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Grit and Grace
#Linkedin asked us what steps should be taken to boost financial literacy among younger generations. My view? Make financial literacy...

Tiffany Kent
Apr 14, 20233 min read


Music, Money, Discipline, and Desire
From the time my 2 older daughters were three years old, I made them practice and learn the violin. As they got more advanced, the pieces...

Tiffany Kent
Apr 7, 20232 min read


Rich Mom, Poor Mom
A year before we moved to Atlanta, we were living in Houston. I played with the idea of leaving investment management and working at a...

Tiffany Kent
Mar 31, 20233 min read


Change of a Dress?
An episode title from Sex and The City, but I found it fitting for a recent experience. Last week I was excited. I had an appointment to...

Tiffany Kent
Mar 24, 20233 min read


Boss Baby
A group of us were at the office at 7:30 am, a few hours before the US market opened. We gathered in the conference room to discuss the...

Tiffany Kent
Mar 17, 20232 min read


Goodwill Hunting
It was 2016, and I didn’t know what to do. I was at the beginning of a huge transition, a pivot. No longer a portfolio manager working in...

Tiffany Kent
Mar 10, 20232 min read


Down and Out in Beverly Hills
"Down and Out in Beverly Hills," a 1986 film directed and co-written by Paul Mazursky, came out the same time we moved to Beverly Hills....

Tiffany Kent
Mar 3, 20233 min read


Quant jock rejected
I spent hours modeling companies' financial statements as an investment banking analyst. I was chained to my desk, glued to my excel...

Tiffany Kent
Feb 24, 20233 min read


RIP Boss Woman
Since I was in business school, I had wanted to start my own business. When I started to burn out commuting to NYC, I started some side...

Tiffany Kent
Feb 16, 20232 min read


Drama Queen
Our working lives in Connecticut were brutal. - I was on a 5:50 am train from Old Greenwich to Manhattan. - My husband drove 70 miles...

Tiffany Kent
Feb 10, 20232 min read


Only the Paranoid Survive
I’m constantly battling between enjoying living my life now vs. worrying about my future. On the weekends, I’m: - catching up and reading...

Tiffany Kent
Feb 3, 20232 min read


Money in the City
We love watching reruns of Sex and the City created by Darren Star. The show motivated a lot of young women to move to NYC and try to...

Tiffany Kent
Jan 27, 20232 min read


To Be or Not To Be Rich
When I started my investment banking career, I was intimated, insecure, and lacked confidence. I felt outnumbered and surrounded by...

Tiffany Kent
Jan 19, 20232 min read


Lucky Girl
In my early 20s, I laid out my vision and goals with my dad on a walk. A few years later, I got the envelope in the mail. My dream came...

Tiffany Kent
Jan 13, 20233 min read


Rich Girl, Poor Girl
As a kid, I always wanted to be rich. My friends lived in beautiful houses in Beverly Hills. They drove BMWs and Porsches. They bought...

Tiffany Kent
Jan 6, 20232 min read


Big Brain Thoughts on 2023
🎄Happy New Year, everyone 🎄 I hope this holiday season brings you joy and peace. I am grateful for each and every one of you and for...

Tiffany Kent
Jan 2, 20236 min read


Enjoy the ride
As I reflect on the year, I had some twists and turns in my journey just like driving on Mullholland Drive in L.A. The rich lessons I...

Tiffany Kent
Dec 30, 20222 min read


Land of Stories
One of the best lessons I’ve learned growing up in LA is this. Where you went to school, grades are not a predictor of success. We all...

Tiffany Kent
Dec 23, 20222 min read


A Rich Lesson
Finally, a break. I met a rich guy who was looking to make an advisor switch. He told me his wife makes all the decisions. Perfect! I’m...

Tiffany Kent
Dec 16, 20223 min read


The Devil Wears Prada
In the movie, The Devil Wears Prada (Directed by David Frankel and produced by Wendy Finerman), the main character Andy played by Anne...

Tiffany Kent
Dec 9, 20223 min read
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