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Poached by Wall Street’s ‘most powerful woman’ | Ellevest CEO on investing smarter
Women tend to live longer than men, their salaries often peak earlier, and career breaks can interrupt their earnings. Yet in a previous Ellevest survey, just 36% of women said they invest, compared with 63% of men. Why? And what does it take to change the way women build wealth? For Sylvia Kwan, the answer starts with rethinking an industry she’d never planned to join. With a background in computer science and applied math, Kwan originally intended to become a software engineer. Today, she’s CEO of Ellevest, a financial firm focused on getting more money into the hands of women. She jumped…
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