Shireen Eddleblute left a career in investment in 2024 to launch a children's book series teaching financial literacy. She spent three decades in the investment industry, joining Voyageur Asset Management in 1999, which was acquired by RBC in 2001. She served as a portfolio manager and senior equity research analyst and co-managed a quantitative micro-cap fund while helping grow seed money. She stepped back in 2009 to care for her elderly mother as an only child, becoming a stay-at-home parent and daughter. That change reduced household finances and shifted her professional identity. She later pursued children's books focused on personal finance.
I loved markets. I loved researching companies. I even got to ring the bell at the New York Stock Exchange - twice. My career in investment was an exciting part of my life. At the end of the day, though, I wanted to do more. So, I decided to become a children's book author, writing stories about personal finance. It's one of the best decisions I've ever made.
I got into the investment industry three decades ago, driven to climb the corporate ladder as a portfolio manager for a big institutional fund. I joined Voyageur Asset Management in 1999. It was acquired by RBC in 2001, and I worked there until 2009 as a portfolio manager and senior equity research analyst. During my time there, I helped grow seed money and co-managed a quantitative micro-cap fund.
I worked there for a decade before I decided to take a step back and focus on my family. That was my first career pivot. My mother was 80 at the time. I'm an only child, and my father died when I was 17. Culturally, I knew it was my responsibility to care for her, and my husband was on board with that.
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