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AUGUST 29, 2021

By 2020, we’d both become full-time entrepreneurs and today, we’re well on track to fully replace our old job salaries by 2022 if not sooner. Most conversations about investing tend to focus on retirement planning and thus a lot of attention is paid to 401(k) and IRA accounts. Open and start funding a brokerage account.

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SEPTEMBER 3, 2022

The most recent recession was in 2020 and only lasted a couple of months, whereas the 2008 recession lasted about 18 months. As of August 2022, the economy has already seen two months of negative GDP growth, but the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) hasn’t officially declared one yet. What is a recession?

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MARCH 8, 2023

Women in business: a look at the numbers A 2022 annual report by the National Women’s Business Council found that women owned 20.9% Other reasons included “not [being] ready to retire” and the loss of their previous job. It’s a welcoming space for women entrepreneurs, one where collaboration, consensus and diversity rule.

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Because it’s tough to be a woman in the entertainment business, and it’s tough, too, to be a woman in finance. Here are some more statistics, in case you’re not feeling as fired up as Batts quite yet: In 2020, Black and Latino founders received just 2.6% Located in Chicago, it is, quite literally, the first women’s bank in the U.S.:

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She is a 2023 CNN Hero, a 2022 Soros Justice Fellow and a 2019 JustLeadershipUSA Leading with Conviction Fellow Alumna. Kim Carson CEO, Founder, Parallax Futures With more than 15 years of leadership experience in research, operations, strategy, finance and business development, Carson’s track record stands out for clients.

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