Handling Student Debt While Saving for Retirement
Women & Wealth
In this week’s episode of Women and Wealth, Regina covers yet another difficult topic that many people—especially most recent college graduates—have to deal with: Student loans. These loans help make a college education possible for many Americans and can be a big part of the equation in launching your career. However, paying them off can be a tricky situation for young people trying to find financial footing—especially in today’s economy. Join Regina as she breaks down the current landscape of student debt but more importantly, what you can do personally, or recommend to others that...
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The Human Side of Accounting with Tevia Hoalst
Women & Wealth
In this week’s episode of Women and Wealth, Regina is joined by Tevia Hoalst, owner and founder of TeKoda Accounting! Tevia is a catalyst for small business owners and entrepreneurs. She is passionate about empowering founders and business owners through giving them confidence in their numbers to make data-driven business decisions. In a nutshell: Tevia takes businesses to the next level with next level insights and firm guidance on the numbers. She sits down with Regina to talk more about TeKoda, her journey to where she is now – both as a mom and an owner – as well as sneak peek...
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Navigating Life as a Widow
Women & Wealth
In this week’s episode of Women and Wealth, Regina examines one of the most difficult situations a person will ever have to face. Losing a spouse. From the essential first steps every widower should take, like gathering important documents and handling insurance claims to managing joint accounts and updating beneficiaries – Regina will cover every step of the process and guide you through this traumatic and stressful time. Episode Highlights: 0:00 - Introduction 0:31 - Navigating life as a widow 2:03 - Avoid making major life decisions for at least a year 3:16 - Get...
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Educate, Advocate, and Lead with Dr. Kristin Meyer
Women & Wealth
In this week’s episode of Women and Wealth, Regina sits down with a guest whose commitment to service is second to none. Dr. Kristin Meyer is Co-Founder at The REACH Group – an organization that empowers families with personalized guidance and advocacy, bridging the gap between families and schools and ensuring every child’s needs are met with expertise and compassion. Kristin’s work supports some of the most vulnerable in our society and her guidance is critical for parents of children with disabilities. She joins Women and Wealth to expand on her mission and the depth of her...
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Job Search Tips
Women & Wealth
Just graduated and feeling overwhelmed by the job hunt? Regina has your back. In this week’s episode, join Regina as shares her practical, no-fluff tips to help you navigate the job market post-graduation with confidence and clarity. From search tips and resume building to getting interview ready, budgeting and a few tricks you may have not heard before.. This is the ultimate crash-course in ensuring you have the best chance of landing a job – and most importantly, on your feet – after you graduate. Episode Highlights: 0:00 - Introduction 0:39 - Job search tips...
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How Great Teams Grow with Amy Holtz
Women & Wealth
In this week’s episode of Women and Wealth, Regina sits down with a guest that is tackling a serious issue that nearly every entrepreneur, small business owner and founder faces: “I used to run my business. Now it runs me.” Amy Holtz is a Certified EOS Implementer for EOS Worldwide specializing in helping entrepreneurs and non-profit leaders build their businesses and achieve their goals through helping to implement a complete, proven system with simple, practical tools. Amy joins Regina to discuss what she has experienced first hand as a professional woman as well as the challenges...
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Powering Through Market Volatility
Women & Wealth
In this week’s episode of Women and Wealth, Regina is addressing the marketing and the recent shake-up that we’ve seen with rumblings of a recession and more (or less) tariffs on the way. We all know that the market can be volatile, but with so much recent uncertainty, it can be difficult to stay calm and keep your head. From both an emotional and strategic perspective, Regina will give you the key points you need to focus on to avoid mismanaging your 401k, retirement or investments in general. Additionally, you’ll get an excellent working overview of how the market reacts in...
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Behind the Bakery with Tina Phillips
Women & Wealth
In this week’s episode of Women and Wealth, Regina is joined by a guest that has really reached the holy grail: Owning your very own cookie company. Seriously, can you imagine? Tina Phillips is co-owner of the Famous 4th Street Cookie Company, an award-winning, nationally recognized cookie brand – and the Famous Cookie Creamery, an ice cream sandwich shop franchise. Regina sits down to discuss 4th Street with Tina – it’s genesis, the scale of the operation and of course – all of their tasty offerings! And lastly, any Women and Wealth episode wouldn’t be complete without...
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Budgeting: The 50/30/20 Strategy
Women & Wealth
In this week’s episode of Women and Wealth, Regina is breaking down a necessary part of everyone’s financial health: Making a budget. …and like most topics on money, it can be difficult for people to sit down and think about – which is why Regina is making it easy and going over a specific plan that can get you started if you haven’t already – the “50/30/20” budget. Additionally, Regina elaborates on spending, saving, debt repayment and the glue that holds any budget together, accountability. Episode Highlights: 0:00 - Introduction 0:38 -...
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Solopreneur Success with Stephanie Cleck
Women & Wealth
In this week’s episode of Women and Wealth, Regina invites Stephanie Cleck to the show to share her journey as a business owner and true innovator. Her company, Concihairge provides a one-of-a-kind service in which professional hair stylists come directly to the comfort of your home, office, studio, or hotel suite – which is perfect for busy professionals, brides-to-be, or new mothers – the very situation that inspired Stephanie to start Concihairge in the first place! In addition to Stephanie’s experiences as a female business owner and her vision for retirement – she shares...
info_outlineIn this week’s episode of Women and Wealth, Regina is addressing the marketing and the recent shake-up that we’ve seen with rumblings of a recession and more (or less) tariffs on the way.
We all know that the market can be volatile, but with so much recent uncertainty, it can be difficult to stay calm and keep your head. From both an emotional and strategic perspective, Regina will give you the key points you need to focus on to avoid mismanaging your 401k, retirement or investments in general.
Additionally, you’ll get an excellent working overview of how the market reacts in situations similar to what we’re seeing now, how you can hedge against downturns in the future, understanding risk and more.
Episode Highlights:
0:00 - Introduction
0:36 - The market, recent disruptions
2:44 - Understanding market movements
6:31 - Volatility is normal
7:53 - Control your emotions and behavior
9:45 - Take a longer view
11:24 - Compounding (and how it works)
13:33 - Diversification benefits
15:27 - Investments should align with your goals
18:10 - Importance of rebalancing
19:43 - Understanding risk
21:05 - Benefits of working with a professional
25:05 - Episode wrap-up
ABOUT REGINA MCCANN HESS
Regina is the author of Super Woman Wealth: How to Become Your Own Financial Hero. As an advocate for women’s financial freedom, she wrote this book to help empower women to take a bigger role in handling their money.
Regina has appeared on Schwab TV, Yahoo Finance, Forbes.com, NTD Television, CBS 3 Philadelphia, Fox 29 Philadelphia, King 5 Seattle, KTLA 5 Los Angeles and Scripps News. She has also been quoted in numerous articles in publications such as Forbes, Business Insider, U.S. News & World Report, Yahoo Finance, USA Today, USA Wire, Word in Black, WTOP News, Mind Body Green, Money Digest, New York Post, Defender, Authority Magazine, GoBankingRates.com, Scripps and The Muse.
As Founder of Forge Wealth Management, Regina utilizes her 25+ years of financial services experience to help individuals plan, preserve and diversify their wealth. She focuses on educating her clients while building long-term relationships with them and their families. Her experience throughout major shifts in the markets, enables Regina to structure balanced portfolios to address specific financial goals.
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