Shades of Grey: Musings of an Impact Investor

As Ron Shevlin eloquently puts it, “consumers are not looking for
a new savings account; they are looking for help to
save”. 

Joining us in this episode of Shades of Grey, Sarah Morgenstern,
Principal at Omidyar Network. Theodora Lau and Arun Krishnakumar
discuss the Impact investment landscape and Sarah's thoughts on
investment opportunities focused on longevity.

Gone are the days where we work in the same full-time corporate
job and retire with pensions. Across all generations, more than a
quarter of workers in the U.S. are engaging in freelance or
short-term work arrangements in some capacity, sometimes with
multiple employers. And the number is expected to increase.

Mary Meeker reported that freelance workforces is growing three
times faster (at 8.1%) than the growth of the total workforce (at
2.5%). Financial services must move beyond being deposit
gatherers to actively solving the day-to-day financial challenges
of consumers, and shepherding them towards a more financially
secure future. 


After all, this is what financial services should have been
about. Listen in to an exciting chat with lots of insights


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