35: Why bestselling financial journalist Farnoosh Torabi says facing your money fears can help women build wealth
Release Date: 01/18/2024
61: What I learned at the UN: Part 1 - Women, Climate & Finance
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In this powerful episode of Banking on Girls, I take listeners inside the 69th United Nations Commission on the Status of Women in New York, where I attended as a delegate with the FEZANA NGO. From Kyrgyzstan to Latin America, the stories shared at the UN revealed a deep and urgent truth: climate change is not just an environmental crisis—it’s an economic and gender justice crisis. You’ll hear: Why microfinance matters more than ever for women in climate-affected regions The problems with loan-based aid—and the need for grants and true financial partnerships Insights from...
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60: Thirty Minute Mentors Podcast, Adam Mendler's lessons from 500 leaders
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In this special episode recorded live at the 2025 Milken Global Conference in Los Angeles, I sit down with Adam Mendler, entrepreneur, keynote speaker, and host of the top-rated podcast Thirty Minute Mentors, where he's interviewed more than 500 of America's most successful leaders. Together, we discuss: Highlights from Milken 2025 What Adam has learned about leadership from hundreds of top CEOs and changemakers The difference (if any) in how women and men rise to the top Why starting early and staying the course is the secret to building real wealth What parents and mentors can do...
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59: Banking on the Future: Insights from the 2025 Milken Global Conference
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In this special recap episode of Banking on Girls, Marina Batliwalla takes you inside the Milken Global Conference 2025—a gathering of world leaders, innovators, and investors—to uncover what the future of finance, technology, and equity means for women and girls. You’ll hear takeaways from thought leaders like Tony Blair, Jensen Huang, and top minds in retirement, caregiving, and Gen Z finance. From the rise of AI to the realities of caregiving and generational inequality, this episode unpacks the conversations that matter for building financial power and confidence in the...
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58: How the Fires Changed Everything - and Sparked a Lesson in Money, Motherhood, and Community
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On Tuesday, January 7, 2025 at 10 a.m., everything changed. In this powerful episode of Banking on Girls, we sit down with three mothers who lived through the terrifying Palisades fires in Los Angeles—watching the flames reach their homes in real time through security cameras and dash cams left behind. As smoke filled the sky and evacuation orders came fast, for some, their neighbors stepped in to protect what they could. What followed was a test of emergency planning, emotional resilience, and financial preparedness. We talk about: How it felt to watch the embers ignite their homes...
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57: How a SIFMA Foundation Survey has Revealed What Parents Really Want — and What It Means for Financial Education
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Today, we're thrilled to welcome back Melanie Mortimer, President of the SIFMA Foundation — the nation’s leader in youth investor and financial education. Melanie holds a Master’s in International Management and an MBA from Aoyama Gakuin University in Tokyo, and a BA in English from Agnes Scott College in Georgia. In this episode, we dive into the findings of a brand-new survey conducted by the SIFMA Foundation on U.S. parents' views about financial education for kids. Melanie shares eye-opening insights, including the surprising statistic that nearly three-quarters of parents would...
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56: How the World Bank's Wendy Teleki is empowering women entrepreneurs around the globe
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In this episode of the Banking on Girls podcast, we are excited to feature Wendy Teleki, the Head of the Women Entrepreneurs Finance Initiative (We-Fi) at the World Bank. We-Fi plays a crucial role in supporting women entrepreneurs in over 60 developing countries by enhancing their access to finance, markets, skills, and technology. Wendy has been recognized as one of Forbes’s “50 Over 50” women in finance for her outstanding leadership in advocating for women's economic empowerment and entrepreneurship. She is also the co-author of "Rebalance: How Women Lead, Parent, Partner and...
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55: How UCLA's Professor Hal Hershfield's work in connecting to your future self can change savings habits and transform lives
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In this episode of Banking on Girls, we’re joined by Professor Hal Hershfield, a distinguished expert in marketing, behavioral decision-making, and psychology at UCLA’s Anderson School of Management. As the author of Your Future Self: How to Make Tomorrow Better Today, Professor Hershfield explores how understanding and connecting with our future selves can transform the way we make long-term financial decisions. What You’ll Learn in This Episode: How Professor Hershfield’s research helps people visualize and emotionally connect with their future selves to improve saving...
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54: How Maura Cunningham, Founder of Rock the Street, Wall Street is changing the landscape for girls and finance
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In this inspiring episode, we sit down with Maura Cunningham, founder of Rock the Street, Wall Street—a groundbreaking non-profit organization dedicated to empowering high school girls by teaching them the fundamentals of math, investing, and finance. Maura brings over 25 years of Wall Street experience in finance and wealth management, as well as insights from her journey as a mother to a successful trial lawyer. Together, we discuss Maura’s mission to shatter the math barrier for girls in the U.S. and foster financial literacy from an early age. Maura explains how Rock the Street,...
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53: What your children are learning about money on social media and how to start a conversation with them
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In this episode, we discuss how parents can help their kids, especially girls, think critically about financial advice they encounter on social media. We cover essential conversations that empower children to evaluate information effectively and build a solid understanding of money management. For those interested in more on this topic, this episode references Ep 42 with Josina Kamerling from the CFA Insitute, and her paper The Finfluencer Appeal: Investing in the Age of Social Media.
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52: How Milken Institute's Cheryl Evans is helping solve America's problem with lifetime financial security
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My guest today is Cheryl Evans who leads the Lifetime FInancial Security Program at the Milken Institute and recently released the paper Shifting the Retirement Paradigm: Moving Towards Financial Security. As a mom herself to a teen daughter Cheryl cautions, “No one's coming to rescue you - be your own hero!” Listen here to learn: Why you need to make saving money a priority from a young age Where you can start on your own financial knowledge journey How you can overcome biases to make conscious choices to help save for your future-self Learn more here:
info_outlineToday I speak with Farnoosh Torabi, bestselling Financial Author and creator of the So Money Podcast, which has had over 25 million downloads.
Farnoosh holds a degree in Finance and International Business from Pennsylvania State University and a Masters in Journalism from Columbia University. As one of the US’s favorite money experts, she’s been featured in countless publications and on TV, including The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Forbes, NBC, and CNN. Farnoosh’s latest book is called A Healthy State of Panic, Follow your Fears to Build Wealth, Crush Your Career and Win at LIfe.
In this episode we talk about raising children, especially our girls, to not fear money, and some of the best ways to give them healthy money habits from a young age.