara Trump and Charlie Kirk and now he is “growing [their] supporters and our advertising campaigns.”
In terms of the importance of conservative financial firms like Monorail existing, Dickson said “most people don’t realize that their investment dollars are being invested in companies that literally go against their conservative patriotic values.”
In terms of Monorail’s Patriot Portfolio, Dickson noted the company has “partnered with Inspire ETF” and that the firm’s president and CEO, Robert Netzly, joined Monorail’s board of directors.
In an era where one’s financial investments may not go to companies that share in their own values, Phil Dickson and his financial technology firm Monorail are giving conservative investors an avenue to bring their capital to companies they align with.
Dickson, the CEO and founder of Monorail, hopped on the phone with the Washington Reporter to talk more about his company and its mission.
As a longtime financial adviser from a family in the business, Dickson explained that he was licensed “right out of, actually, high school” and that his mother helped guide him, netting him “all the necessary licenses.” This allowed Dickson to start “very young” and, because of that, he “saw companies like Betterment, Acorn, Stash — these fintech companies popping up.”
“And that’s what kind of took me out of traditional financial advising into fintech with Monorail,” Dickson explained. “I’m a conservative, I’m a patriot, and coming out with the fintech app, I need a differentiator, right?”
“So it just dawned on myself and a colleague [while] talking about it and we’re, like, ‘let’s come out with a fintech app that supports conservative, patriotic values,’” he continued. “And here we are today, so it’s been a good ride.”
Dickson said Monorail began in July 2023 and partnered with Salem Communications to launch it. From there, Dickson connected with conservative leaders Lara Trump and Charlie Kirk and now he is “growing [their] supporters and our advertising campaigns.”
In terms of the importance of conservative financial firms like Monorail existing, Dickson said “most people don’t realize that their investment dollars are being invested in companies that literally go against their conservative patriotic values.”
“And so Monorail is so important because it allows… patriots, conservatives to invest on our platform or invest in our Patriot Portfolio, knowing that their money isn’t going to support things like abortion and sadism and pornography, and all these other things that a lot of these companies support, especially abortion,” Dickson explained.
“It’s important because it allows conservatives to know that their money is supporting their values,” he added.
In terms of Monorail’s Patriot Portfolio, Dickson noted the company has “partnered with Inspire ETF” and that the firm’s president and CEO, Robert Netzly, joined Monorail’s board of directors.
Dickson said that some of the companies the Patriot Portfolio invests in are conservative powerhouses like Rumble, Black Rifle Coffee Company, and Tesla, and “a lot of others” like Nvidia and the Trump Media and Technology Group.
“So the portfolio is comprised of thousands of companies, but those are some of the larger ones that are notable,” Dickson said.
