39 min

Common Financial Mistakes -- an interview with advisor Frances Harkins Lady Money

    • Investing

Women have been programmed to think they aren’t good with money. So, we end up in a – I have to, but I can’t – destructive mental loop. Here are some common financial mistakes women make:
• Lack of long-term planning
• Focusing on the numbers
• Underestimating risk
• Not recognizing the power of a budget
• Investing too conservatively
• Not talking about money (or money attitudes)
• Not addressing end-of-life planning
• Failing to review your plan periodically

Women have been programmed to think they aren’t good with money. So, we end up in a – I have to, but I can’t – destructive mental loop. Here are some common financial mistakes women make:
• Lack of long-term planning
• Focusing on the numbers
• Underestimating risk
• Not recognizing the power of a budget
• Investing too conservatively
• Not talking about money (or money attitudes)
• Not addressing end-of-life planning
• Failing to review your plan periodically

39 min