I have been interviewed a few times since my controversial op-ed ran in the New York Times last month. Some were long-form podcast interviews that took a deep dive in to my career path. While revisiting the story of how I got here, I realized that I never thanked someone who had a major impact…
Career/Lifestyle Advice
Circular Argument
I invited Meredith Jones, author, speaker, researcher, and expert in alternative investments, to speak to the CFA Society of Louisiana about women in investing. Or rather, the lack of women in investing. Lucky for us, she accepted, and I had the pleasure of meeting her in person for the first time. We have followed each…
My Habits for Reducing Environmental Impact
The recent National Climate Assessment Report is sobering. Let us hope these calculations are wrong, and the near future on Earth is not a dire as predicted. We follow an evidence-based approach to investing, and one cannot read this report and not find evidence that things are headed in the wrong direction. Some of our…
What I Learned on Internet Break
I wish I could tell you that my four-day internet break over Thanksgiving was a mountaintop moment, but it truth, there was nothing earth shattering. However, I have a few takeaways from four full days and five nights without social media, email, or internet. I turned off my smart phone for most of it, something…
Why Not Women?
I spend a lot of time wondering why there are so few women working as advisors, or at least why the numbers don’t change year after year. I think about the signals we give to young girls about money. Somehow these girls received the message they can be anything they want to be; doctor, lawyer,…
