Alexa Von Tobel
Alexa Von Tobel
Alexa von Tobelis the founder and CEO of LearnVest.com, a personal finance website. Von Tobel is the author of the New York Times bestseller Financially Fearless, which debuted on December 31, 2013...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionBusinesswoman
CountryUnited States of America
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When you're at work, it's about being present and getting as much done as humanly possible.
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The fact is, women don't like to talk about money, let alone deal with it. Though we're killing it at work, earning more than ever, running our households, and making big-ticket decisions, too many women still worry they'll be judged by what they earn and how they spend it.
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The most common reason new mothers return to work sooner than they'd like to is because they can't afford to go without their salaries any longer.
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I do my workouts in the morning, and often I'll take someone from my team. The person I'm meeting with can pick the class, whether it's a spin or barre class, or going for a power walk. It's hard to run and talk - I haven't mastered that yet.
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The financial advice market presents an impossible conundrum: in order to work with a financial planner, you must have enough money to be of interest. In order to amass enough money, it is critical to work with a financial planner. Most financial plans come with a $1,500-$3,000 price tag - numbers that are simply out of reach for most Americans.
I go to bed at 2 A.M. and get up at 7 A.M. - I've never been a sleeper. But I definitely get sick every month-and-a-half.
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When I was planning LearnVest, everyone told me I had to talk to Ann Kaplan, one of the first female partners at Goldman Sachs. Within five minutes of our meeting, she totally got the idea - and by the time I left, she was a seed investor.
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Losing your job is terrifying, but being prepared makes it so much easier.
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By teaching twenty-something year olds responsible debt management practices, we can help them create a balanced lifestyle and find peace of mind through increased financial awareness, smart saving and long-term investing.
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I am so organized that it's dysfunctional. Everything has a place. I am a very visual person, so my environment is important to me. If my environment is messy, I can't think clearly. I don't like clutter. A clean desk is a clean mind for me.
As a new entrepreneur, you need a stake in the game, but you can't risk it all.
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It's important to have a really clear strategy so when you are in business, you only have to make micro-strategy changes.
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It is critical that kids start to learn the value of money, short-term and long-term saving and budgeting at an early age.
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What's the point of creating a budget if it's not possible to follow through?