Off balance

Barbara Stewart tells us more about business models and a little more about younger women inspired to invest

During the second episode, we talk about Barbara’s findings and tips about investment. Her report comes out on Women’s Day every year. This episode also reveals what Barbara has been struggling with until quite recently. Barbara also let us see into events hosted by Danske Bank and Nasdaq for mothers and daughters. As ADA Economics is a research company, we also like to look at many different topics, and we asked, cheekily (!), Barbara to do some research on a topic close to our heart. Can you guess which topic was it? Barbara is a CFA Charterholder, with over 30 years’ experience in portfolio management, and over a decade of working as a researcher. Her annual Rich Thinking® white papers have been released every International Women’s Day since 2010, and have changed the global conversation around women and finance. Barbara is a columnist for the CFA Institute’s Enterprising Investor [https://blogs.cfainstitute.org/investor/author/barbarastewart/], Golden Girl Finance [http://www.goldengirlfinance.com/], and Canadian MoneySaver [https://www.canadianmoneysaver.ca/] magazine. She is regularly consulted by print and broadcast media worldwide. Barbara is on the Advisory Board for Kensington Capital Partners Limited [http://www.kcpl.ca/kensington-welcomes-barbara-stewart-advisory-board/] in Toronto. Previously, Barbara spent five years as a currency trader and 20 years as a portfolio manager for high-net-worth investors. She lives in Toronto with her husband Duncan Stewart, CFA. Barbara also shared some statistics about business models. Do you think traditional business models still have a future? Let us know in the comments section.

Interviewing Barbara Stewart about risk and her journey

During our short conversation with Barbara Stewart, we find out why she started Rich Thinking Research. During the financial crises in 2008, Barbara started to read about two things: women and money. During this episode, she gives us a little of the back story about why. As ADA Economics delivers effective analysis to manage financial risk, Raffaella’s first question for Barbara was related to women and the pattern of taking risk. Barbara is a CFA Charterholder, with over 30 years’ experience in portfolio management, and over a decade of working as a researcher. Her annual Rich Thinking® white papers have been released every International Women’s Day since 2010, and have changed the global conversation around women and finance. Barbara is a columnist for the CFA Institute’s Enterprising Investor [https://blogs.cfainstitute.org/investor/author/barbarastewart/], Golden Girl Finance [http://www.goldengirlfinance.com/], and Canadian MoneySaver [https://www.canadianmoneysaver.ca/] magazine. She is regularly consulted by print and broadcast media worldwide. Barbara is on the Advisory Board for Kensington Capital Partners Limited [http://www.kcpl.ca/kensington-welcomes-barbara-stewart-advisory-board/] in Toronto. Previously, Barbara spent five years as a currency trader and 20 years as a portfolio manager for high-net-worth investors. She lives in Toronto with her husband Duncan Stewart, CFA. Barbara told us all about why women are judged negatively when it comes to risk. Before you listen to this episode, let us know what you think is behind the negative judgement?

Barbara Stewart and Raffaella Tenconi discuss failure with all cost

This episode gives a small introduction to ADA Economics, and discusses women preferences when it comes to investing. There is something behind all successful women’s journeys, and that is failure. But what about failure? When it comes to failure, it is hard to talk about it, and there are many ways to define it. Raffaella and Barbara discuss how the downtimes inspire. Barbara is a CFA Charterholder, with over 30 years’ experience in portfolio management, and over a decade of working as a researcher. Her annual Rich Thinking® white papers have been released every International Women’s Day since 2010, and have changed the global conversation around women and finance. Barbara is a columnist for the CFA Institute’s Enterprising Investor [https://blogs.cfainstitute.org/investor/author/barbarastewart/], Golden Girl Finance [http://www.goldengirlfinance.com/], and Canadian MoneySaver [https://www.canadianmoneysaver.ca/] magazine. She is regularly consulted by print and broadcast media worldwide. Barbara is on the Advisory Board for Kensington Capital Partners Limited [http://www.kcpl.ca/kensington-welcomes-barbara-stewart-advisory-board/] in Toronto. Previously, Barbara spent five years as a currency trader and 20 years as a portfolio manager for high-net-worth investors. She lives in Toronto with her husband Duncan Stewart, CFA. Raffaella shares her inspiration for choosing economics, and talks about how important a plan is. Do you have a plan that lets you sleep at night in any situation?

Interview with Roman Chulpaty, who has a unique, but rather exemplary view on maternity

What about the man side of maternity? Being a dad is not the easiest job as Roman Chulpaty mentioned during our conversation, but being a working dad with two children seems like an even harder task. Roman is the founder of Alternative Perspectives, a consulting company that looks at global trends and their effects on business and economy, and related platform Alter Eko, which has since 2011 been bringing together leading economists, business people, academics, and politicians to discuss these issues. in this episode we share the results of our latest maternity survey with Roman, who’s not surprised by some of our findings and stresses the importance of employers’ and job market flexibility. As his jobs and contracts always offered him high flexibility, so to the question of "Do you think you could earn more if you had a reliable and affordable childcare solution, 24/7? “ he mainly focused on the advantages and disadvantages of the freelancer lifestyle. 70% of parents genuinely feel fatigued and feeling emotionally drained, as the survey shows. Roman just confirmed that, even with the advantage tool of flexibility, being well-rested and not feeling tired is a constant struggle for parents. The flexibility allows you to work at any time, however, if you spend time with your kids and work at night the biggest question is: “When are you going to sleep?” What about paternity leave, or, as they say in Czech Republic, the “paternity holiday"? Roman did not take any paternity leave, but what happened when their second child arrived? So, the question is: is this our new normal? Or is the new normal abnormal? Before we begin, please hit SUBSCRIBE to the podcast to be inspired and know you are NOT alone! I would also love to hear from you so please leave a comment to let me know what you think! Please enjoy! Connect with us: Twitter [https://twitter.com/ada_economics], Linkedin [https://www.linkedin.com/in/raffaella-tenconi-23514812/] or Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/ada_economics/]

Conversation with Nikita Phadnavise and Patricia Brenner about the importance of stability as a mother, partner and an entrepreneur

The last part of the webinar opened up certain topics that I have experienced personally during my career as an economist and as a mother. My conversation with Nikita Phadnavis and Patricia Brenner taught me more about emotional intelligence and the importance of physical wellbeing. Nikita is an Early Years Professional, with expertise in the EYFS curriculum, Froebel, and Montessori Philosophy. She has trained as a Special Educational Needs Coordinator, Safeguarding Office and First Aider, while Patricia Brenner is an all-around, enthusiastic, mind & body coach. Over the course of 11 years, she has become a qualified Personal Trainer, Nutritionist, Pilates Teacher, Life Coach, and Meditation Teacher, and then started her own business. During our conversation, we were talking about the importance of building an effective network, or safety net, for our children, to maintain our careers. From Nikita’s story, we learned how she did it, and how it saved her from depression. Patricia not only asked the best questions, but also told us that, without self-care practices, we will face difficulties, such as burnouts or even high blood pressure. Focusing on yourself, just for a second, will not take anything away from your life; more likely, it will add a little more to it and also improve your mood. Before we begin, please hit SUBSCRIBE to the podcast to be inspired and know you are NOT alone! I would also love to hear from you so please leave a comment to let me know what you think! Please enjoy! Connect with us: Twitter [https://twitter.com/ada_economics], Linkedin [https://www.linkedin.com/in/raffaella-tenconi-23514812/] or Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/ada_economics/]