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 | Mar 1, 2011 | All Posts
Have you ever wondered what it’s like being a woman working on Wall Street? In 2009, New York Times Op-Ed Columnist Nicholas Kristof eloquently pointed out that our economy might be in a very different place had it been Lehman Sisters and Brothers rather...
by Manisha Thakor | Feb 23, 2011 | All Posts, Invest, Protect
“Last year I invested in a bond fund and now I’ve lost money. What happened? I thought bonds were supposed to be safe investments!” Recently several people have asked me this same question. Given the turbulent economic times we’re...
by Manisha Thakor | Feb 16, 2011 | All Posts, Protect, Save
Do you ever worry about ending up old and poor? For many women, becoming the proverbial “bag lady under the bridge” is one of their worst nightmares. Myself included. I literally sit down with my husband and our financial planner twice a year to re-confirm...
by Manisha Thakor | Jan 18, 2011 | All Posts, Earn, Reflect
What do you think… Do personal finance books written by women for women perpetuate the myth that women are bad with money? Why is there a “money management for women” section but no “money management for men” section at Amazon and other...
