Manisha Thakor: Beware of 'Junk Personal Finance'

<p>Our guest on the podcast today is author and financial educator, Manisha Thakor. Manisha is founder of MoneyZen, a financial education consultancy. She's also the coauthor of two books with Sharon Kedar: <i>On My Own Two Feet</i>, published in 2007 and updated in 2013, and <i>Get Financially Naked</i>, which came out in 2009. Prior to founding MoneyZen, Manisha was vice president of financial well-being at Brighton Jones. Before that she was director of wealth strategies for women at Buckingham Strategic Wealth. Earlier in her career, Manisha held positions at several investment management firms, including Fayez Sarofim, Sands Capital Management, and Atalanta/Sosnoff Capital. Manisha is a chartered financial analyst and a certified financial planner. She received her bachelor's degree in American Studies from Wellesley College and her MBA from Harvard Business School.</p><p><strong>Background</strong></p><p><a href="https://moneyzen.com/about/" target="_blank">Bio</a></p><p><a href="https://moneyzen.com/" target="_blank">MoneyZen</a></p><p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/My-Own-Two-Feet-Personal/dp/1440570841/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1626718141&sr=8-3" target="_blank"><i>On My Own Two Feet: A Modern Girl’s Guide to Personal Finance</i></a>, by Manisha Thakor and Sharon Kedar.</p><p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Get-Financially-Naked-Money-Honey/dp/1440502013/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1626718058&sr=8-3" target="_blank"><i>Get Financially Naked: How to Talk Money With Your Honey</i></a>, by Manisha Thakor and Sharon Kedar.</p><p><strong>Women in Investing/Financial Planning</strong></p><p>“<a href="https://moneyzen.com/2011/03/08/the-white-house-report-on-women-3-surprising-insights/" target="_blank">The White House Report on Women: 3 Surprising Insights</a>,” by Manisha Thakor, moneyzen.com, March 8, 2011.</p><p>“<a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/margiewarrell/2021/01/06/does-a-she-cession-loom-how-to-better-support-women-through-this-pandemic/?sh=6b4862f03ece" target="_blank"