Nine years ago, Ron Levin and Ben Kovler formed Invest For Kids (IFK) with three goals in mind: to bring together highly regarded investment managers to present their best investable ideas, to create a community for Chicago investors, and to support under-resourced Chicago youth. Inspired by New York’s Ira Sohn Investment Research Conference, Kovler and […]
Although most parents don’t expect their children to return to the nest after obtaining a college degree, living at home is becoming an increasingly popular option. In fact, a Pew Research Center study showed that 2014 was the first time in the modern era that people ages 18 to 34 were more likely to live […]
Ann Killion shares her experience being a Bay Area sports writer.
In traditional small business loans, only $1 out of every $23 in financing goes to women-owned businesses. They comprise 36 percent of all businesses, but only receive 12 percent of the revenue. With strong interests in empowering women, Sam Letscher and Isabel Benatar saw this as a problem that they could help fix with their startup, BOSSY — […]
In May, Smith College President Kathleen McCartney spoke at Northwestern University as part of the new Provost’s Advisory Council on Women Faculty. Her talk, “Walls, Words and Ways Forward: Creating Opportunity for Women Leaders,” tackled the struggles and barriers women and girls face, which are continually compounded by the persistence of gender stereotypes and the […]
As investors review their portfolios for new sources of growth, one area that I believe is gaining the attention of policy leaders and corporate executives is the economic potential of investing in women. According to Women as a Force for Economic Change, a UBS CIO Wealth Management Research report published in October 2016, just half […]
Are you passionate about building and executing top-quality social media strategy? Do you know what it takes to create compelling, engaging digital content? Are you an analytics whiz who knows how to set and monitor benchmarks across social channels? Are you interested in building and nurturing a quality community of followers? Do you strive to […]
On April 26, Make It Better hosted Money, Values and Impact presented by Morgan Stanley. This Impact Investing Summit was created to empower our audience to develop the strongest financial investments aligned with their values. Guests speakers included: Keynote Speaker Carla Harris, Vice Chairman and Managing Director, Morgan Stanley Kathy Roeser, Managing Director, Morgan Stanley […]
Imagine that you are home one day during a spring storm. It has been pouring for a few hours, so you decide to pass the time binge-watching your favorite television show or curled up with a good novel. You eventually get up from the couch to mill about the house, only to realize that your […]
Updated Aug. 23, 2018 Community organization boards are generally stocked with seasoned executives, but there is a way for those earlier in their career to get involved and be heard — junior boards and young professional groups. Brian Shields, co-founder of Coder Inc., says it best: “I’d recommend joining one of these junior boards to […]
