Empower your Finances: A guide to Financial Literacy

As we embrace National Financial Literacy Month, it’s crucial to recognize the pivotal role financial education plays in women’s lives. Despite progress, women still face unique challenges in achieving financial independence and security. From the gender pay gap to disproportionate caregiving responsibilities, these obstacles highlight the necessity of equipping women with the knowledge and tools to navigate the complex world of personal finance confidently. 

At BoldHER, we’re committed to fostering a community where women can access resources, share experiences and embark on their journey towards financial empowerment. Last week, Britt Kolesar, CFP® and CAP®, led an incredible session on How to Achieve Your Financial Goals with a group of passionate women. In case you missed the meet-up, you can listen here on Spotify.

To supplement this session, our leadership team and Britt compiled insightful articles, podcasts and tools to help you take control of your finances. As always, we encourage you to share these resources with your networks!

Helpful Resources

Books & Articles:

• Keeping Finance Personal by Ellyce Fulmore

• Girls That Invest by Simran Kaur

• Get Good with Money by Tiffany Aliche

• Women-specific personal finance tools can help women overcome their unique financial hurdles.

Podcasts:

• Networth and Chill with Your Rich BFF

• Financial Feminist with Tori Dunlap

• The Financial Confessions

• Skinny Confidential Podcast Interview with Morgan Housel - How To Master Money & Never Worry About Your Finances Again

Budgeting Apps:

• Rocket Money

• Empower

• Nerdwallet

• Monarch Money

• Pocket Guard

• YNAB

ROBO Advisors

• Betterment

• Wealthfront

Brokerage Firms:

• Schwab

• Fidelity

• E*Trade

Short Term/Liquid Savings

• High Yield Savings

• SoFi

• Discover

• Ally Bank

• Marcus by Goldman Sachs

• Money Market ETFs

• SGOV

• FLOT

Long(er) Term Investing

• Vanguard ETFs

• iShares (Blackrock) ETFs