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Articles

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    Freelance + Entrepreneurship, Managing Your Money, Salary + Compensation
    16 Money Books You Need to Read

    Ready to make some serious money moves? Here are 16 of our favorite financial books written by women—and for women.

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    Managing Your Money
    How to Recover Financially from Wedding Season (+ Plan for the Next One)

    Weddings are expensive for the bride, groom, and the guests, too. Here's how to recover from wedding season.

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    Managing Your Money
    The 19 Best Financial Podcasts We Love

    Are you looking to manage your money, pay off debt, or invest in your future? Here are the best financial podcasts on all things money.

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    Salary + Compensation
    What Should My Salary Be?—Use This Easy Salary Equation

    When you need to name a salary for a new job or a long-overdue raise, here's how to create a salary equation to work from.

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    Freelance + Entrepreneurship, Managing Your Money
    The ABCs of CPAs: What's the Difference Between an Accountant, Bookkeeper, and CPA?

    CPAs, they're not just for bookkeeping. We are joined by Kelley Long, a CPA with 20 years of experience, to discuss the unexpected things a Certified Public Accountant can do for you or your business.

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    Managing Your Money
    Financial Adulting—A 5-Step Guide to Adulting with Your Money

    We're all familiar with the term "adulting" by now. But are we acting like real adults when it comes to our hard-earned money? Here's five ways to take your bank account into adulthood.

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    Managing Your Money
    The 5 Bank Accounts You Need for Financial Freedom

    Use these accounts to stabilize your income and grow your savings long-term.

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    Freelance + Entrepreneurship, Managing Your Money, Negotiation, Salary + Compensation
    Career Contessa’s Best Financial Advice for 2021

    Managing finances is easy, said nobody, ever. Take our best advice to learn how to manage. save, invest and make more money in 2021.

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    Freelance + Entrepreneurship, Managing Your Money, Negotiation, Salary + Compensation
    Money Power Moves–How to Ditch Your Fear of Money

    The first step to taking control of your finances is to take a fearless look at them. Our Power Move this month is ditching our long-held fear of money, for good.

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    Managing Your Money, Salary + Compensation
    The Financial Vocabulary Every Money-Savvy Woman Needs

    Financial jargon is just that—jargon. Here's how to ditch your fear of financial terms—and get a grasp on all things money for the good of your bank account.

Interviews

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    Technology
    A Tech Founder on Why Being an Outsider Is a Strength

    "I actually think most successful founders are rebels, of a sort. We’re trying to do new things and take on entrenched systems or ways of thinking. What makes me and our company different is that we’re outsiders."

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    Venture Capital + Private Equity
    A Venture Capitalist Just Told Us How To Make The Perfect Pitch

    Trust your gut, maximize your "wow" moments, and other gems from the investor behind Girlboss.

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    Accounting
    The Business Analyst Who Isn't Afraid to Cry at Work or Speak in Front of Crowds

    Deloitte's Victoria Caña tells all, including what "human capital strategy" actually means (we didn't know either).

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    Accounting
    An Interview with Nicole Iida, Advisory Services at Deloitte

    Yes, life at Deloitte is fast-paced, but Nicole thrives on it.

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    Finance, Media
    CNBC's Sharon Epperson Gets Real About Money...Maybe Too Real

    The finance correspondent talks two decades in media and hooks us up with her favorite savings trick.

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    Accounting
    An Interview With Jane Poli, Finance Manager of Equity Compensation at Johnson & Johnson

    Fortune 500 Finance Manager, MBA, mother of two, and a passion for mentoring others- Jane shares all this and more about her role as the Finance Manager for Johnson & Johnson.

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    Consumer Services
    An Interview With Stephanie Sklar Rapp, Vice President at Goldman Sachs and Owner of EMBODY Wellness

    VP of Goldman Sachs, founder of EMBODY Wellness Company and mother of a newborn, Stephanie Sklar Rapp truly is the definition of a balancing act!

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    Consumer Services
    An Interview With Katelyn Rogers, Fixed Income Trading Associate at the Capital Group

    Katelyn's sharing what it's like to balance her full-time finance job while getting her MBA at night.