Losing a job or income can feel like you’re being cast into the middle of the ocean with nothing but a life preserver ring (unemployment) to keep you from completely drowning. It is unnerving and daunting for those of us used to the feeling of being rooted on land. I know all too well what this feels like.
Source: www.efinancialnews.com by Shanny Basar on 8/2/11
Cynthia Ringo and Nancy Pfund are succeeding in a testosterone-filled world by committing to do more than just make money for their investments. Out of 462 venture capital firms in the US, only their company -- San Francisco-based DBL Investors -- is run just by...
Today was the first day of our Broad Advantage program in Sydney, Australia (July 7-9th). We had girls attending from the world’s leading colleges and universities, most notably the University of Hong Kong, University of Melbourne, University of Sydney, University of New South Wales, Singapore Management University, USC, National University of Singapore, Monash University, University of Wollongong, University of Technology, Sydney. The event was sponsored by Lehman Brothers...
One of the many projects I have been working on for a while is the writing of a white paper that takes a comprehensive look at women as investment professionals, with a focus on women as traders, hedge fund managers, and portfolios managers. In collaboration with a good friend...
As last week began, we heard
that the Fed was stepping in to help JP Morgan buy Bear Stears for $2
per share after closing the prior week at $30. Prices for other
financial firms initially skidded, in contemplation of who would be
next to fall. Further, if Bear was only worth $2 per share, implying
a market cap of...
