Two recent stories got me thinking (again) about women’s financial influence – one of my favorite topics.
Christiana Cefalu’s July article on “Female Insecurity, Female Strength” talked about the gap (at all income levels) between a woman’s financial goals and her belief that she can reach them. And this month’s story by Barb Berggoetz’ entitled “Older Women More Generous in Charity Donations” shared what we may have already known about women giving...
For my Thanksgiving blog I am giving thanks for entrepreneurs’ endeavors to create something tangible and great starting from mere ideas. Many compelling stories about well-known, highly regarded companies—Zappos, Southwest, Chipotle, CarMax, and Apple, to name a few—center on the opportunities, complexities and risks inherent in entrepreneurship. These ventures navigated the hurdles of early stage company and capital formation, scaled up, achieved exceptional customer and brand loyalty. Their narratives bring to...
Our response to Forbes' article, "Seven Lessons To Learn From A Market Downturn", is that the average investor would be silly to discount the training and resources professional money managers have had as "irrelevant" while simultaneously being overconfident about their own investment strategies (especially if their primary source is the latest tip in a money magazine...
Two important milestones for progress towards human rights and social justice occurred in recent days. So it seems a good time for the global investment community to stand up and take notice of this in the context of "sustainable investing". These events were the passage of a same-sex marriage law in New York State, and the publication by The Center for Work-Life Policy (CWLP) of a groundbreaking study called "The Power...
How Should I Invest?
As we head into the New Year, media outlets ranging from CNBC to The Washington Post are full of financial commentary addressing this question. On the surface it seems like a logical query.
But if you were getting ready to go out, would you ask "What Should I Wear?"... without describing where you are heading? Of course not. The clothes you'd wear to shovel snow in...
