David M. Freedman
Journalist
Investing in the Great Lakes Region:
An Interview with John Austin, director of the Michigan Economic Center
By David M. Freedman -- January 10, 2024
"Lots of Upper-Midwest communities, large and small—including all the major metros from Minneapolis to Pittsburgh—that lost much of their industrial factory-town anchor employers 30 to 40 years ago have been building something new to replace those opportunities. They’ve turned an economic corner." Map Wikimedia Commons
Journalist
Dave Freedman has worked as a journalist since 1978, primarily in the fields of finance and law. He has served on the editorial staffs of magazines, newsletters, and online media.
Over the past 10 years Dave has reported extensively on private securities, especially angel investing (Reg D) and equity crowdfunding (Reg A+ and Reg CF).
He has also written about home improvement and woodworking for such magazines as Better Homes and Gardens, Fine Woodworking, and Woodcraft.
Author
Dave is the author or coauthor in three successful non-fiction book projects (see Amazon.com author profile):
He coauthored (with Matt Nutting) Equity Crowdfunding for Investors: A Guide to Risks, Returns, Regulations, Funding Portals, Due Diligence, and Deal Terms (Wiley & Sons, NY, 2015).
He coauthored (with David Fleisher) Death of an American (Continuum, NY, 1983). Based on the $100 million Singer vs. Wadman civil rights lawsuit filed in Salt Lake City, Utah, in 1979. See Kirkus review.
He wrote Box-Making Basics, a woodworking book (Taunton Press, Newtown, CT, 1997), which has sold over 84,000 copies. See Dave's recent projects at freedman.woodworking.
