Tips for Returning to the Workforce
In 2009, Kenilworth mom Katherine Buehler returned to the paid workforce after 14 years as a stay-at-home mom.
Women Leading the Way: Adler Planetarium’s Michelle Larson
As a visionary, scientist, teacher and mother, Michelle Larson brings all the right skills to her new job as President & CEO of Adler Planetarium. Larson made her way to Evanston 6 months ago, when she arrived from a university in rural Utah. She’s already made substantial progress on her goals to make science […]
10 Questions to Ask a Financial Advisor: When You're Pregnant
Did your new bundle of joy just arrive, or is a little one on the way?
10 Questions to Ask a Financial Advisor: When You’re Pregnant
Did your new bundle of joy just arrive, or is a little one on the way?
The Best Times to Buy Stuff
You know that produce is cheapest when it’s in season.
Men We Love: Ron Levin & Ben Kovler of Invest For Kids
“Creating and measuring impact is the name of the game,” says 34-year-old philanthropist Ben Kovler as he describes Invest For Kids (IFK), Chicago’s Investable Ideas Conference. Kovler founded IFK with Ron Levin five years ago. Creating and measuring IFK’s impact—social, finan- cial and professional—is a labor of love for both men. Kovler, who lives […]
How Men and Women Manage Money
Adri Miller-Heckman is a former financial advisor who now coaches other advisors about how to get—and keep—female clients.
Do You Have an Underwater Mortgage? Let Go
How can you save yourself by drowning?
Meal Delivery Services: Cost and Convenience
How many times have you tossed a bunch of rotten asparagus because you never got around to cooking that risotto?
A Better Chicago: Kate Attea's Venture Philanthropy
With four kids, a casual, relaxed vibe and a part-time job, Kate Attea of Wilmette, doesn’t fit the Harvard MBA stereotype. That is, until she talks about her work at A Better Chicago, then her strategic, articulate, smart-with-heart philosophy perfectly matches her graduate school degree. Attea is a managing director of the venture […]
