There is one question that every budding investment banker upon getting their first Wall Street job faces. Sometimes it’s from friends, sometimes family, sometimes the cab driver or bodega owner. Whether they’re a trader, research analyst, or M&A intern, they’ll get it all the same. …

Any woman who has ever worked in financial services can tell you that stereotypes (let’s be clear: untrue stereotypes) run rampant in the industry about women, finance, and investing. Even women outside of the industry will probably know this to be true — ever heard anyone say that guys are…

Many of us have heard about the gender investing gap, where women tend to invest less than men do. In the US by the time we retire, this generates an average difference in wealth of $1 million between men and women! At the same time, when it comes to investing…

If your family is anything like mine, growing up debt was a big no-no in a stable, upper-middle-class existence. My parents had never borrowed money to go to college, they had bought our cars with cash, and they got their first credit card within a year of me doing the…

Nowadays it seems like every time I log on to Instagram, I’m inundated with self-professed finance, investing, or budgeting professionals touting the importance of your “mindset” when it comes to building wealth. It’s no secret of course that believing in yourself, being future-focused, and avoiding the stress and self-judgment that…

When I was in my mid-20s, I returned to my hometown in the Midwest for the first time after moving to London for a fancy new City (the UK’s equivalent of Wall Street) gig. Sitting in my friend’s super luxurious downtown apartment, we enjoyed a glass of wine while updating…

Passive investing, or investing in ETFs, indices and other assets that “manage themselves”, has started to get a bad reputation as a lazy man’s game in a world of Robinhood, Gamestop, and Bitcoin. …