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Christina Wallace: The Portfolio Life

By: Carrie Sheffield Christina Wallace, a senior lecturer at Harvard Business School and angel investor, embodies the definition of Renaissance Woman. She shared her secret...

A Labor of Love and Family: Four Sisters Farm Lavender

By: Catherine Martinez In 2018, Phil and Deb Messer dreamed of starting a family-run lavender farm with their four adult daughters: Nichole “Niki” Smith, Jessica...

Graduation – The Beginning of a New Season

By: Ashley Ann Reich  Graduation provides a rollercoaster of emotions to those walking across the stage at the end of their college pursuits. Often, students...

Maintaining Financial Freedom While Navigating Your Child’s Critical Illness

By Isabella Johnson Receiving an Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia diagnosis was devastating for six-year-old Annabelle and her mother. Anxiety surrounding the severe diagnosis, coupled with the realization...

Motherhood is an Investment

By Catherine Martinez We talk a lot about investments at Smart Women Smart Money: such as regularly contributing to your 401(k), increasing your savings, or...

What is ESG Investing?

By Carrie Sheffield You might have heard the letters “ESG” in the financial news lately. Smart Women Smart Money uncovers what it means for you...

Financial Literacy Tips in Honor of Financial Literacy Month

By: Ashley Ann Reich April is coined as Financial Literacy Month nationwide and provides an excellent opportunity for businesses and schools at all levels to...

Take the Six Week Grocery Journal Challenge

By Catherine Martinez Have you bought a dozen eggs recently? If so, you might have felt a little nauseous at the cash register. Egg prices increased...