Dave's Personal Blog

Jun 7, 20212 min read

ESG and Impact Investing are NOT the same thing

Comparing and contrasting ESG vs impact investing.

May 30, 20211 min read

An amuse-bouche of impact investing terms

A short list of impact investing terms with simple explanations that anyone can understand.

Apr 30, 20217 min read

How Technology Can Help Solve the Riddle of Impact Measurement & Management

How do you measure impact? We sat down with software firm, Riddl, to learn how companies and organizations can measure & manage their impact

Apr 3, 20216 min read

7 Problems with Private Equity that Contribute to Wealth Inequality (And How to Fix Them)

How can we rethink investment structures to stop wealth inequality in private markets? Here are 7 key private equity problems and how to ...

Feb 3, 20215 min read

How Employee Ownership Can Fight Wealth Inequality

How can employee ownership reduce wealth inequality? We talked to Jon Shell, Managing Director of Social Capital Partners, to learn more abo

Jan 25, 20214 min read

5 Keys to Impact Investing for Gender Equality

For the Equality Fund, there is no clear definition of a feminist agenda. Feminism is intersectional and contains countless movements, from

Jan 6, 202116 min read

How to Magnify Your Social Impact At Any Income Level

What is the first thing you think if I were to ask you how you can make a big social impact? Are you picturing a bunch of wealthy ...

Dec 25, 20202 min read

One thing we have wrong about impact investing

One of the most common refrains I hear in the field of responsible and impact investing is how it is the younger gens and women who are...

Jun 12, 20207 min read

I filed for bankruptcy at 25. Now I help others manage their money.

This article was commissioned by Lowestrates.ca as part of their Financially Naked series; a series of articles meant to eliminate the...

Oct 6, 20194 min read

The truth about doing well by doing good

Remember the 80s and 90s? Shoulder pads, briefcases—and the movie Wall St., which captured the spirit of the age. At the time ...

Jul 11, 20184 min read

Becoming a Feminist: What took me so long

What follows is a personal account of my journey to becoming a proud and vocal feminist and why it took me as long as it has.