Women in Wealth
Read news and profiles of top women in wealth management, wealthtech/fintech and other parts of the financial services industry.
How Advisors Can End the Real ‘War Against Women’
By Liz DavidsonA sad finding from our research: the gender financial literacy gap is only growing. Why you should care, advisors, and what you can do to narrow the gap.
June 27, 2012
Why women still can’t have it all (Atlantic)Anne-Marie Slaughter says the best hope for improving the lot of all women, and for closing whats been called a new gender gapmeasured by wellness rather than wagesis to close the leadership gap.
June 27, 2012
“Having it all” is not a women’s issue (Harvard Business Review)When Stew Friedman began talking about work and family in his Wharton School classes in 1987, his students and colleagues wanted to know why he was focusing on womens issues.
June 26, 2012
Women Are Not a NicheAt a recent Barrons Top Independent Advisors conference, an audience member posed a question to me and my counterparts that seemed like a flashback to the 1970s and 80s.
June 22, 2012
The impossible juggling act: Motherhood and work (NPR)It's still possible to have it all, but not the way America's economy and society are currently structured.
June 21, 2012
Divorcees, Widows Use Advisors More Than MenSixteen percent of divorced women in Spectrems study describe themselves as advisor-dependent, compared with 20% of widows.
June 20, 2012
Top 10 Countries With Most Millionaires: Capgemini/RBCWhere are todays HNW individuals most likely to be found? Capgemini/RBC Wealth Management's 2012 World Wealth Report lists the top countries for millionaires.
June 14, 2012
Financial Literacy Gender Gap Widening in Some AreasWomen significantly lag men in basic money management and investing, the report found.