Investing

ESG consultant Daniel Jacob of Changing Habits Solutions explains how businesses can integrate environmental, social, and governance practices. He covers narrowing more than 1,000 possible ESG metrics to the material few, and how ESG efforts feed back into profitability, costs, and revenue.

Mohamad Sawwaf, co-founder of Manzil, explains Islamic finance and the challenges it poses for Muslim business owners in Canada. Listeners will hear how shared-risk, asset-backed structures satisfy faith requirements, and why infrastructure gaps have left Muslims with low homeownership and capital markets participation.

Jason talks with David O'Leary, Founder and Principal of Kind Wealth, about bringing purpose and meaning to investing. The episode explains what ESG actually measures, how socially responsible investing works in practice, and the role shareholder activism can play in driving change.

The tables turn as Guy Anderson of Aligned Capital interviews Jason on planning and investing within a corporate structure. The episode covers fundamentals like how investment returns are taxed inside a corporation and why the $50,000 passive income threshold matters to incorporated owners.