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Tiffany Kent
Nov 4, 20223 min read
Suits vs Dresses
#GabrielMacht was one of the hottest guys at our high school, Beverly Hills High School. After a few years of small parts, Gabe landed...
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Tiffany Kent
Oct 27, 20223 min read
Risky Business
I’ve always wanted to start my own business. But I thought it was too risky. How do I take the plunge to start something? - What if I...
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Tiffany Kent
Oct 21, 20223 min read
Pain Trade
I elected to have major surgery, but I was worried about the pain. To manage my fear, I googled pain management. - Breath deeply - Focus...
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Tiffany Kent
Oct 14, 20222 min read
Tough Love, Hard Bosses
I bounced around from one investment bank to another. Credit Suisse to Goldman Sachs. I struggled in my career until I joined a hedge...
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Tiffany Kent
Oct 6, 20222 min read
He's Just Not That Into You
He's Just Not That Into You My mom moved us to Beverly Hills so I could attend Beverly Hills 90210 (the show was based on my high...
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Tiffany Kent
Sep 30, 20223 min read
To Serve? or
Just another notch in someone's belt? I had a visit with 2 different practitioners. The first one told me: - “It's not that bad.” - “You...
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Tiffany Kent
Sep 22, 20222 min read
Poor Little Rich Girl
At one of the firms I previously worked, a very senior VP, shared with us a vulnerability. He revealed the thing that drives him. It was...
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Tiffany Kent
Sep 16, 20223 min read
G Love G Money
At Harvard Business School, we have class sections. Section G was having a party. The game being played was called G Love G Money. I...
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Tiffany Kent
Sep 9, 20222 min read
You're so money, you don't even know it
You’re so money you don't even know it. Classic line from the movie Swingers, written by Jon Favreau and directed by Doug Liman. As a...
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Tiffany Kent
Sep 1, 20222 min read
Best Secrets I've learned from Men
Men don’t understand the female consumer. - If you are a woman, pay attention to the brand experience. - You might find an investing...
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Tiffany Kent
Aug 26, 20223 min read
Seducing Strangers
Woke up Monday with my regular to-do list. My biggest challenge this week. Trying to get women to come to my in-person investment...
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Tiffany Kent
Aug 19, 20222 min read
Am I Hot or Not
Remember the app? The site “Am I hot or not” was founded by James Hong and Jim Young. The two friends created this site from a...
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Tiffany Kent
Aug 12, 20223 min read
My 50 shades of gray hair
Every morning during the summer, my email inbox was filled with negative headlines. Inflation, War, Lockdowns in China, stagflation, and...
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Tiffany Kent
Aug 4, 20222 min read
Thrifty in the City
One of the things I hate most about being a busy working mom is going to Costco. - Can’t find parking. - I have to dig out of my purse...
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Tiffany Kent
Jul 28, 20222 min read
Bear market made me run barefoot
My knee gets dislocated - sometimes, when I’m walking or - when I jerk around too quickly. When my knee pops out of place, - it swells...
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Tiffany Kent
Jul 22, 20222 min read
Caught in the rain
Raining one day and clear skies the next day. Over the last 2 years, we have experienced so much volatility. - Uncertainty in our health...
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Tiffany Kent
Jul 15, 20222 min read
Which Way?
There is always an opportunity in a crisis. Sometimes events can cause us to re-evaluate. Two years ago, during COVID-19 when the world...
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Tiffany Kent
Jul 8, 20222 min read
Experts Only
We had poor timing buying our Old Greenwich house in 2007. Housing was really depressed given the Great Financial Crisis. In 2010 things...
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Tiffany Kent
Jul 1, 20223 min read
Road Trips help us think
6 years ago I was scared. At that time, there was no: - health crisis - major market correction - #inflation - high gas prices At my...
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Tiffany Kent
Jun 24, 20222 min read
How fat on my body is like inflation
And now it's time to tighten my belt. We just returned from summer vacation. We ate cheese and meat, drank wine and shopped. And so...
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