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"I think a mistake we often make is that when we watch other people we draw conclusions based on their behavior. So, it's almost like we're watching people's highlight reels but we don't get to see all the hard work and the bloopers, and the problems and the challenges, and the fears and the anxieties behind all that."
"Wall Street overall generates an enormous amount of wealth for a relatively small group of people. But in fact, that sector of the economy does not create as many jobs as you would expect relatively to the wealth it generates for the people running hedge funds. I thought that was just really interesting to explore."
"I have about $60K in student loans with rates between 6-8% and $15K in savings. So, should I stop saving to pay off my loans or keep saving?"
This is a special bonus episode on the heels of my new, exciting partnership with Citizens Bank. I normally don’t publish new episodes on Thursdays, but this one couldn’t wait!
"We’re aiming to deliver on both purpose and profit. We’re focusing on companies that are in areas like social and environmental challenges that we’re all facing...What’s different about Swell is that we really focus on companies in our portfolios that are addressing these challenges and the business and the product and the service that they have."
"There's just so many issues around where women are not being treated equally. And yet women, it's like none of us were talking about women's empowerment...So I looked at media and events and I thought "Wow, you know, we're being fed fashion and beauty and fun, we're not really being fed empowerment and role models,” and so the idea of S.H.E. Summit was born."
"I want to help my parents who have never invested for their retirement. I'm 31 and my parents are 67 and 74. They currently have about $80K in cash that they keep handy. While they are getting by for now, my concern is they don't have enough should they need long term care. Where should I start by helping them?"
"The main thing that keeps me going is I really see creating media as an opportunity to help people discover something that they didn’t necessarily know before, or get them curious to discover more about something about their world or themselves that they didn’t know. That’s exciting to me."
"There's a lot of research that the best thing for children is financial security. Not only is it great for women but for our economy overall. We need women to be working and earning, and taking responsibility for their personal finances."
