top of page

Demystifying financial planning
and investing
Sign up for the blog and I will share with you a path to financial well-being with stories, insights and financial education
Search

Tiffany Kent
Oct 23, 20242 min read
From Beverly Hills 90212 to Wall Street
Going to Beverly Hills High School was surreal - It was the time of the hit show 'Beverly Hills 90210', the movie 'Less than Zero', and...
97
0

Tiffany Kent
Oct 18, 20242 min read
Dreaming Big in the Big Apple
Over Fall break, we attended a beautiful wedding, visited a college in Connecticut, and, of course, spent some time in New York City....
95
0

Tiffany Kent
Oct 11, 20242 min read
Wall Street Hustle to Southern Roots: Finding My Voice, Empowering Hers
"Honey, you don't understand how things work down here."Â These words came from a dear friend after I had spent a year living and working...
125
0


Tiffany Kent
Oct 4, 20243 min read
Confessions of a Tiger Mom
I remember when I was an analyst at a hedge fund. One day, a company I invested in got acquired, and I made a 30% return in a single...
125
0

Tiffany Kent
Sep 26, 20242 min read
Roxanne
In my early years of working on Wall Street, I felt conspicuously out of place, like the song lyrics of "Roxanne" by The Police resonated...
94
0


Tiffany Kent
Sep 20, 20243 min read
A Mad Man?
My husband used to watch Mad Men all the time. I hated the show because of all of the womanizing. But now, as we rewatch episodes, I...
97
0


Tiffany Kent
Sep 13, 20243 min read
The Self-help Cocktail
When I reached my mid-40s, I realized that I had worked in nearly every facet of finance. At Disney, I worked in corporate finance. At...
102
0


Tiffany Kent
Sep 6, 20242 min read
Action vs Thinking
Where are we in the cycle? How will the stock market perform? Even if you have a view…. No one knows. No one knows what events will...
60
0


Tiffany Kent
Aug 30, 20243 min read
We Can Do It!
This is me trying to mimic "Rosie the Riveter". The iconic poster of a female factory worker flexing her muscle, exhorting other women to...
78
0


Tiffany Kent
Aug 23, 20242 min read
In transition
Recently, I spent a day in Philadelphia, moving my daughter into her dorm at the University of Pennsylvania . As a parent, it’s a...
168
0


Tiffany Kent
Aug 15, 20243 min read
Pearls of Wisdom
As we move our kids into their dorms this August, my Instagram and Facebook feeds are filled with images of well-decorated dorms and the...
119
0


Tiffany Kent
Aug 9, 20243 min read
Tiger Mom and ACT
I’ve been fighting with my daughter to study more for the ACT. I would like her to take it one and done in September so she doesn’t have...
150
0


Tiffany Kent
Aug 2, 20242 min read
Money and the City
Old work colleagues each started a hedge fund 15-20 years ago. As part of their potential investors' due diligence, I was contacted as a...
124
1


Tiffany Kent
Jul 26, 20242 min read
Talking to Strangers
We took the train on our way to NYC to see the musical The Great Gatsby. I love the train. It's a quiet time to catch up on emails and...
103
0


Tiffany Kent
Jul 19, 20242 min read
Stress can help us refocus
We explored the Churchill war rooms, Buckingham Palace, Tower of London, British Museum, ate amazing Indian food and even ran into friend...
116
1


Tiffany Kent
Jul 12, 20242 min read
Americans in Paris
This week in Paris has taught me the power of being present and how inspiration can flow from simply engaging with our surroundings and...
104
0


Tiffany Kent
Jul 5, 20243 min read
Rebel
I noticed as I was teaching my daughter how to drive, she ignores me. She tunes me out. It's really frustrating. I think she would rather...
137
0


Tiffany Kent
Jun 27, 20243 min read
A Beautiful Mind
A few weeks ago, we went to our good friend's house. I sat at their kitchen counter and asked the couple, “Do you all know my mom wrote...
113
0


Tiffany Kent
Jun 21, 20243 min read
Shy Girl
Growing up with my single mom in New Canaan, CT was a miserable experience. I didn’t have a lot of friends; I was small and shy; I was...
136
0


Tiffany Kent
Jun 14, 20242 min read
It Pays To Play Offense.
Recently, I noticed a patch of crabgrass on my lawn. Despite hiring a company to treat weeds, they never informed me about this...
90
0
bottom of page