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At DyMynd we focus on a woman’s relationship with money to break down the barrier for financial empowerment. Money has culturally been a taboo subject and we have found that women are told not to talk about it in public. This leads women to feel uncomfortable about their finances and uneasy to share their stories and experiences. This year …
“I believe in the person I want to become.” I love that quote because it gives me the motivation to remember to be my best self. The positivity of wanting to become more resonates with me as opposed to beating myself up for my short comings. I can always think of things I should have done differently. As the New …
DyMynd’s workshop reveals 74% of female participants believe they will be primary decision maker regarding future finances. CHICAGO, October 14, 2016 – DyMynd, an innovative financial empowerment firm that provides tools and resources to help individuals and organizations gain a better understand of their emotional relationship with money and the key factors that drive financial decisions, partnered with Bryn Mawr …
“As a child, Carolyn Leonard, the CEO of DyMynd (pronounced “Diamond”) a financial empowerment consultancy that caters to women, and the first woman to trade in the OEX pit at the CBOE, had her first job helping her grandfather fix toilets and leaky faucets in the apartment buildings the family owned. She earned between 50 cents and $1 a day, …
The first step in understanding your relationship with money is YOU! With an informed understanding of your relationship with money you can: 1) Measure your value and worth in the job market 2) Implement an Action Plan to invest in, or boost, a 401(k) 3) Consider whether a pre-nuptial agreement is …
DyMynd, together with FW:Chicago have claimed 2016 as the year that women will conquer the financial frontier! Women have learned to talk about Sex and Politics. It is time that we talk about that dirty five letter word, MONEY! Let’s not be on the outside anymore. It is time to be a part of the “in crowd.” Women must become informed …
The search for a trusted financial advisor can be daunting. Investment experts Carolyn Leonard and Monika Black at DyMynd offer 10 key points to keep in mind when interviewing prospective advisors.
Diversity is coming to investing. It just won’t be in the way that Finance currently thinks about it. For women and millennials, increasing dissatisfaction with the existing engagement model will accelerate the rise of roboadvisors. Roboadvisors are part of the on-demand economy that is defining a new standard for consumer experience. After all, a roboadvisor doesn’t get impatient when you …
YWCA‘s Future Leaders Council is proud to be a partnering organization for Money Smart Week. On Thursday, April 23, 2015, the YWCA will host a Money Smart edition of our Empowerment Evening series, designed to help attendees explore their own relationship with money and create a plan for economic sustainability. The O’Leary Effect: Harnessing the Economic Impact of One Woman This interactive …
Check out what DyMynd has to say in Moxie Lady! “Men may have historically been the breadwinners and money managers in their families, but no more. Women are in the driver’s seat today and they’re ready to engage. Unfortunately, the still male dominated financial industry hasn’t caught on, and the boys are missing an enormous opportunity because they don’t know how to talk …
DyMynd™ cracks the code on the level of engagement high net-worth women crave but aren’t getting More high net-worth women are opting out of traditional adviser relationships because they don’t like the way they are treated by financial institutions and advisers, according to a new study by DyMynd™. To crack the code on women and finance, DyMynd™ conducted a year-long …
Women and men feel very differently about money and how to use it. Typically, women see money as family vacations, health and home care for parents, private schools and education for children, and philanthropy. Most Men, on the other hand, see money as a number, once they reach that number they’ll be fine. Just last week I was having a …
At DyMynd, we really try to steer clear of the “pink it and shrink it” mentalities or the overly-feminine clichés like princesses and such. But, every now and again, old adages like “kiss a lot of frogs to find your prince” actually apply. It’s advice that, at best, is questionable for dating and romance, but it has its applications to …
There is a woman right now, somewhere in Chicago, who is in constant fear over her future financial security. She is concerned that she won’t be able to pay for her kids education, handle a medical catastrophe, and feels that she is likely to outlive her money. She is terrified that, before she knows it, she’ll be living in a …
We are in the middle of a major shift in the world of finance, and the writing is fairly plain on the wall. It wasn’t long ago, before technology indelibly changed the way trading is done, that as an investor your choice of investment firm had direct consequences on your portfolio’s performance. It was during these times that firms like …
Have you seen the new AXA Advisors ad? If not, click here to view: In it, a women is so preoccupied with concerns regarding her retirement and finances that she blows right past what would have proven to be her soulmate. Poor thing. Then, thanks to the good people at AXA, she gets her finances sorted out, and can now …
There is a problem in our society and how women relate to money. It’s a problem that goes back a long time, but it is solvable. Society has traditionally taught women that there are social taboos that you simply do not talk about; politics, religion, and money, to name a few. Specifically to money, the business of money was considered …
Today, DyMynd Launched the 2014 Roundtable series to capture the voice of Chicago’s leading women and their experiences in Finance. We have heard from women that Finance has it wrong and that the “pink it and shrink” approaches are not sufficient enough to drive real engagement. We want to provide an opportunity for women to have real conversations about their …
