Finding Your MoneyZen and Excelling Financially with Manisha Thakor

This week I had the chance to chat with Manisha Thakor, CFA, CFP® ardent financial literacy advocate for women.

Manisha Thakor, CFA, CFP® is Director of Wealth Strategies for Women at Buckingham and The BAM Alliance, a community of more than 140 independent registered investment advisors throughout the country.

An ardent financial literacy advocate for women, Manisha is the co-author of two critically acclaimed personal finance books: ON MY OWN TWO FEET: a modern girl’s guide to personal finance and GET FINANCIALLY NAKED: how to talk money with your honey.

Manisha is also a member of The Wall Street Journal’s Wealth Experts Panel, CNBC’s 2016 Financial Advisor Council, and sits on faculty at The Omega Institute. Her financial literacy advocacy work for women has been featured in countless national media outlets ranging from Real Simple and Cosmopolitan to The New York Times and The Today Show.

Manisha earned her MBA from the Harvard Business School and her BA from Wellesley College. She lives in Portland, Oregon where she delights in the active coffee culture and stunning beauty of the pacific northwest.

HERE'S WHAT YOU’LL LEARN FROM THIS EPISODE:

How perfectionism can impact your investments The four stages in a person’s career path and where women versus men excel How to move forward even with the negative screen savers in our mind The biggest mistakes women and men make in their finances Why determining what your “enough” means is imperative to financial confidence. What common characteristics people who are financially successful have. Questions that arise financially when going through a divorce. Being well-thy vs. being wealthy

LINKS WE MENTIONED ON THE SHOW:

Manisha’s Website (and where to sign up for her newsletter): MoneyZen On My Own Two Feet: A Modern Girl’s Guide to Personal Finance Get Financially Naked: How to Talk Money With Your Honey Marie Forleo: Stop Self-Sabotage with this One Vital Step Tara Mohr: Playing Big