Episode 16: Gender Differences in Financial Planning

Eric Brotman discusses how financial planning should differ between men and women and the benefits of a Health Savings Account with NBC’s TODAY Show’s Jean Chatzky.

In this episode:

  • Financial planning issues that women face more than men.
  •  How to use an HSA to save and grow your money.
  •  Why financial literacy isn’t taught in schools.

Guest Bio

Jean Chatzky, CEO and co-founder of HerMoney, is the financial editor of NBC’s “Today” show, the best-selling author of 11 books, an award-winning magazine columnist and the host of the “HerMoney” podcast. She was also an English major in college. Through decades of reporting on personal finance, she learned that a) the jargon-filled speak of the financial industry was created (largely by men) to sell you stuff you don’t need, and b) if you eliminate the jargon there is absolutely no rocket science to money. She knows that a full, successful financial life is within every woman’s grasp — and with the HerMoney team, she’s on a mission to help you get it. Find her @JeanChatzky on Twitter.