Jean Chatzky

When it comes to money, women are different.  Not just by the numbers  — the pay gap combined with breaks from the workforce to care for kids and older parents results in lower retirement balances which have to last for women’s longer lifetimes — which are challenging enough.  But when it comes to what we want to do with our money, and what we need it to do for us.  In this candid, often funny speech, Jean talks through a three-part plan that involves understanding yourself in relationship to money, how the need for safety and security (while understandable) can hold women back, why investing for the long-term is non-negotiable, and how to use the rewards you reap to accomplish the other things women want most including establishing a legacy, being able to take care of the people we love, and feeling free to enjoy this life that we’ve built.

There’s no getting around this truth: Health and money are inextricably linked.  If you don’t have good health, it will inevitably wreak havoc on your financial life.  And if you haven’t built a solid financial foundation, staying healthy will eventually become a problem – particularly as you age.  That’s why Jean teamed up with Dr. Michael Roizen, chief of wellness at the Cleveland Clinic, to create this multi-part plan to address both challenges at once.  The best news: The same strategies work to improve both areas of your life.   In this speech based on their New York Times Bestselling Book, Jean will talk through assessing your finances and your health (you can’t start until you know where you are), why automation is the magic bullet that makes your financial life much easier, a strategy for building a strong team to help you and the other steps to take today to start to become AgeProof.

If the pandemic taught us anything, it’s that resilience – the ability to adjust to or recover quickly from difficult situations —  is not just some nice-to-have skill.  It’s a necessity.  Fortunately, it’s also a skill you can learn and build over time by taking some very specific steps.  In this speech custom crafted for coming out of the pandemic, Jean takes us through a seven-point plan to create a resilient financial life that will go the distance. She talks about the need for sufficient savings and how to build them (or rebuild them if you’ve used them during recent months), how to invest to meet your goals (so that you’re not worried about the whims of the markets), how to protect the people you love most with the appropriate insurance and an estate  plan that checks all the boxes, and how and why giving back is a key to lasting happiness.

There’s no getting around it. You need to know how to manage money to know how to manage life ― but many of us don’t! In this upbeat talk, crafted with younger women in mind, Jean breaks down the basics of money―how to earn it, manage it, and use it―giving you all the tools you need to take charge and be fearless with personal finance.  Specifically, How to Money will cover creating a budget (and sticking to it), negotiating for that next salary with aplomb, navigating student loan repayment, how to manage your credit for lifelong success, and investing for your short and long-term goals.  All so you can earn more, save smart, invest wisely, borrow only when you have to, and enjoy everything you’ve got!