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About David M. Freedman

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Dave Freedman
Dave Freedman has worked as a journalist since 1978, primarily in the fields of law and finance. He is a co-author of Equity Crowdfunding for Investors: A Guide to Risks, Returns, Regulations, Funding Portals, Due Diligence, and Deal Terms (Wiley & Sons, 2015). He currently analyzes turnaround stocks for DailyDac.com.
Dave has also written extensively about woodworking and social media. He is the author of the bestseller Box-Making Basics: Design, Techniques, Projects, a woodworking book published by Taunton Press.

Financial Poise Contributions

  • ‘Risk-Adjusted Return’ in a Nutshell Article published on June 18, 2025
  • What Is ‘Free Enterprise’? Article published on March 5, 2025
  • What Is ‘Free Enterprise’? Article published on March 5, 2025
  • Corporate Structures and Their Effects on Equity Offerings Article published on January 20, 2025
  • How To Target Equity Crowdfunding Deals Article published on January 15, 2025
  • What is an Angel Investor and What Motivates Angels to Invest? Article published on May 17, 2024
  • Investing In The Great Lakes: The Upper-Midwest Economic Revival is Gaining Article published on January 10, 2024
  • Private Equity vs. Venture Capital 101 Article published on January 16, 2023
  • How Wise Is the Reg CF Crowd? Article published on December 29, 2022
  • Investing in the Great Lakes Boom Article published on December 14, 2022
  • Evaluating Deal Terms in Crowdfunding Investments: Part 2 Article published on November 15, 2022
  • Evaluating Deal Terms in Crowdfunding Investments Part 1: Straight Equity Article published on November 1, 2022
  • Equity Crowdfunding for the New Angel Investor Article published on September 21, 2021
  • Investing in Water: Books to Get You Started Article published on June 5, 2021
  • What is a SAFE Note and Does It Benefit Founders and Investors Alike? Article published on September 10, 2020
  • The Basics of Convertible Debt Offerings Under Title III Article published on August 14, 2020
  • Portals & Broker-Dealers: Comparing Types of Investment Intermediaries in Crowdfunding Article published on June 25, 2020
  • 3 Categories of Startup Growth Potential Article published on May 11, 2020
  • Private Equity Fund of Funds: 2020 and Beyond Article published on January 23, 2020
  • McCulloch v. Maryland and the Famous Supreme Court Cases that Changed Our Economy Article published on November 25, 2019
  • How Reliable Are Private Equity Valuations? Article published on September 13, 2019
  • The Potential of Hedge Fund Returns: Evaluating Risk and Reward Article published on August 5, 2019
  • Crowdfunded Securities: The Continuing Growth of the Secondary Market Article published on June 5, 2019
  • Alternative Assets and the "Average" Accredited Investor Installment #7: Crowdfunding Under Title III of the Jobs Act Article published on May 10, 2019
  • Alternative Assets and the "Average" Accredited Investor Installment #6: Equity Crowdfunding Under Regulation D Article published on May 9, 2019
  • Alternative Assets and the "Average" Accredited Investor Installment #5: Crowdfunding Article published on May 8, 2019
  • iDisclose Generates 80%-Final-Draft PPM for Under $5,000 Article published on October 7, 2015
  • Equity Crowdfunding Review: Billions for Startups, But What about Investors? Article published on June 17, 2015
  • Investing in Farmland Article published on April 3, 2013