Educate yourself about personal finance and socially conscious investing with a woman-centered approachActivate Your Money provides the foundational support women need to talk to each other about their money, invest to grow their wealth, and to take the actions required to shift their assets into alignment with their values. Written for women who are ready to feel financially empowered,
Activate Your Money starts where other personal finance books leave off. It delivers the depth of information you need to make informed investment decisions across your entire portfolio. Starting with checking and savings accounts and proceeding asset class by asset class, this book provides you with core investment knowledge, as well as concrete examples about how and where you can invest your money for positive impact.
You don't have to go it alone. As women, our strength is in relationships, and this book will help you use that strength to attain better financial outcomes for yourself and your family. This book will help you find communities of women who can help you on your investing journey.
Activate Your Money also includes a companion website that contains downloadable tools you can use to move from knowledge to action.
- Find the foundation information you need to understand investing and build your financial acumen and confidence
- Explore ESG and impact investing and acquire tools through which you can understand your own money beliefs and values
- Discover socially responsible investment options, asset class by asset class, and make decisions about where to put your money
- Break the taboo on discussing money with partners, advisors, friends, and daughters
- Step up your relationship with money and recognize the power you have to change the world through your investment choices
Unlike any other investing book out there,
Activate Your Money offers expert guidance, a uniquely woman-centered approach, and a focus on doing good while doing well. Whether you are just starting out or are already a seasoned investor, this book has something for you. Use it as a reference you can return to again and again as you build your knowledge, confidence, and values-aligned portfolio.
JANINE FIRPO is a seasoned values-aligned investor and social innovator, with a long history of working at the intersection of women and their money. In 2017, she left a 35-year career in technology and international development to focus on helping women find the confidence to take control of their money and use it to change the world. During her career, Janine held senior positions at Hewlett-Packard, the World Bank, and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Today, she supports women-led businesses through her role as lead investor in the Next Wave Impact Fund and board chair of Zebras Unite.
