So Money with Farnoosh Torabi

This week, Farnoosh answers listeners questions about when is the 'right' time to start getting ready to buy a home, what to do with an old TSP retirement account, the truth about financial advice on TikTok and how to get over the fear of investing. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Are you sensitive? Well then guess what - you have a superpower, says guest Melody Wilding, author of the new book Trust Yourself: Stop Overthinking and Channel Your Emotions at Work. Wilding draws on decades of research and client work to examine the intersection of sensitivity and achievement in the workplace and offers neuroscience-based strategies you can use to reclaim control of your life and reach your full potential. Trust Yourself offers concrete steps to help what Wilding calls “Sensitive Strivers” – empathetic, driven individuals—break free from stress, perfectionism, and self-doubt to achieve confidence, overcome imposter syndrome, speak and act with assertiveness, build resilience, and find the confidence to work and lead effectively. Learn more at MelodyWilding.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Guest Melissa Houston shares how she secretly racked up over $100,000 in credit card debt, the day she confessed to her husband and her emotional road to recovery.More about Melissa: She is a Certified Professional Accountant and a Business Finance Coach with over 20 years of professional experience.  Melissa coaches entrepreneurs to become confident with managing the cash in their business so that they make their business more profitable.  Melissa teaches her signature 5-step Cash Confident framework. Melissa is a regular contributor with Forbes.com and Entrepreneur.com.  Melissa is the host of the Think Like a CFO podcast. When Melissa isn't busy helping entrepreneurs make their business most profitable, you can find Melissa up at her cottage with her husband, 2 teenagers and 3 dogs. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's a jam-packed Ask Farnoosh Friday with questions related to President Biden's tax change proposals, whether it's OK to paint your house versus pay off student loans, how to curb the impulse to spend on outings and vacations once you're vaccinated and finally, advice for investing in art. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Our discussion around women and wealth continues with guest Rachel Rodgers, founder of HelloSeven and author of the the highly anticipated book We Should All Be Millionaires (out May 4). In her book Rachel teaches women how to make the kind of money that will give them the authority to make meaningful changes in their communities and close the opportunity gap that exists today. It’s not just about being wealthy, it’s about having a mindset of wealth.More about Rachel: She is a business coach, mother, wife, intellectual property lawyer and CEO who says that according to the “State of Women-Owned Businesses” 2019 report, women own 51% of all businesses in the US but only bring in 4.2% of the revenue. For women of color, those numbers are even less.Follow Rachel on Instagram @RachelRodgersESQ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Guest Catherine Alford shares advice from her new book, Mom's Got Money: A Millennial Mom's Guide to Managing Money Like a Boss, an instruction manual to help moms use the skills they already possess to become extraordinarily confident managers of their money.More about Catherine: She is a nationally recognized financial educator who started her business with a $10 domain name and grew it into a multifaceted, six-figure digital media company. She is the creator of www.CatherineAlford.com, and the co-founder of www.MillennialHomeowner.com. Through her work, she offers a suite of digital products and services include financial writing, public speaking, and influencer marketing all with the goal of helping women become more financially confident.Over the years, her writing and expertise have been featured in dozens of media outlets including Good Morning America, Yahoo Finance, Forbes, U.S. News and World Report, Real Simple, The Huffington Post, Kiplinger, Investopedia, Business Insider, and many more. She currently lives just outside of Detroit, Michigan with her husband, their boy/girl twins, and a rescue dog named Julep. Follow Cat on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this week's Ask Farnoosh, one listener, who is close to erasing $100,000 worth of debt, wonders how to now move onto her savings goals when she's so exhausted from her debt payoff. Another listener wonders how high-earning women invest (or should invest) their money, and is there any benefit to keeping all of your investments at one brokerage? Farnoosh weighs in. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We are in conversation with an entrepreneur named Canada’s Most Admired CEO in the growth sector. Kirk Simpson, is the co-founder and CEO of Wave Financial, an accounting software business, that was recently acquired by H&R Block for over $500 million CAD.Like many founders, Simpson's journey didn’t come without its share of struggles and financial hardships. And today in this climate of economic difficulty and struggle for small businesses, his lessons can hopefully shed some optimism and insight to what it takes to see a business through to an acquisition. But that’s not to say that Simpson's work and his team’s work at Wave Financial is complete. This episode is brought to us by Wave Financial at waveapps.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What compels us to spend on certain brands over others? Guest Leslie Zane runs Triggers Brand Consulting, the first female-founded brand consultancy in the U.S..A Harvard Business School graduate, Leslie is known in the industry for her expertise in applying brain science to branding. She was the first person to include a man in an advertisement for a baby care product. Farnoosh and Leslie discuss the "triggers" that get us to spend on certain products and services over others. Plus, Leslie's advice for women workers in today's rough job market, her own upbringing as the daughter of a Holocaust survivor and the biggest investing mistake she made.Helpful links:Triggers® Brand Consulting – https://triggers.com/Leslie's article in Harvard Business Review - https://hbr.org/2021/02/advertisers-skip-the-platitudes-in-2021  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We're discussing dating, finding love and the economics of today's modern romances with Jon Birger, author of Make Your Move: The New Science of Dating and Why Women Are In Charge. Farnoosh and Jon discuss the perils of dating apps, the best places to find love today and why we ought to redefine the idea of an "equal" partner. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.