Voting issues for meme stocks – Wall Street home-buying controversy – New-look fintechs

Good morning and welcome to Insider Finance. I'm Dan DeFrancesco, and here's what's on the agenda today:

• So-called meme stocks get the benefit of an influx of retail traders, but many of the new investors aren't participating in proxy voting.
• Executives at Stash, DailyPay, and HMBradley detail why they invested in new brands and logos.
• Medline's roughly $34 billion buyout could set the stage for a string of more large-scale M&A.

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Meme stock shareholders may have diamond hands, but they're not voting on things like exec pay and M&A deals. And that's creating a big headache.

Companies with large retail-investor bases face difficulties reaching a quorum in shareholder votes - but upstart digital investor-communications tools are looking to bridge that gap.

Get the full rundown here.

As fintechs come of age, they're upgrading brands and logos to move beyond their 'stick-it-to-the-man' roots

DailyPay and Stash recently underwent full redesigns, while HMBradley hired a creative director before even launching. Here's why fintechs are so keen to rework their looks.

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Medline is financing its record LBO with roughly $17 billion from debt markets - and it could set the stage for a surge of massive buyouts

Bankers will look to bond and loan markets across multiple currencies to fund the deal. Here's what to expect.

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Wall Street firms like BlackRock are snapping up every single American home they can find. Here are the 6 most important things to know about this trend pricing out everyday people.

A tweet has begun an outrage cycle by blaming BlackRock for big Wall Street investments in US homes. Here are six facts breaking down the market.

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Dealmaker Jeff Sine has one of the most enviable client lists on Wall Street. Here's how he broke away from the pack to build a $1 billion business.

Jeff Sine is an under-the-radar dealmaker who is quietly one of the most trusted advisors to SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son, as well as other corporate titans like Rupert Murdoch and Ari Emanuel. We took a deep dive into his investing empire.