Dave Smith
Dave Smith is the VP of Content at Wise Publishing and Editor-in-Chief at Moneywise and Money.ca. His work has also been published in Fortune, Business Insider, Newsweek, ABC News, and USA Today.
Bringing over 15 years of journalism experience, he has deep expertise in headlines and audience development. Previously, Dave served as U.S. News Chief at Fortune Magazine and deputy editor at Business Insider, where he led global O&O and SEO efforts. He holds a degree from the University of Maryland and lives in Toronto with his wife and two kids.
EXPERIENCE
-
FFortuneU.S. News Chief 2024–2026
-
TThe MessengerDeputy Editor 2023–2024
-
BBusiness InsiderDeputy Editor 2014–2023
EDUCATION
-
UUniversity of MarylandBA Journalism 2010
FIND ME ON
Their Top Finance Tip
Save!
Dave Smith's Expertise
Dave's favorite resources
1
Bloomberg
2
CNBC
3
Fortune
4
The New York Times
5
The Wall Street Journal
6
Yahoo Finance
More from Dave Smith
LATEST
News • Jun 25
'The entire consumer electronics industry is struggling': Xbox will hike prices due to the AI-driven 'components crisis'
The new prices will go into effect on August 1, 2026. This will be the second major price increase in less than a year.
News • Jun 25
'The entire consumer electronics industry is struggling': Xbox will hike prices due to the AI-driven 'components crisis'
The new prices will go into effect on August 1, 2026. This will be the second major price increase in less than a year.
News • Jun 25
'A hundred-year flood': Tim Cook's worst nightmare just came true, forcing Apple to raise prices amid 'RAMageddon'
The increases hit nearly every Mac and iPad — up to $1,300 on the priciest Mac. The culprit: AI data centers.
News • Jun 25
'A hundred-year flood': Tim Cook's worst nightmare just came true, forcing Apple to raise prices amid 'RAMageddon'
The increases hit nearly every Mac and iPad — up to $1,300 on the priciest Mac. The culprit: AI data centers.
News • Jun 25
Museums are offering 'salvation' — free access and cold drinks — as protection from the deadly heatwave baking Europe
As record heat scorches London and Paris, museums with air conditioning are throwing open their doors — some for free.
News • Jun 25
Museums are offering 'salvation' — free access and cold drinks — as protection from the deadly heatwave baking Europe
As record heat scorches London and Paris, museums with air conditioning are throwing open their doors — some for free.
News • Jun 22
'Hot Ones,' YouTube’s hottest show, is coming to Netflix — with a twist
Netflix just ordered a spinoff of Sean Evans' wing-eating interview hit. But "Extra Heat" leaves the YouTube studio behind.
News • Jun 22
'Hot Ones,' YouTube’s hottest show, is coming to Netflix — with a twist
Netflix just ordered a spinoff of Sean Evans' wing-eating interview hit. But "Extra Heat" leaves the YouTube studio behind.
News • Jun 22
Valve's Steam Machine starts at an eye-watering $1,049, and the memory shortage behind it is coming for all your tech
Valve's gaming console will cost over $1,000 — more than the PS5 Pro, for significantly less storage.
News • Jun 22
Valve's Steam Machine starts at an eye-watering $1,049, and the memory shortage behind it is coming for all your tech
Valve's gaming console will cost over $1,000 — more than the PS5 Pro, for significantly less storage.
News • 46426 views
China is poking the bear by hitting the two companies Trump is counting on to break free from Beijing
China may have just escalated the U.S.-China rare-earth trade fight.
News • 46426 views
China is poking the bear by hitting the two companies Trump is counting on to break free from Beijing
China may have just escalated the U.S.-China rare-earth trade fight.
News • Jun 22
Alan Greenspan was two months into his Fed job when stocks crashed on Black Monday — what he did next defined his legacy
Greenspan died Monday. He was 100.
News • Jun 22
Alan Greenspan was two months into his Fed job when stocks crashed on Black Monday — what he did next defined his legacy
Greenspan died Monday. He was 100.
News • Jun 18
'Fame gets me in the right rooms': Jake Paul raises 9-figure fund to be the 'best 'celeb' investor of my generation'
The YouTuber-turned-boxer's Anti Fund just closed a $100 million growth vehicle, pushing its assets to $180 million.
News • Jun 18
'Fame gets me in the right rooms': Jake Paul raises 9-figure fund to be the 'best 'celeb' investor of my generation'
The YouTuber-turned-boxer's Anti Fund just closed a $100 million growth vehicle, pushing its assets to $180 million.
News • 17545 views
Morale is so bad at Mark Zuckerberg's Meta even the company's own CTO admits it's 'probably the worst it's ever been'
Andrew “Boz” Bosworth said the only time he could remember the mood being worse than it is currently was back in 2018, during the Cambridge Analytica scandal.
News • 17545 views
Morale is so bad at Mark Zuckerberg's Meta even the company's own CTO admits it's 'probably the worst it's ever been'
Andrew “Boz” Bosworth said the only time he could remember the mood being worse than it is currently was back in 2018, during the Cambridge Analytica scandal.
Investing • Jun 17
SpaceX just obliterated Facebook's 14-year options record by more than 4X — 1.6 million bets in a single day
Traders and speculators are going wild for SpaceX, which just achieved the biggest IPO in history, minting Elon Musk as the world's first trillionaire.
Investing • Jun 17
SpaceX just obliterated Facebook's 14-year options record by more than 4X — 1.6 million bets in a single day
Traders and speculators are going wild for SpaceX, which just achieved the biggest IPO in history, minting Elon Musk as the world's first trillionaire.
News • Jun 12
Red Lobster's CEO says he's going to transform the chain into 'the most AI-forward restaurant company that exists'
Red Lobster has been around since 1968. Damola Adamolekun, its millennial chief executive, has already pulled the company out of bankruptcy.
News • Jun 12
Red Lobster's CEO says he's going to transform the chain into 'the most AI-forward restaurant company that exists'
Red Lobster has been around since 1968. Damola Adamolekun, its millennial chief executive, has already pulled the company out of bankruptcy.
Life • Jun 09
Millionaire Hugh Cassar's secret to success: 'Being honest makes you money. Not being honest destroys your life’
The 89-year-old entrepreneur built a fortune importing clove cigarettes after reading a newspaper tip.
Life • Jun 09
Millionaire Hugh Cassar's secret to success: 'Being honest makes you money. Not being honest destroys your life’
The 89-year-old entrepreneur built a fortune importing clove cigarettes after reading a newspaper tip.
Investing • Jun 09
'You are some rich guy's exit strategy': Vivian Tu says 'your guy friends are getting duped' by Elon Musk's SpaceX IPO
The former JPMorgan trader says the much-hyped IPO is really a cash-out for early investors who got in a decade ago, warning regular people could end up holding the bag.
Investing • Jun 09
'You are some rich guy's exit strategy': Vivian Tu says 'your guy friends are getting duped' by Elon Musk's SpaceX IPO
The former JPMorgan trader says the much-hyped IPO is really a cash-out for early investors who got in a decade ago, warning regular people could end up holding the bag.
News • Jun 03
Bernie Sanders says Kevin O'Leary is 'completely separated from the reality that ordinary Americans are experiencing'
The Vermony senator adds that the “Shark Tank” investor’s comments reveal just how disconnected the wealthy are from the rest of the world.
News • Jun 03
Bernie Sanders says Kevin O'Leary is 'completely separated from the reality that ordinary Americans are experiencing'
The Vermony senator adds that the “Shark Tank” investor’s comments reveal just how disconnected the wealthy are from the rest of the world.
Managing Money • Jun 03
Giannis Antetokounmpo blows the whistle: Athletes get burned when their financial advisors are too comfortable
The Milwaukee Bucks superstar, who has earned roughly $338 million in NBA salary alone, says separating his advisors is how he keeps them honest.
Managing Money • Jun 03
Giannis Antetokounmpo blows the whistle: Athletes get burned when their financial advisors are too comfortable
The Milwaukee Bucks superstar, who has earned roughly $338 million in NBA salary alone, says separating his advisors is how he keeps them honest.
News • Jun 02
The rise and fall of GoPro, which says it has 'substantial doubt' the company can survive another year
The action-camera pioneer and $11 billion IPO darling that minted a billionaire tells the SEC it doubts it can last another 12 months.
News • Jun 02
The rise and fall of GoPro, which says it has 'substantial doubt' the company can survive another year
The action-camera pioneer and $11 billion IPO darling that minted a billionaire tells the SEC it doubts it can last another 12 months.
News • Jun 01
'You can hear me now or pay me later': CEO claps back at college grads who boo him for mentioning AI
Big Machine Records founder Scott Borchetta got an earful from the 2026 graduating class, but he didn't back down.
News • Jun 01
'You can hear me now or pay me later': CEO claps back at college grads who boo him for mentioning AI
Big Machine Records founder Scott Borchetta got an earful from the 2026 graduating class, but he didn't back down.
Investing • Jun 01
'The capital will find you': Bill Ackman says what you know is more important than who you know — and 1 skill is crucial
This billionaire is encouraging young people to run with their creativity.
Investing • Jun 01
'The capital will find you': Bill Ackman says what you know is more important than who you know — and 1 skill is crucial
This billionaire is encouraging young people to run with their creativity.
News • May 29
California Pizza Kitchen sent a customer melted cheese with no macaroni — what happened next doubled its followers
The chain’s 24-hour response lifted sales by 25% and doubled the company’s following on social media.
News • May 29
California Pizza Kitchen sent a customer melted cheese with no macaroni — what happened next doubled its followers
The chain’s 24-hour response lifted sales by 25% and doubled the company’s following on social media.
News • May 28
Couple who sold to Pepsi for $2 billion says going into business with your romantic partner is ‘not for the weak’
Poppi’s husband-and-wife cofounders Stephen and Allison Ellsworth will be the first to tell you “there’s no such thing as balance.”
News • May 28
Couple who sold to Pepsi for $2 billion says going into business with your romantic partner is ‘not for the weak’
Poppi’s husband-and-wife cofounders Stephen and Allison Ellsworth will be the first to tell you “there’s no such thing as balance.”
News • May 28
Ben Affleck says the AI company he just sold to Netflix for $600 million will lead to ‘more human work’
A 500-page patent suggests Netflix can save 50% off visual effects and 70% off background actors — up to $3.5 billion a year in total savings.
News • May 28
Ben Affleck says the AI company he just sold to Netflix for $600 million will lead to ‘more human work’
A 500-page patent suggests Netflix can save 50% off visual effects and 70% off background actors — up to $3.5 billion a year in total savings.
Investing • May 21
SpaceX's IPO filing has a whopping 38 pages of risk factors — here are the biggest dangers, including Elon Musk himself
The rocket maker flags Elon Musk's divided attention, $530 million in legal exposure and a Starship program prone to "rapid unscheduled disassembly."
Investing • May 21
SpaceX's IPO filing has a whopping 38 pages of risk factors — here are the biggest dangers, including Elon Musk himself
The rocket maker flags Elon Musk's divided attention, $530 million in legal exposure and a Starship program prone to "rapid unscheduled disassembly."
News • May 20
'It just might be over. Like my whole industry’: Content creators are panicking over Google's AI overhaul to search
Google's I/O 2026 keynote scrapped the search box that has anchored the web for 25 years. Bloggers, publishers and freelancers are sounding the alarm.
News • May 20
'It just might be over. Like my whole industry’: Content creators are panicking over Google's AI overhaul to search
Google's I/O 2026 keynote scrapped the search box that has anchored the web for 25 years. Bloggers, publishers and freelancers are sounding the alarm.
News • May 19
WHO chief says he's 'deeply concerned about the scale and speed' of the Ebola outbreak as deaths hit triple digits
WHO has declared the outbreak a “public health emergency of international concern” and the Africa CDC has declared its own Continental Public Health Emergency designation.
News • May 19
WHO chief says he's 'deeply concerned about the scale and speed' of the Ebola outbreak as deaths hit triple digits
WHO has declared the outbreak a “public health emergency of international concern” and the Africa CDC has declared its own Continental Public Health Emergency designation.
News • May 19
Ryanair is dangling a bonus worth roughly $300 million for its billionaire CEO — as long as he hits his targets
The Irish low-cost carrier disclosed the proposed pay package for Michael O'Leary alongside record annual profit.
News • May 19
Ryanair is dangling a bonus worth roughly $300 million for its billionaire CEO — as long as he hits his targets
The Irish low-cost carrier disclosed the proposed pay package for Michael O'Leary alongside record annual profit.
Explore more authors
We’re proud of our contributors, and can’t wait for you to meet them.
Clayton Jarvis
Reporter
Lisa Weinberger | PrimeRates
PrimeRates
Jason Steele
Contributor
David Karrel
Freelancer