Dave Smith
Dave Smith is the VP of Content at Wise Publishing and Editor-in-Chief at Moneywise and Money.ca. His work has also been published in Fortune, Business Insider, Newsweek, ABC News, and USA Today.
Bringing over 15 years of journalism experience, he has deep expertise in headlines and audience development. Previously, Dave served as U.S. News Chief at Fortune Magazine and deputy editor at Business Insider, where he led global O&O and SEO efforts. He holds a degree from the University of Maryland and lives in Toronto with his wife and two kids.
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FFortuneU.S. News Chief 2024–2026
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UUniversity of MarylandBA Journalism 2010
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News • 17h ago
'Hot Ones,' YouTube’s hottest show, is coming to Netflix — with a twist
Netflix just ordered a spinoff of Sean Evans' wing-eating interview hit. But "Extra Heat" leaves the YouTube studio behind.
News • 17h ago
'Hot Ones,' YouTube’s hottest show, is coming to Netflix — with a twist
Netflix just ordered a spinoff of Sean Evans' wing-eating interview hit. But "Extra Heat" leaves the YouTube studio behind.
News • 19h ago
Valve's Steam Machine starts at an eye-watering $1,049, and the memory shortage behind it is coming for all your tech
Valve's gaming console will cost over $1,000 — more than the PS5 Pro, for significantly less storage.
News • 19h ago
Valve's Steam Machine starts at an eye-watering $1,049, and the memory shortage behind it is coming for all your tech
Valve's gaming console will cost over $1,000 — more than the PS5 Pro, for significantly less storage.
News • 16461 views
China is poking the bear by hitting the two companies Trump is counting on to break free from Beijing
China may have just escalated the U.S.-China rare-earth trade fight.
News • 16461 views
China is poking the bear by hitting the two companies Trump is counting on to break free from Beijing
China may have just escalated the U.S.-China rare-earth trade fight.
News • 21h ago
Alan Greenspan was two months into his Fed job when stocks crashed on Black Monday — what he did next defined his legacy
Greenspan died Monday. He was 100.
News • 21h ago
Alan Greenspan was two months into his Fed job when stocks crashed on Black Monday — what he did next defined his legacy
Greenspan died Monday. He was 100.
News • Jun 18
'Fame gets me in the right rooms': Jake Paul raises 9-figure fund to be the 'best 'celeb' investor of my generation'
The YouTuber-turned-boxer's Anti Fund just closed a $100 million growth vehicle, pushing its assets to $180 million.
News • Jun 18
'Fame gets me in the right rooms': Jake Paul raises 9-figure fund to be the 'best 'celeb' investor of my generation'
The YouTuber-turned-boxer's Anti Fund just closed a $100 million growth vehicle, pushing its assets to $180 million.
News • 45957 views
Morale is so bad at Mark Zuckerberg's Meta even the company's own CTO admits it's 'probably the worst it's ever been'
Andrew “Boz” Bosworth said the only time he could remember the mood being worse than it is currently was back in 2018, during the Cambridge Analytica scandal.
News • 45957 views
Morale is so bad at Mark Zuckerberg's Meta even the company's own CTO admits it's 'probably the worst it's ever been'
Andrew “Boz” Bosworth said the only time he could remember the mood being worse than it is currently was back in 2018, during the Cambridge Analytica scandal.
Investing • Jun 17
SpaceX just obliterated Facebook's 14-year options record by more than 4X — 1.6 million bets in a single day
Traders and speculators are going wild for SpaceX, which just achieved the biggest IPO in history, minting Elon Musk as the world's first trillionaire.
Investing • Jun 17
SpaceX just obliterated Facebook's 14-year options record by more than 4X — 1.6 million bets in a single day
Traders and speculators are going wild for SpaceX, which just achieved the biggest IPO in history, minting Elon Musk as the world's first trillionaire.
News • Jun 12
Red Lobster's CEO says he's going to transform the chain into 'the most AI-forward restaurant company that exists'
Red Lobster has been around since 1968. Damola Adamolekun, its millennial chief executive, has already pulled the company out of bankruptcy.
News • Jun 12
Red Lobster's CEO says he's going to transform the chain into 'the most AI-forward restaurant company that exists'
Red Lobster has been around since 1968. Damola Adamolekun, its millennial chief executive, has already pulled the company out of bankruptcy.
Life • Jun 09
Millionaire Hugh Cassar's secret to success: 'Being honest makes you money. Not being honest destroys your life’
The 89-year-old entrepreneur built a fortune importing clove cigarettes after reading a newspaper tip.
Life • Jun 09
Millionaire Hugh Cassar's secret to success: 'Being honest makes you money. Not being honest destroys your life’
The 89-year-old entrepreneur built a fortune importing clove cigarettes after reading a newspaper tip.
Investing • 11628 views
'You are some rich guy's exit strategy': Vivian Tu says 'your guy friends are getting duped' by Elon Musk's SpaceX IPO
The former JPMorgan trader says the much-hyped IPO is really a cash-out for early investors who got in a decade ago, warning regular people could end up holding the bag.
Investing • 11628 views
'You are some rich guy's exit strategy': Vivian Tu says 'your guy friends are getting duped' by Elon Musk's SpaceX IPO
The former JPMorgan trader says the much-hyped IPO is really a cash-out for early investors who got in a decade ago, warning regular people could end up holding the bag.
News • Jun 03
Bernie Sanders says Kevin O'Leary is 'completely separated from the reality that ordinary Americans are experiencing'
The Vermony senator adds that the “Shark Tank” investor’s comments reveal just how disconnected the wealthy are from the rest of the world.
News • Jun 03
Bernie Sanders says Kevin O'Leary is 'completely separated from the reality that ordinary Americans are experiencing'
The Vermony senator adds that the “Shark Tank” investor’s comments reveal just how disconnected the wealthy are from the rest of the world.
Managing Money • Jun 03
Giannis Antetokounmpo blows the whistle: Athletes get burned when their financial advisors are too comfortable
The Milwaukee Bucks superstar, who has earned roughly $338 million in NBA salary alone, says separating his advisors is how he keeps them honest.
Managing Money • Jun 03
Giannis Antetokounmpo blows the whistle: Athletes get burned when their financial advisors are too comfortable
The Milwaukee Bucks superstar, who has earned roughly $338 million in NBA salary alone, says separating his advisors is how he keeps them honest.
News • Jun 02
The rise and fall of GoPro, which says it has 'substantial doubt' the company can survive another year
The action-camera pioneer and $11 billion IPO darling that minted a billionaire tells the SEC it doubts it can last another 12 months.
News • Jun 02
The rise and fall of GoPro, which says it has 'substantial doubt' the company can survive another year
The action-camera pioneer and $11 billion IPO darling that minted a billionaire tells the SEC it doubts it can last another 12 months.
News • Jun 01
'You can hear me now or pay me later': CEO claps back at college grads who boo him for mentioning AI
Big Machine Records founder Scott Borchetta got an earful from the 2026 graduating class, but he didn't back down.
News • Jun 01
'You can hear me now or pay me later': CEO claps back at college grads who boo him for mentioning AI
Big Machine Records founder Scott Borchetta got an earful from the 2026 graduating class, but he didn't back down.
Investing • Jun 01
'The capital will find you': Bill Ackman says what you know is more important than who you know — and 1 skill is crucial
This billionaire is encouraging young people to run with their creativity.
Investing • Jun 01
'The capital will find you': Bill Ackman says what you know is more important than who you know — and 1 skill is crucial
This billionaire is encouraging young people to run with their creativity.
News • May 29
California Pizza Kitchen sent a customer melted cheese with no macaroni — what happened next doubled its followers
The chain’s 24-hour response lifted sales by 25% and doubled the company’s following on social media.
News • May 29
California Pizza Kitchen sent a customer melted cheese with no macaroni — what happened next doubled its followers
The chain’s 24-hour response lifted sales by 25% and doubled the company’s following on social media.
News • May 28
Couple who sold to Pepsi for $2 billion says going into business with your romantic partner is ‘not for the weak’
Poppi’s husband-and-wife cofounders Stephen and Allison Ellsworth will be the first to tell you “there’s no such thing as balance.”
News • May 28
Couple who sold to Pepsi for $2 billion says going into business with your romantic partner is ‘not for the weak’
Poppi’s husband-and-wife cofounders Stephen and Allison Ellsworth will be the first to tell you “there’s no such thing as balance.”
News • May 28
Ben Affleck says the AI company he just sold to Netflix for $600 million will lead to ‘more human work’
A 500-page patent suggests Netflix can save 50% off visual effects and 70% off background actors — up to $3.5 billion a year in total savings.
News • May 28
Ben Affleck says the AI company he just sold to Netflix for $600 million will lead to ‘more human work’
A 500-page patent suggests Netflix can save 50% off visual effects and 70% off background actors — up to $3.5 billion a year in total savings.
Investing • May 21
SpaceX's IPO filing has a whopping 38 pages of risk factors — here are the biggest dangers, including Elon Musk himself
The rocket maker flags Elon Musk's divided attention, $530 million in legal exposure and a Starship program prone to "rapid unscheduled disassembly."
Investing • May 21
SpaceX's IPO filing has a whopping 38 pages of risk factors — here are the biggest dangers, including Elon Musk himself
The rocket maker flags Elon Musk's divided attention, $530 million in legal exposure and a Starship program prone to "rapid unscheduled disassembly."
News • May 20
'It just might be over. Like my whole industry’: Content creators are panicking over Google's AI overhaul to search
Google's I/O 2026 keynote scrapped the search box that has anchored the web for 25 years. Bloggers, publishers and freelancers are sounding the alarm.
News • May 20
'It just might be over. Like my whole industry’: Content creators are panicking over Google's AI overhaul to search
Google's I/O 2026 keynote scrapped the search box that has anchored the web for 25 years. Bloggers, publishers and freelancers are sounding the alarm.
News • May 19
WHO chief says he's 'deeply concerned about the scale and speed' of the Ebola outbreak as deaths hit triple digits
WHO has declared the outbreak a “public health emergency of international concern” and the Africa CDC has declared its own Continental Public Health Emergency designation.
News • May 19
WHO chief says he's 'deeply concerned about the scale and speed' of the Ebola outbreak as deaths hit triple digits
WHO has declared the outbreak a “public health emergency of international concern” and the Africa CDC has declared its own Continental Public Health Emergency designation.
News • May 19
Ryanair is dangling a bonus worth roughly $300 million for its billionaire CEO — as long as he hits his targets
The Irish low-cost carrier disclosed the proposed pay package for Michael O'Leary alongside record annual profit.
News • May 19
Ryanair is dangling a bonus worth roughly $300 million for its billionaire CEO — as long as he hits his targets
The Irish low-cost carrier disclosed the proposed pay package for Michael O'Leary alongside record annual profit.
News • May 15
Citi's CEO went to China with Trump — then Beijing finally approved a deal she'd been championing for years
The financial services giant waited four years for a China securities license. It finally got the green light during Trump's Beijing summit.
News • May 15
Citi's CEO went to China with Trump — then Beijing finally approved a deal she'd been championing for years
The financial services giant waited four years for a China securities license. It finally got the green light during Trump's Beijing summit.
News • May 14
Spencer Pratt watched his Palisades home burn down. One year later, he's polling second in the LA mayor's race
The reality TV star who blew his fortune in the 2010s is polling second behind Karen Bass, with billionaires and CEOs writing checks.
News • May 14
Spencer Pratt watched his Palisades home burn down. One year later, he's polling second in the LA mayor's race
The reality TV star who blew his fortune in the 2010s is polling second behind Karen Bass, with billionaires and CEOs writing checks.
News • May 14
The Elon Musk v. Sam Altman trial is dragging on for so long that everyone is bringing pillows
Even the courtroom sketch artist brought a cushion to the Oakland courtroom.
News • May 14
The Elon Musk v. Sam Altman trial is dragging on for so long that everyone is bringing pillows
Even the courtroom sketch artist brought a cushion to the Oakland courtroom.
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