The gender wealth gap is real: American women retire with, on average, forty percent less than men. Women Who Build Wealth confronts this disparity head-on with a rigorous, empowering, and actionable guide to closing the gap -- one deliberate financial decision at a time. From the psychology of money beliefs to the mechanics of index fund investing, salary negotiation, real estate, ESG portfolios, retirement planning, divorce financial strategy, and estate planning essentials, this book covers the full arc of women's financial lives. Grounded in real data, illustrated with the stories of pioneering women investors from Hetty Green to Abigail Johnson, and built around practical weekly action plans, Women Who Build Wealth is the definitive financial guide for women who refuse to leave their economic futures to chance. Because financial independence is not a privilege. It is a right every woman deserves to claim, and this book shows exactly how.
The gender wealth gap is real: American women retire with, on average, forty percent less than men. Women Who Build Wealth confronts this disparity head-on with a rigorous, empowering, and actionable guide to closing the gap -- one deliberate financial decision at a time. From the psychology of m...