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When people ask me “what do you write about?” Generally I typically say something like “economic revitalization for historically disinvested communities.”
But that of course still encompasses many things. Here is a thread of one of those things: shifting the flow of capital.
But that of course still encompasses many things. Here is a thread of one of those things: shifting the flow of capital.
Shifting the flow of capital also encompasses many things, but it’s definitely one of the common threads that runs through my work. It's about cities or communities gaining access to or influencing large, existing pools of capital that typically ignore their needs.
Retirement assets are one of the biggest pools of capital out there, with more than $27 trillion in public and private retirement program accounts. Here’s a story I wrote about how a tiny but growing slice of those assets are financing affordable housing nextcity.org/daily/entry/tr…
