Augmented Reality (AR) - Leaders and Trend Setters Over time, we've seen Augmented Reality move from being a futuristic concept to having use cases in education, interior design, planning, museums, and other environments where the virtual and physical worlds overlap. As per recent Statista data, by 2024 there will be an estimated 1.7 billion [...]
Five trends arising from generational differences with ESG & Tech In the latest episode of the ESG & Tech show, I took the audience through five trends, as I see them, arising from generational differences with ESG & Tech. People tuned in from all over the world ranging from Western Canada to Australia for [...]
Financial Nakedness – Part 1 In the latest episode of Fantastic Female Fridays, I interviewed Carol Glynn of Conscious Finance Coaching. It’s a company based in Dubai that Carol spearheads intending to help her clients (who are primarily women) overcome challenges to achieve their financial dreams. She calls the work that she does “financial nakedness” [...]
How to change the narrative about money In the latest episode of Fantastic Female Fridays, I invited Jen Hemphill as a guest to the show. Personally, I think that Jen has a lot of great wisdom to share (as evidenced in her podcast) and like me, she likes action-focused practicality and has a genuine interest [...]
Five ESG & Tech Trends that Shaped 2021 In the final episode of the, I focused on the five key trends that have defined 2021. Here is a snapshot of what we discussed: Climate fintech I think 2020 was the year that truly wanted to “shop local”. There was a sense of community, wanting to [...]
In my most recent episode of ESG & Tech, I focused on the past and future of Robo Advisor. This is an area that has been of particular interest to me for a while now because Many argue that the traditional models of advising are broken. AUM fees favour larger accounts. Fee-based advice crowds out [...]
The Fastest Growing ESG ETFs in the World Younger investors think Exchange Traded Funds have always been here. However, we know that’s not the case. In fact, the first American ETF was born in 1993 and it’s one of the most traded equity instruments today; namely SPY (the S&P 500 ETF). The first European ETFs [...]
The impact of COVID 19 has taken up a disproportionate amount of conversation over the past 18 months. Lots of us have been talking about how our lifestyles have changed, how the world of work needs to embrace its new normal, and the reflections we’ve had on challenging the very assumption of being in the [...]
DO COMPANIES WITH GENDER BALANCE REALLY MAKES MORE MONEY? It’s a pretty bold claim that boards with more gender-diverse compositions make better decisions and that leads to better business outcomes across the triple bottom line i.e. profit, planet, and people. However, what data can truly back this up? During this episode of Fantastic [...]
What can women of the past teach us about investing in the stock market? During this episode of Fantastic Female Fridays, we took a visit to the 19th Century when we gained an understanding of what life was like for savvy women investors. What freedoms and constraints did they have and what did they do [...]
