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Send us Fan Mail Our guest today is Michelle Schroeder, a licensed real estate broker and realtor with Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices in the Chicagoland area. She’s not your average realtor—Michelle brings years of experience and expertise, with a strong background in real estate investing and property renovations. We’re excited to have her on the show to walk us through the ins and outs of real...

Send us Fan Mail As the holiday season approaches, many of us find ourselves caught up in the whirlwind of shopping, gifting, and planning. But what if this year, we took a step back and approached the festivities with a more thoughtful and intentional mindset? In this episode of Women and Money, let’s dive into the holiday shopping conversation with two people who aren’t big on gift-giving- Barb...

Send us Fan Mail Today’s episode is perfect for parents looking to raise money-savvy kids! We are joined by CFP®, RFC, CCFC and author, Jamie Bosse, who is on a mission to help families tackle one of the most important—and often overlooked—topics: teaching kids about money. For the past six years, Jamie has helped make financial literacy fun and approachable for families through her engaging books...

Send us Fan Mail This week’s episode is a bit different from the usual- we wanted to catch up with you all and share a few fun life updates!  With exciting events and conferences around the corner, Barbara decided it was time for a closet refresh (and Maggie scored some great new finds, too!). Enter Annie, the stylist who helped Barbara step out of her comfort zone and find the perfect pieces to r...

Send us Fan Mail Our guest today is Susan Washburn, CFP®, CeFT®, JD , Senior Financial Advisor of ProVise Management Group. Forced to rebuild her life after Hurricane Katrina and an unexpected divorce, Susan found herself feeling overwhelmed and lost in the world of finance. Instead of letting this define her, she decided to get smart about money and pursue a career in financial planning. Today, S...

Send us Fan Mail We’re excited to be joined by Tiffany Irving, CFP®, CEPA®, Senior Vice President and Wealth Advisor at Mesirow Wealth Management. She is also a first-generation college graduate, the daughter of a single mother and a mother herself. There are so many aspects of her journey that many of us can relate to, and today, we’ll dive into her experience being the primary breadwinner in her...

Send us Fan Mail This week’s guest is Carolyn Howard, a certified financial planner and senior wealth manager at Accurate Advisory Group , as well as one of our Purse Strings-approved professionals. Having personally navigated the challenges of widowhood, she brings invaluable expertise to those facing the same difficult path. After her late husband fell ill and passed away within just ten months,...

Send us Fan Mail Jodie Stauffer, CFP® is the founder and lead financial planner at Parallax Planning & Wealth Inc, and one of our Purse Strings-Approved Professionals! She specializes in working with women and is particularly passionate about working with ADHD and neurodiverse clients. Today, she’ll share her personal journey with ADHD and how it has shaped her unique approach to financial pla...

Send us Fan Mail Today we have the pleasure of speaking with Stephanie Xenos, who, through investing wisely and living frugally in her twenties, managed to retire from NASA and SpaceX at just 32 years old. Now, she’s a financial coach and CEO of Money Muse, where she works one-on-one with women and travels around the U.S. to speak about investing.  Her mission is to help women achieve financial in...

Send us Fan Mail We’re so excited to welcome Chelsea Scomak, CFP® to the show! Chelsea is the CEO and advisor of Via Brio Advising and a Purse Strings Approved Professional. Her approach to financial planning is anything but ordinary. We love how she integrates personal coaching into her practice to help clients develop financial awareness and align their strategies with their lifestyle goals thro...

Send us Fan Mail Our guest this week is the lovely Lauren Rosberg, MA CFP® CRPC® CDFA® AEP®, financial advisor and Purse Strings Approved Professional. As a financial professional and mother of four, she has some great tips to share with us today about nurturing financial literacy in kids. We also get to know a little more about her career, money story, and passion for helping women in the financi...

Send us Fan Mail In celebration of Barb’s 65th birthday, we gathered a small group of her peers- Maggie Weiss, Karen Van Maldegiam, and Geri Bresnahan- who are all 65. Approaching this milestone often comes with a ton of questions about Social Security, Medicare, retirement, and more. That’s why we’ve also invited Koren Vining, a financial planner, certified Social Security Claiming Strategist, an...

Send us Fan Mail We’re excited to have Philip Weiss, CFA, CPA, RLP®, founder of Apprise Wealth Management and Purse Strings-approved professional, with us today. His journey into the world of finance and dedication to serving the female market is nothing short of inspiring, and we love his holistic approach to financial planning.  Phil's dedication to helping others is deeply rooted in his pe...

Send us Fan Mail Today on Women and Money, we have Gabrielle Mollick, CFP®, CSRIC®, with us. Gaby is a financial advisor at Mercer Advisors in Denver, Colorado, and a Purse Strings-approved professional. We’re so excited to have her on the show today to share her passion for empowering women to build financially fearless futures. Gaby has a powerful story, watching her parents’ commitment to educa...

Send us Fan Mail Today we have the pleasure of sitting down with Andie Kramer, lawyer, author, advocate, and founding member of ASKramer Law, LLC. Over the years, she has written and spoken extensively about gender biases in the workplace alongside her husband, Al Harris. We’re excited to have her on the show today to share insights from her books Breaking Through Bias, It’s Not You, It’s the Work...

Send us Fan Mail Our guest today is Stephanie McCullough, founder and financial planner with Sofia Financial. She specializes in helping women over 45 navigate their financial futures. With over two decades of experience, she brings a wealth of knowledge to the table and is a true advocate for women becoming financially fearless.  In our conversation today, we’re going to focus on the shame many w...

Send us Fan Mail Are money matters causing tension in your relationship? You're certainly not alone. Money is often cited as the number one reason for conflict in relationships. It's a topic that's fraught with emotion, history, and often, misunderstanding. And that’s where awesome financial professionals like Ed Coambs come in. Ed is a former firefighter turned Certified Financial...

Send us Fan Mail Dr. April Murdaugh is a Purse Strings-approved financial advisor in Fleming Island, Florida, and the CEO of Woman to Woman Financial. Through her wealth management firm, she is dedicated to helping educate, empower, and encourage women to create and grow generational wealth. We are honored to have her on the show today to share her remarkable story and the five biggest financial m...

Send us Fan Mail As a significant portion of wealth is anticipated to shift into the hands of women in the upcoming decades, it is more important than ever for women to be engaged in financial decisions and well-informed. It’s just as important for financial professionals to adapt and meet the unique needs of their female clients. Jean Chatzky is a journalist, personal finance columnist, personal...

Send us Fan Mail This week on Women and Money, our guest is Marilyn Chinitz. Marilyn is a divorce attorney in New York who has been practicing law for 41 years and has extensive experience in matrimonial matters. She joins us today to help us better understand the world of prenuptial and postnuptial agreements and their importance, especially in cases involving significant wealth or complex financ...

Send us Fan Mail Matt Friscia is the owner and manager of Transworld Business Advisors of La Grange . With over 1,800 women opening businesses every day in the U.S., we’re excited to dive into the intricacies of buying and selling a business with a seasoned business broker. As a former business owner who worked with Transworld Business Advisors himself, Matt brings a wealth of experience to the ta...

Send us Fan Mail We’re delighted to sit down with Brian James, a seasoned Divorce and Family Mediator based in Chicago with offices across Chicagoland and Southeastern Wisconsin. As the founder and lead mediator at C.E.L. & Associates, Brian brings over two decades of experience to his practice and has dedicated his career to helping families navigate divorce and domestic conflicts. He’s here...

Send us Fan Mail Amy Cook, MSPFP, MPAS®, CFP®, is the proud founder of Maven Lane Financial Group in San Mateo, CA. She has over 15 years of experience as a financial advisor and is no stranger to the unique financial challenges that women face. We’re so excited to have her in our Purse Strings network and on the show today to share insights from her new book, Your Money Narrative. Here’s some of...

Send us Fan Mail We’re excited to welcome Vrinda Gupta to the show. She is the visionary founder of Sequin, a financial platform designed to empower women on their journey to financial freedom. Vrinda shares her inspiring story with us today, starting with a rejection from a credit card she helped create to founding a women's finance club that challenges the norms of the male-dominated financ...

Send us Fan Mail This week’s guest is a seasoned coach with a diverse background in academia, biochemistry, and corporate leadership. Today, Divya Parekh, MS, CPC, PCC, LL, helps leaders and entrepreneurs follow their dreams and take their careers to the next level. She’s here to share her insights on how women can embrace their achievements without feeling the need to conform to societal expectat...