Paul was financially ruined in 2008. Fraud and system failure. Most people would have stopped at who to blame.
He kept asking why.
Why did the system fail the way it did? Why is it so hard to invest locally? What does a stock market investment actually fund? How do you build an economy that serves the people living in it?
Each answer opened the next question. That trail led Paul through a decade of following threads from social enterprise, impact investing, CDFIs, B Corps, the circular economy and Regulation Crowdfunding. He got a securities license to understand the system from the inside.
By 2024 he had a direction worth proving.
So he did what curious people do.
He ran an experiment. 366 consecutive days of investing in the public capital market that most financial advisors had never heard of. To learn what he didn't know yet.
1,000+ opportunities evaluated. 500+ businesses funded across 20+ platforms. Regular people funding real businesses. Solar microgrids. Regenerative farms. Worker cooperatives. Affordable housing. Not trading ownership papers. Actually building things.
Every lesson became a tool when curiosity fueled Paul to push past the surface problems. The experiment ended and the building began.
Today Paul's the Principal Advisor of Stakeholder Enterprise (FINRA #317736), the first Registered Investment Advisor specializing in community funded investments.
Join Paul Lovejoy of Stakeholder Enterprise as he shares his transformative journey from financial devastation to empowerment. Learn how he turned his past experiences into a powerful narrative that can inspire and guide others in the crowdfunding space at SuperCrowd26.
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