Meet Our Authors

Aditya Raghunath is a financial journalist who writes about business, public equities, and personal finance. His work has been published on several digital platforms in the U.S. and Canada, including The Motley Fool, Stock News and Market Realist. With a post-graduate degree in finance, Aditya has close to nine years of work experience in financial services and close to seven years in producing financial content. Aditya’s area of expertise includes evaluating stocks in the tech and cannabis sectors. If you are considering investing in the stock market, he recommends reading The Intelligent Investor by Benjamin Graham before taking the plunge.

Aidan Strasser is an investment and sales driven individual who has been able to take his skills and knowledge learned from his time at John Molson School of Business studying Finance and Real Estate into the real world. While balancing work and his investing, Aidan loves to keep it busy with sports, strength training, and adventuring through the Montreal culinary scene.

Alexander Morsink is a Co-Founder and Managing Director of Equivesto, a Canadian online investment platform and equity crowdfunding portal. Equivesto is a fully licensed Exempt Market Dealer, and has helped dozens of Canadian companies raise over $22MM since Equivesto’s launch in mid-2020. Alexander is also an Angel Investor and a mentor/advisor at several Canadian startup accelerators and universities.

Alyssa Davies is a content manager for Zolo and a published author living in Calgary, Alberta. She is the founder of the two-time award-winning Canadian Personal Finance Blog of the Year, Mixed Up Money. As of 2022, she has over 90,000 followers across social media. Through her work, she has been featured in many notable publications, including The Globe and Mail, CNBC, CBC, and more. Her books, The 100 Day Financial Goal Journal and Financial First Aid are currently available for purchase.

Based out of Halifax, Amanda Rogers is a freelance writer who covers various topics, including travel, mortgages and personal finances. She has a Master of Arts degree in Child and Youth Study, taught English in South Korea, and traveled to over 25 countries. She also owns her own company, iPlume Writing Inc.

Anastasia Barbuzzi is a freelance journalist as well as the founder and host of $HMONEY: a judgement-free zone for millennial women to learn about personal finance and dismantle the money taboo. Her podcast, $HMONEY Radio, is available wherever you listen to your favourite shows.