Credit Where Credit Is Due: Co-Founder Helps Employees Create Wealth

By the time Einat Steklov moved to the United States from Israel in 1996, she had already served in Israeli Defense Forces, graduated from Tel Aviv University Law School and worked in a corporate law firm.

But she couldn’t get a phone line because she needed a credit history in the U.S.

“I recall sitting there thinking I need a credit card. I made good money, my husband made good money and we could not establish credit,” says Steklov, founder and CEO of Kashable, a lending model offered through employers for employees to have easy access to credit.

Solutions Start Here: Principal in Pensions Offers Advice, Listens

Growing up in Chicago with a brother may have helped prepare Julie Yanez for a career in finance and investments. Now a principal at Retirement Solution Group with two sons of her own, Yanez is based in the Chicago office with a team of 15 women and five men– a definite gendered flip on the industry norm.

Inspirational Role ModelsMichele WeldonJanuary 14, 2019business, Finance/Money, Michele Weldon, women in finance, women leadersComment

Iron Lady Inspiration: 100 Women In Finance CEO Forges The Future

Growing up in a suburb of Birmingham, England, Amanda Pullinger looked to Margaret Thatcher, then prime minister of England, as her role model.

Women Like YouMichele WeldonOctober 29, 2018Change, female entrepreneurs, Finance/Money, Michele Weldon, women in financeComment

Women in Cryptocurrency: Is The Future of The Blockchain Female?

Career choicesMichele WeldonMarch 13, 2018Change, Michele Weldon, women in finance, women in the workplace, women leadersComment

Investing in Women's Leadership: 1% Can Make A Huge Difference

Women Like YouMichele WeldonMarch 12, 2018female entrepreneurs, Investing, Michele Weldon, parity, women in financeComment

Karma is Good: 2 FinTech Entrepreneurs Invest in Women

Both women were working in finance on opposite ends of the country—one in San Francisco, the other in New York– and met on Skype in 2012 through a friend’s introduction. Since then, Catherine Berman and Yuliya Tarasava, co-founders of CNote, an online impact investing platform that allows anyone to become

Finance/MoneyMichele WeldonJanuary 22, 2018business, female entrepreneurs, Michele Weldon, women in finance, women leadersComment

I Can See Clearly Now: FinTech Founder Has Vision For Easy Investing Globally

Career choicesMichele WeldonJanuary 15, 2018business, Career, Michele Weldon, women in finance, women in technologyComment

Three FinTech CEOS Share Keys To Startup Success For Women Leaders

Within the first few minutes, you must establish your credibility.

WISE Move: Investors in Social Responsibility Partner For Take The Lead Day

Paid family leave, gender parity in corporate leadership, equal pay, diversity of employees and socially responsible investments are all commitments Emily DeMasi seeks to make in her work as a portfolio manager at the $550 million Zevin Asset Management firm.

Happy Financial Freedom: Women Invest In Independence On Their Career Paths

As we celebrate Independence Day, we see that fireworks can last one night—or a long weekend– but financial independence can last a lifetime. For millions of women, financial independence is hard-won and deserves its own celebration. And a sigh of relief.

Finance/MoneyMichele WeldonJune 30, 2017career path, economy, investment, Michele Weldon, Power, women in financeComment

Start Me Up: Why Women Funding Women Entrepreneurs Works Best

Show her the money. Please.

New research published in the Harvard Business Review reveals that female entrepreneurs are more successful when their start-ups are funded by female venture capitalists.

Goldman Women Are Moving Up

Because we know you need some good news: the new managing director class at Goldman Sachs includes a record number of women (25 percent).

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