by Manisha Thakor | Sep 16, 2011 | All Posts, Book Review, Earn
Is a larger business always a better business? As a newly minted MBA my first job back in 1997 was as a buy-side equity analyst. My task was to evaluate the financial prospects of publically traded companies and make recommendations as to whether or not their stocks...
by Manisha Thakor | Jul 24, 2011 | All Posts, Earn, Reflect
57% of men entering the workforce negotiate their salaries, while only 7% of women do. Ouch. This is one of the many powerful messages I took away from Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg’s riveting TEDwomen presentation on why we have too few women leaders. I highly...
by Manisha Thakor | Mar 8, 2011 | All Posts, Earn, Invest, Protect, Reflect
How Are American Women Doing? March 8th is International Women’s Day. Celebrated around the globe, each year there is a different focus. For 2011, “Equal access to education, Training and science and technology, Pathway to decent work for...
by Manisha Thakor | Feb 8, 2011 | All Posts, Invest, Save
If you could reduce your taxes in three ways with one simple tactic, would you pass it up? Believe it or not, that’s exactly what many hard-working Americans are unknowingly doing. Only 12% of Americans who reported an annual household income of less than...
by Manisha Thakor | Dec 7, 2010 | All Posts, Earn, Protect
Sug·ar Mam·ma -noun A woman who is in the financial driver’s seat of her life. Watching the season finale of HBO’s Boardwalk Empire last night, I was struck afresh by how far we women have come. This show depicts life in Atlantic City during the...