This Week in Women

The Hot New Trend For Hedge Funds Is—Finally—Female Founders

“It is a watershed moment to have multiple female-led hedge fund launches,” says Dominique Mielle, a former partner and portfolio manager at Canyon Capital and author of Damsel in Distressed: My Life in the Golden Age of Hedge Funds. “Women must outperform men if they want to stay in the business, but even when they do, investors are reluctant to entrust them with their money, thereby keeping women’s funds small. And there goes the vicious circle with women running small funds, more unstable and less relevant, hardly an ad for female investment skills. Large launches at $1 billion can break that moldy image.”

Undiversified: The Big Gender Short in Investment Management

Watch my conversation with authors Ellen Carr and Katrina Dudley to discuss their new book about the low and declining numbers of women in investment management. This book was a long time coming, in my opinion. Ellen and Katrina unpack the sticking points for women entering and rising through the investment management profession, and how it is a relatively unknown career path that provides career stability, room for work-life balance, creativity, and purpose. Be sure to pick up a copy of the book whose proftis will be donated to Rock the Street, Wall Street.

The Supreme Court Looks Ready to Overturn Roe v. Wade

There is a difference between living with a right and relying on the indulgence of a state legislature. And it is an insult to people in every state to say that they needn’t care about the liberty and well-being of people in another state who might be deprived of choice or pushed toward the sort of unsafe, illegal abortions that often cost women of earlier generations their lives. It is also notable that twenty-four states, including Arizona, Florida, Indiana, Ohio, and Texas, jointly submitted an amicus-curiae brief supporting Mississippi’s position and asking the Court to overturn Roe.

Spanx Founder Sara Blakely Shares Her Best Advice For Entrepreneurs At The Forbes Next 1000 Summit

The companies said they plan to grow Spanx’s ecommerce presence, expand their product range and create an all-female board of directors to further Blakely’s goal of empowering women. To celebrate the acquisition, Blakely gave all her employees two first-class plane tickets to anywhere in the world and $10,000.

This Week in Women LIVE with Maura Cunningham, Founder of Rock the Street, Wall Street

Don’t miss my conversation with Maura Cunningham, Founder of Rock the Street, Wall Street on Instgram LIVE. Monday, December 6th at 4pm ET / 1pm PT. Maura’s financial literacy program is designed to spark interest in financial careers with high school girls.

 

 

 

 

Print Friendly, PDF & Email

This content, which contains security-related opinions and/or information, is provided for informational purposes only and should not be relied upon in any manner as professional advice, or an endorsement of any practices, products or services. There can be no guarantees or assurances that the views expressed here will be applicable for any particular facts or circumstances, and should not be relied upon in any manner. You should consult your own advisers as to legal, business, tax, and other related matters concerning any investment.

The commentary in this “post” (including any related blog, podcasts, videos, and social media) reflects the personal opinions, viewpoints, and analyses of the Ritholtz Wealth Management employees providing such comments, and should not be regarded the views of Ritholtz Wealth Management LLC. or its respective affiliates or as a description of advisory services provided by Ritholtz Wealth Management or performance returns of any Ritholtz Wealth Management Investments client.

References to any securities or digital assets, or performance data, are for illustrative purposes only and do not constitute an investment recommendation or offer to provide investment advisory services. Charts and graphs provided within are for informational purposes solely and should not be relied upon when making any investment decision. Past performance is not indicative of future results. The content speaks only as of the date indicated. Any projections, estimates, forecasts, targets, prospects, and/or opinions expressed in these materials are subject to change without notice and may differ or be contrary to opinions expressed by others.

Please see disclosures here.

No Responses