So Money with Farnoosh Torabi

Today's podcast centers around ways business owners and individuals can lead with a greater commitment towards equity and inclusion, From more conscious day-to-day spending to making an impact - both inside and outside of work - guest Trudi Lebron, diversity, equity and inclusion coach, shares actionable steps we can aspire to to pursue.More about Trudi Lebron: She teaches individuals and institutions how to build successful, anti-racist businesses. In the past seven years, she has grown her company, Scriptflip!, into a multi-six figure machine for helping others maximize their social impact. Trudi is the host of the Business Remixed Podcast, has been featured in Forbes and was recognized as one of the Hartford Business Journal 40 Under 40 Leaders in 2016. She lives in Hartford with her two children.Learn more about Farnoosh's upcoming literary workshop Book to Brand. Early bird registration is now open! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this Friday's Ask Farnoosh, listeners want to know about whether or not to quit a job, how to handle a $40,000 signing bonus and how to teach kids of all ages about money. Plus, hear what Farnoosh thinks about the Robinhood app.Learn more about Farnoosh's upcoming literary workshop Book to Brand. Early bird registration is now open! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Tax season is delayed this year. What will that mean for our taxes? Adam Auriemma, Editor-in-Chief of NextAdvisor, joins to share some important IRS updates. If you didn’t get a stimulus check, learn how to claim that money on your taxes.More about Adam: He is the editor-in-chief of NextAdvisor, the personal finance channel of TIME. Before that, he was editor-in-chief of Money Magazine and a deputy bureau chief at The Wall Street Journal. Teams working under Adam’s leadership have received the Gerald Loeb Award for Business and Financial Journalism, a National Association of Black Journalists Digital Media Commentary Award, and an Emmy nomination for Best Cultural/Topical Documentary.Subscribe to NextAdvisor's newsletter: https://time.com/nextadvisor/subscribe/Learn more about Farnoosh's upcoming literary workshop Book to Brand. Early bird registration is now open! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

At age 16, Tina Wells began what would become a multi-million dollar marketing firm, Buzz Marketing Group, that would claim Apple, The Oprah Winfrey Network, Johnson and Johnson and other top brands as clients. Today, at age 40, she is pursuing a new path that entails building a publishing empire focusing on tween girls. In our conversation, she discusses her business beginnings in high school to her recent - hard, but important - decision to pivot, as well as her business relationship with Target.More about Tina Wells: She is the founder of RLVNT Media, a multimedia content venture serving entrepreneurs, tweens and culturists with authentic representation. Tina is also the author of seven books, including the best-selling tween fiction series Mackenzie Blue, its 2020 spinoff series, The Zee Files, and the marketing handbook, Chasing Youth Culture and Getting It Right.Learn more at TinaWells.com.Learn more about Farnoosh's upcoming literary workshop Book to Brand. Early bird registration is now open! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today’s Ask Farnoosh focuses on a recent market event that’s taken Wall Street and the investing world by storm: the GameStop "Short Squeeze." The stock has soared an epic 1,700% recently since December, driven by smaller investors. Dr. Hans Boateng, The Investing Tutor, helps Farnoosh break down this story, and provides his take on who's really to blame, what's at stake and why all of this matters to us. Follow Dr. Hans on Instagram @TheInvestingTutorLearn more about Farnoosh's upcoming literary workshop Book to Brand. Early bird registration is now open! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It is "the most complex and emotionally fraught financial decision that many families will ever make," says my guest Ron Lieber about college. This high-stakes money move is a source of anxiety, stress and confusion. Too often, it leads us down the wrong path of over-borrowing for a school that under-delivers.In his latest book, The Price You Pay for College, Ron help readers make the most financially and emotionally-intelligent decision possible in selecting a school. We'll discuss why the cost of college is SO high (over $300,000 for a private four-year college, on average), some secrets to paying for college (ever hear of merit aid?) and how to properly "value" the college experience, especially in the post-Covid world.Ron's book is available at https://ronlieber.com/books/the-price-you-pay-for-college/Learn more about Farnoosh's upcoming literary workshop Book to Brand. Early bird registration is now open! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ladies Get Paid is not only a fast-growing community for women seeking career support and guidance, it is now a bestselling book. Co-founder and author Claire Wasserman joins to share some of her best advice for navigating your career in 2021, why promoting gender equality at work is not just the right thing to do, but a wise business decision, and how to successfully ask your boss for more money over Zoom.More about the book: Ladies Get Paid follows the lives of real women who each face different professional challenges, from being a perfectionist to navigating office politics, to negotiating their salary. Woven throughout is actionable advice and tangible tools to equip and empower the reader to level up at work and bring other women with them. Learn more at https://www.ladiesgetpaid.com/book.Learn more about Farnoosh's upcoming literary workshop Book to Brand. Early bird registration is now open! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week's So Money mailbag includes questions related to quitting a day job to pursue a side hustle, saving up to buy a home and convincing reluctant parents to save and invest for retirement.Joining as co-host is Philip Barker, an avid So Money listener. Philip began his career in advertising, and after some self-discovery, found himself wanting to help others. After graduating from Loyola University Chicago in May 2012, he began a career in clinical social work in a high school setting, specializing in adolescent behavior and substance use issues. In 2015, Phillip began his own psychotherapy practice and now sees clients privately and consults with organizations on clinical and social-emotional concerns, as well as advocating for diverse, inclusive workspaces. He is also a Certified Financial Social Worker, bridging his passions for personal finance and emotional well-being.Learn more about Farnoosh's upcoming literary workshop Book to Brand. Early bird registration is now open! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

There are many reasons for the existing racial wealth gap. The fact that most Black households don't invest does not help.According to the Federal Reserve only 33.5% of Black households owned stocks in 2019, according to data released recently by the Federal Reserve. Among white households, the ownership rate is nearly 61%.Guests Ernest Gains and Latoya Smith are expert investors and the founders of a Black-owned stock market and trading education company called The Profit Room, which seeks to educate students on how to confidently invest in the market and build wealth.Learn more about Farnoosh's upcoming literary workshop Book to Brand. Early bird registration is now open! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Kimberly Seals Allers is a maternal and infant health advocate and tech founder. Her latest passion project is Irth (as in Birth but we dropped the B for bias), a "Yelp-like" review and rating app that addresses racism and bias in maternity and infant care. In her conversation with Farnoosh, she shares the inspiration of Irth, a well as her own personal pregnancy journey. Later, she speaks candidly about her challenging divorce and the surprising financial moves she made during that process. Kimberly offers key advice on how women of color can best navigate this recession and how all women can prepare for a divorce in this moment.More about Kimberly: She is an award-winning journalist, five-time author, international speaker, strategist and advocate for maternal and infant health. A former senior editor at ESSENCE and writer at FORTUNE magazine, Kimberly is a leading voice on birth, breastfeeding and motherhood at the intersection of race, class and policy.To learn more about Kimberly and her work, visit BirthWithoutBias.com and KimberlySealsAllers.com. Follow her on social: @theirthapp on Instagram.Learn more about Farnoosh's upcoming literary workshop Book to Brand. Early bird registration is now open! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.