Weeks ago, I found myself writing testimony I would deliver before the House Financial Services Subcommittee on Investor Protection, Entrepreneurship and Capital Markets. The topic was examining the SEC’s Best Interest Rule to see if this “replacement” for the fiduciary rule could ensure that investors’ needs would be put first by financial professionals. Sorry to say, I felt like Dorothy in the Wizard of Oz after the curtain was pulled back – horrified at the bullying and cowardice on Read on...
Your Creative Solution
I had the pleasure of interviewing Gabriela Pereira for On Her Mind podcast. While her business focuses on writers, her message is universal: Our mindset can greatly limit our creative spirit. I first encountered Gabriela when her book, DIY MFA (Do-it-yourself Master’s in Fine Arts) was released. As one who loves to read and write fiction, her ability to boil down the critical components of this coveted degree intrigued me. When would I find the time to pursue this degree? Read on...
Relentless Optimism
Like most people, I have a real soft spot for the underdog. Yanely Espinal has a unique story to tell, but the theme of trying to make a better life is at the core, and that story never grows old for me. Her parents immigrated to the U.S. from the Dominican Republic and had little formal education. As one of nine children growing up in a three-bedroom apartment in Bushwick, Brooklyn she hadn't thought about money as abundant - and when she arrived on the campus of Brown University, her Read on...
Calling All Ladies
I had the pleasure of catching up with my colleague, Blair duQuesnay, for an episode of On Her Mind podcast. She shed some light on the history of women in the workforce and shared that, before 1973, newspapers had segregated the help wanted ads by gender. So it is a fairly recent development that women have been part of the professional business world. This might explain why current workplace policies have not consistently addressed the challenges faced by dual-career couples raising Read on...