As another calendar year comes to a close, here are the most read posts on the Belle Curve in 2019. Thank you for following along, reading, and sharing your comments. Investing and financial planning specific topics ranked high on the list, and I will try to focus more on these areas in 2020. Yield Curve…
This Week in Women
Insurers grow wary of ‘high risk’ executives in wake of #MeToo movement Susan Antilla for CNBC The #MeToo movement is forcing insurers who provide coverage for high-profile executives accused of sexual harassment and assault, such as disgraced Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein, to rethink their business. The Top 20 Female Portfolio Managers in the US…
This Week in Women
Barack Obama – Women are Better Leaders than Men Saira Asher for BBC News “I’m absolutely confident that for two years if every nation on earth was run by women, you would see a significant improvement across the board on just about everything… living standards and outcomes.” Wall Street says it cares about diversity. But…
How the SECURE Act Could Impact your Retirement Plan
Back in May, the House overwhelmingly passed a bill that would bring sweeping changes to the retirement savings landscape. However, the Setting Every Community Up for Retirement (SECURE) Act stalled in the Senate and appeared unlikely to pass in 2019. That is until this week, when the SECURE Act made it in to the government…
The Importance of Being Challenged
In January, I received an email from Maura Cunningham, founder of Rock the Street, Wall Street, a nonprofit providing financial literacy to high school girls with the goal of sparking their interest in financial careers. She read my op-ed in the New York Times on the lack of gender diversity among financial advisors and wanted…
This Week in Women
Finnish minister Sanna Marin, 34, to become world’s youngest Prime Minister BBC News Alphabet Adds Nobel Prize Winning Chemist Arnold to Board – bringing the total number of female directors to three Bloomberg Earlier this year, Robin Washington, outgoing chief financial officer of Gilead Sciences Inc., joined the Alphabet board as longtime chairman Eric Schmidt…
Buy Buy Buy!
It’s that time of year again. Can you feel it? The pressure to buy things – gifts, decorations, food, wine. Black Friday, Small Business Saturday, Cyber Monday – they all have deals you must be sure not to miss. Even if you keep the price of each gift reasonable, you are expected to get a…
This Week in Women
Do Something Outrageous! Gloria Steinem talks anger and survival Heather Wood Rudulph for The Riveter Just about every woman, whether a parent or child-free, worries about girls. We all live in the same world that victimizes and vilifies them and holds them up as beacons of hope while stripping them of their voices, and their…
This Week in Women
Family of Female World War II Era Pilot Donates Rare Items to National World War II Museum New Orleans Advocate / Times Picayune Women and Wealth: Three Findings and their Risks Barbara Stewart for The Enterprising Investor Most women downplay their accomplishments or knowledge when asked. Even financially educated and capable female professionals often put themselves…
Thanksgiving Gratitude
Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday. What could be better than an entire day devoted to cooking and eating decadent food, drinking delicious wine, and taking a long afternoon nap? Plus, I don’t have to decorate my house or buy and wrap presents for anyone. I am also glad that Thanksgiving is a time to remember…
