Claiming financial power is not about hoarding money. It is about understanding how money works and using it to help you live your life, on your terms. We were taught, as women that relationships and responsibility to others are more important than responsibility toward ourselves. At times we have allowed others to think, talk and act on our behalf rather than solving our own problems and taking control of our own lives. You, as a woman, are determined to have a voice and to make responsible ...
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Financially Empowering Millennial Women
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Consistent with my desire to financially empower women, I have been working with other researchers to understand why women are not financially empowered. Why are women not as prepared for retirement? Why are women not as financially literate? Why are women not as confident? One area where we hope to add to the body of knowledge is the area of cohor…
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Going Back to Work and Getting the Job You Want - Ep.25
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Last year President Obama remarked on equal pay for equal work, which got people talking. He said that “Today, the average full-time working woman earns just 77 cents for every dollar a man earns He went on to say that “in 2014, that’s an embarrassment.” We know this data is correct and no one is disputing that there is a wage gap, but some want to…
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Financial Empowerment Allows Women to Deal with Financial Shocks That Happen to Many of Us - Ep.24
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Over the past eight years of financial turmoil, more Americans from all different backgrounds have suffered from shocks to their wages and benefits. Some people are still out of work. In addition, home values and personal saving have also taken a hit. Another disruption to many Americans, something many people don’t consider, has come in the form o…
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Know the Difference Between Debt Counseling and Debt Settlement - Ep.23
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As a nation, Americans owe billions on outstanding credit cards and the average U.S. household with at least one credit card owes over $15,000 in credit-card debt. Many Americans are in trouble as they endure harassment from debt collectors, yet only a fraction of people seek aid from a credit counselor. Many people confuse credit-counseling agenci…
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Using Power to Create Financial Success - Ep.22
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There are many academic and non-academic studies that talk about the power that women have over money. A recent 2013 study that showed that 40% of households with children under the age of 18 were headed by breadwinning women. That's four times higher than the number of breadwinning women who headed their households in 1960. Along with earning more…
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Financial Empowerment and Your Car - Ep.21
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Today’s show features Marty Guerrero, author of “Exposed: Auto Repair’s Dirty Little Secrets to Rip You Off!”, where she explains how we can take back our power when dealing with auto mechanics who often charge fees for services which are either unnecessary or, in some cases, aren't even done. She exposes mechanics’ tricks and offers additional adv…
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The Story Behind Financially Empowering Women and Top Tips for Women
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Women constitute 51 percent of the population and are earning, inheriting and controlling more money than ever. Yet a recent survey across the United States, United Kingdom and Asia surveyed women with a personal income of at least $100,000, or investable assets of $500,000 or more, and the research indicated that more than half of women surveyed d…
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Thinking Strategically When It Comes to Social Security Benefits - Ep.19
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While Social Security is important to most Americans, it is especially crucial to the financial security of women. Women live longer than men and they are less likely to receive a pension from their employer. According to the Institute for Women’s Policy Research, in 2010, 46 percent of elderly unmarried women relied on Social Security for 90 perce…
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Choosing a Medicare Plan that is Right For You - Ep.18
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It seems a good time to talk Medicare since we are in the middle the 2015 Medicare Annual Enrollment period which ends on December 7th. Medicare is the federal health program that provides health coverage to 50 million Americans ages 65 and older and younger adults with permanent disabilities. Medicare is a vital source of retirement security for 2…
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Making the Decision to Be Financially Empowered - Ep.17
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This episode is about making the decision to finally claim your financial power; it’s about learning from your mistakes and deciding not to be a victim of poor financial decisions. I have been in finance all of my working life and I have met hundreds of women who have chosen to be financially dependent – usually dependent upon a man. I’m not just t…
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Managing (Buying and Selling) Your Most Important Asset: Your Home - Ep.16
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Allowing our emotions drive decisions will almost always result in a large financial mistake. We know that emotions often get in the way of our decisions and there is no exception when we talk about the average American family’s single largest asset - their home, which conjures up all kinds of emotion. Home is that safe place where you feel comfort…
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Women: Ask for a Raise, but Make Sure You’re Worth It - Ep.15
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For many of us, our human capital (we measure this as the PV of all of our future earnings) is greater than our financial capital. As a financial adviser, I view Human Capital as a very important asset in our overall wealth. On this show we are going to talk about how woman can grow this very important asset class by discussing empowerment in your …
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Avoiding High Health Care Costs as Part of Your Financial Plan - Ep.14
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Many of you have heard me say that when we plan for retirement, we should look at the things that we can control and put together our best plans to increase our probability of success. Well that is all well and good but there is one thing that we cannot control and it is an area of life that scares us all. Yes, we are talking about rising health ca…
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Today’s show is focused on international investing. While many investors have been shying away from investing in Europe and Emerging Markets, a well-diversified portfolio will have international investments that go beyond today’s news. Our guest today is Bill Chisholm from Thornburg Investment Management who helps us understand why international in…
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012- Women’s Empowerment as Consumers, and What Are ETFs?
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In today’s show we discuss two very disparate topics; Women’s empowerment as consumers, and What are ETFs? Women’s Empowerment as consumers: Money is one of the major sources of power. Understanding, controlling, managing, spending and earning money provides status, power, freedom and control of everyone and everything that money can buy. As women,…
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011- Planning for Families with Special Needs Children
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For mothers of special needs children financial planning is not an option but rather a necessity! The child’s quality of life will depend upon your actions or inactions, as well as your ability and willingness to prepare today for tomorrow. Planning for children with special needs must be coordinated within the parents’ personal financial plan. Whe…
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010- Care Giving Pressures and Solutions
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Women provide the majority of informal care to spouses, parents, parents-in-law, friends and neighbors, and they play many roles while caregiving—hands-on health provider, care manager, friend, companion, surrogate decision-maker and advocate. The demands on caregivers’ time are also substantial but women don’t abandon their caregiving responsibili…
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009- Women Business Owners - Banking and Important Relationships
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One thing preventing women from taking control over their financial lives is that we are often second-class citizens when it comes to earning money in most of corporate America where there has long been a salary gap along gender lines. The good news is that many female small business owners have discovered that business profitability is agnostic to…
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008- Women and Care Giving: Caring for an Elderly Family Member
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We have invited Laurie Hauptman from Hauptman & Hauptman, P.C. to help us understand when you need an elder care attorney so that when a crisis hits, you’ll be emotionally, psychologically, and financially prepared to cope with this very difficult time. Laurie A. Hauptman, Esq. (www.hauptmanlaw.com) is a graduate of SUNY Binghamton and Hofstra Law …
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007- Taking Control of Your Divorce and Your Life, with Claudia Mott
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Divorce can be devastating, both emotionally and financially. One joined life becomes two separate lives with separate finances and different directions. Assets must be split, pensions must be split, custody of children determined, and child support and or alimony established. Even in the best of circumstances where both parties are in full agreeme…
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006- Estate Planning and Trusts with Deirdre Wheatley-Liss, Esq.
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Host Laura Mattia and special guest Deirdre Wheatley-Liss, Esq. discuss estate planning, trusts, and the important implications they can have to everyone, particularly women. The statistics indicating that women live longer on average than men and tend to marry older spouses results in over 3 times more women versus men being widowed by age 65. In …
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005- Affordable Care Act, Christine Lenthe
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What should consumers know about the affordable care act? When creating a financial plan and thinking about how to protect yourself and your family from large catastrophic risk, concerns around health care are bound to come up. This is one of the most concerning issues to most people today. As with anything else in order to prepare for any major fi…
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004- Divorce Process Alternatives, Bonnie Jerbasi
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Laura Mattia and guest Bonnie Jerbasi discussed alternatives to the divorce process in New Jersey. Bonnie is a lawyer and a certified family law mediator who gave some great tips on how to approach the end of a relationship with dignity. Mediation is an efficient, smart alternative to the standard method of battling things out in a courtroom. Laura…
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003- Claiming Responsibility For Your Financial Empowerment with Jean Grossman
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Today’s show is about inspiration and motivation. Host Laura Mattia talks to Jean Grossman about the impediments to becoming financially engaged and what can be done about it. The discussion involves understanding your belief system and the values that motivate you to achieving the life you want to have. Examples and strategies are provided, includ…
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002- Long Term Care Planning, Brigitte Bromberg
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Today’s guest is Brigitte Bromberg. Bridgette has been a risk management expert for almost thirty years. She specializes in long term care insurance, disability insurance, life insurance and annuities. Brigitte is highly valued by other advisors and clients in general, who appreciate her knowledge and ability to focus on protecting families assets …
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001- Introducing the Show, guest Kristen Totaro
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Laura Mattia kicks off her new show and helps women claim their financial power with special guest Kristen Totaro: Area Director/Publisher at N2 Publishing, Owner of Snap Two It Photography, and Radio Show Cohost of Business Beat Radio. Thanks to our guest!Oleh Baron Financial Group
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