Is your company going IPO? With all the stories of IPO riches that transform people’s lives life, you must be getting excited.
So Your Company Is Going IPO
No, Your Neck Is NOT Supposed to Feel Like That.
Who here has worked in the tech industry for more than a few months and not experienced some sort of physical discomfort? Well, keep reading anyways…’cause it’s coming.Continue reading
Two Must-Read Books for Women in Tech
Are you early-to-mid-career with bigger career aspirations? Is it cold and dark (and maybe even rainy) where you live, too, and you’re looking for indoors entertainment? Well then, pull up the easy chair, heat up a mug of hot cocoa, and read these two recent books:Continue reading
Looking for a Financial Planner: The Great Unknown
“I’m not all that sure what they do. Or how to find them. Or how they work. Or how much they cost. Or how to choose one.”Continue reading
Investing: A Primer. Which is Pretty Much All You Should Need.
I almost never write about plain old investing. For one, pretty much everyone else already does. Then there’s the fact that it’s rather boring. Add on to that it’s oftentimes nowhere near the most important part of your financial life and BAM! no blog posts.Continue reading
How Can Women in Tech Help?
Last week I published a minimalist blog post the day after the presidential election giving the standard (and sensible) financial advisor advice: Continue reading
In the Aftermath of Yesterday’s Election, What Can You Do? What Should You Do?
Emotions are running high today. I get it. Mine are, frankly, stratospheric. I will probably find myself rather useless today.Continue reading
Early Exercising Stock Options. Whaaaa?
You’re working at an awesome company. You think it might Go Big. And they’ve given you a bunch of stock options that vest over several years. Continue reading
Are THESE Robots Better for Women?
Roboadvisors are so 2015. Roboadvisors for women are what all the cool kids are talking about in 2016. Roboadvisors are, at the core, software. So, can this software be designed to serve women better?Continue reading
Can You Bench Press Your Next Salary Negotiation?
You’re talented. You work hard. But do you find yourself underpaid, under-promoted, under-funded, or under-respected? Let me ask you: Have you been exercising your negotiation muscles?Continue reading
“Oh, Girl. You CAN’T Do THAT.” The First Rule of Personal Finance.
While in San Diego recently, I took an Uber ride. (On a disappointingly aborted trip to take a couple of awesome 93-year-old women out to lunch in La Jolla.)Continue reading
“Financial Planning Philosophy? Hunh?” Yep. And You Should Care, Too.
Shortly after I launched my firm, a woman I’d worked with in my past life reached out to me. She wanted to talk about how I might help her with some company stock (okay, a lot of company stock). And out of the gate, she asked, “So what’s your financial planning philosophy?”Continue reading