Empowered to Invest: Helping Women Build Wealth on Their Own Terms

On this episode of The Get Ready Money Podcast, I spoke with Sandy Yong, award-winning author of The Money Master, about empowering women through financial fluency.

💡 Key Takeaways:

🔹 It’s important for women to understand how money works

🔹 Women are fully capable of managing money. 
 🔹 How women can feel empowered with their money and change their money mindset.
 🔹 Your financial planner should understand your needs - listen rather than talk at you.
 🔹 How to talk to your spouse about money
 🔹 Sharing your experiences and expertise creates a ripple effect for other women.

Connect with Sandy Yong:

Website (here)

LinkedIn (here)

Books:

• The Money Master: Inside Secrets on How to Make Your Money Grow and Stay Safe

Resources mentioned:

• Sandy Yong - TedX talk: "Becoming Financially Independent" (YouTube)
• Invest for Better (here). Listen to my conversation with the founder of Invest for Better: The Get Ready Money Podcast with Janine Firpo: Invest In Alignment With Your Values (here)

Bio: 

Sandy Yong is a self-directed stock market investor and owns multiple rental properties. As a TEDx and Keynote Speaker, she teaches millennials and Gen Z on how to invest in the stock market and real estate. As a personal finance writer, she’s written for various publications including MoneySense, TurboTax, QuickBooks, Scotiabank and Money.ca. With her award-winning book, The Money Master, Sandy has been featured in hundreds of media outlets including CTV News, Global News, Forbes, Toronto Star, and The Globe and Mail.