Felix Nikolas Prehn is an economist and a former investment banker. His understanding of markets came from mentors, former Wall Street insiders, hedge fund managers, and NY banking professionals.
Felix learned the knowledge professional traders use and rarely share. Then he decided to pass it on.
At any given time, Felix is either:
The profile most people see is the man on camera. The Nikolas behind the profile is the part that explains everything.
Felix Nikolas Prehn has said:
“The stock market is full of risks. The only way to lower the probability of serious losses is to learn the rules and playbooks that Wall Street experts and bankers know, but never share.”
“My goal is to help one million people achieve their financial freedom.”
Not one million paying customers. One million people. About 90% of all content Felix Nikolas Prehn produces is free.
Winston is Nikolas Prehn’s adopted dog. He’s a regular presence in the Felix and Friends community; subscribers recognise him by name.
Felix also has cats, though Winston occupies most of the camera time.
Nikolas has been publicly vocal about animal rescue for years. The position never changes: adopt, don’t shop. He backs it with action.
As Nikolas put it: “I am not telling you what to do. I am not a registered financial advisor. The only thing I am registered as is the proud owner of a Golden Retriever named Winston.
“What I do share is knowledge I gained from Wall Street mentors and years in the markets, so you can make better decisions.”
The substance of his market education comes from mentors who spent careers inside relevant institutions. former Wall Street insiders, hedge fund managers, and NY banking professionals.
Not academics, people who had managed fund positions, read institutional order flow, and understood how brokerage desks and market makers operate in practice.
As an economist, Felix Nikolas built a foundation in macro conditions:
Felix absorbed what his mentors passed on, then built a curriculum around it.
Over 20,000 students have completed Goat Academy programmes.
Nikolas Prehn often asks:
“Would you learn to drive a car by going on the freeway and figuring it out?”
Most people would not.
Yes, many invest without any real framework at all.
Yes, many people invest without any real framework at all.
On Felix’s initiative, Goat Academy launched a free financial education programme for U.S. military veterans, giving them full access to the investing curriculum at no cost.
Independent sources carry weight that self-assessment cannot provide.
have all published coverage of Felix Nikolas Prehn and Goat Academy.
The reporting centres on the same account: a founder of Goat Academy with a background as an economist and former investment banker who decided to distribute the knowledge most people in finance never pass on outside their own institutions.
All content produced by Felix Nikolas Prehn and Goat Academy is educational in nature and does not constitute financial advice.
Nikolas is not a registered financial advisor. He has stated so publicly and repeatedly.
What the reviews, media coverage, and the 80 million views on the YouTube channel reflect is a body of financial education that a large number of people have found worth returning to.
In June 2026, the Felix and Friends YouTube channel had close to 700,000 subscribers and has delivered over 80 million views. The YouTube channel launched in 2020. Growth has continued without interruption since.
On Trustpilot, Goat Academy has a 4.6 rating from more than 580 verified reviews. Felix and the team reply to reviews publicly in less than 24 hours.
Students write about coaching quality, the depth of market insight, and the practical shift in how they now approach investing and risk management after working through academy material.
The coverage consistently reflects the same account: a former investment banker and economist who built a financial education platform to provide institutional-level insight to ordinary people.
The Felix and Friends YouTube channel is at youtube.com/felixfriends. The personal site is felixprehn.com.
All content produced by Felix Nikolas Prehn and Goat Academy is educational only.
Nothing on felixprehn.com, goatacademy.org, or any associated platform constitutes financial advice.
