by Gretchen Betts | Oct 12, 2023 | Financial Planning, Lifestyle, Money, Women and finance
Are you a woman in business, an entrepreneur or an executive managing a team? From experience, I know that being an entrepreneur and business owner or exec isn’t always easy, especially for women. In fact, it can be quite hard to call oneself an entrepreneur – the...
by Gretchen Betts | May 30, 2022 | Lifestyle, Women and finance
Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor was born in Mayfair on 21 April 1926 – the first child of the Duke and Duchess of York (later King George VI and Queen Elizabeth.) In February 1952, Elizabeth became queen of seven independent Commonwealth countries: the United...
by Gretchen Betts | Mar 28, 2022 | Advice, Cash flow, Financial Planning, Lifestyle, Wellbeing, Women and finance
We have written often about women being at a disadvantage compared to men when it comes to lifelong financial wellbeing. In fact, they are also in a worse position than their mothers and grandmothers, simply because they are likely to live much longer and thus need...
by Gretchen Betts | Mar 20, 2022 | Financial Planning, Women and finance
Many women we speak to, go to work just to bring home some extra money for the family. But often their jobs are unfulfilling, boring and underpaid. There are plenty of stories in the traditional women’s magazines of women who have had the courage to step out on their...
by Gretchen Betts | Feb 28, 2022 | Financial Planning, Wellbeing, Women and finance
Should today’s women take a different approach to planning a secure financial future to men or even to their mothers and grandmothers? At Magenta, we think the answer to this question is complex – the mechanics of financial planning will be the same for everyone, but...
by Gretchen Betts | Feb 7, 2022 | Financial Planning, Lifestyle, Wellbeing, Women and finance
Last year we launched our Green Guide and this month we’re officially launching our Financial Planning Guide for Women – just in time for International Women’s Day next month. Many of you may be thinking, why a specific guide for women, why would this be a different...
