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It's another great day to learn about investing for impact!

Happy Friday ladies,

Welcome to this week's newsletter, which is dedicated to women who want to tread new paths in the world of business and finance while fulfilling a passion for creating a positive impact!

As we work towards achieving our financial goals, we will without a doubt come across challenges that threaten to slow your journey. However, it's important to recognize that each obstacle is also an opportunity to grow, learn, and build our resilience. After all, the end goal of this journey is more than just building up our bank accounts; we are overcoming financial obstacles to seeing how our money can work for a cause bigger than ourselves.

As a member of the RISE community, you not only gain access to a catalog of courses and content designed to empower your financial journey, but you also become part of a supportive network of like-minded women. Together, we are creating paths towards achieving diverse financial goals, no matter how big or small, while simultaneously making an impact on the world around us.

- Tanaha, Chief Empowerment Officer at R.I.S.E. The Movement

MARK YOUR CALENDAR

Women And Wealth: Building Legacy Across Generation

Join RISE The Movement for our first in-person event! This workshop will feature guest speakers to discuss various topics on how to prepare the next generation with financial literacy.

Overcoming Barriers to Investing with Impact

Let's get one thing straight—financial obstacles can come from both outside and inside forces. External obstacles can include things like gender pay gaps, societal expectations, or economic downturns. Internal obstacles, on the other hand, often come down to our own beliefs, fears, and attitudes about money.

So, how are we going to overcome these barriers?

Education: Knowledge is power. Understanding the ins and outs of financial concepts, how different investments work, and the bigger economic picture helps you make smart decisions. If you are already a part of the RISE community you're off to a good start!

Empowerment: Believe in yourself and your ability to make strong financial and investing decisions. You have the power to make wise choices with your money, reshape your financial future, and build your wealth. Make it a daily practice to tap into this empowerment.

Community: Nothing is more important, and empowering, than your circle. Surround yourself with other like-minded women on this journey. Share experiences, learn from each other, and lift each other up. We're Wealth Weavers, and community is our strength.

Strategy: You need to have a solid game plan. Know what your financial goals are, what your investment strategy looks like, and how you're going to make an impact through these decisions. It’s important to be patient and consistent when it comes to sticking to your plan.

Mindset: Mindset is everything. Change any fears you have about investing money into a healthy respect for it. Remember, more money isn't the end goal; it's the tool that lets you achieve your life goals. Celebrate every financial win, no matter how small.

JOIN THE R.I.S.E. THE MOVEMENT COMMUNITY!

When you sign up to become a member of R.I.S.E. The Movement, you gain access to dozens of educational tools including courses, blogs, live and virtual events, insights from expert investors, and a community of women investors just like you ready to support and encourage you along your investment journey!

Discovering Your ‘Why’

As we go about identifying and tackling these obstacles in our way, let's not forget our 'why.' Why are you wanting to grow your wealth? Is it to build a legacy for your family? Is it the passion for supporting causes that deeply resonate with you? Or perhaps it's to do both, while helping to inspire other women around you to do the same?

Our 'why' is our North Star. It lights the way when the road gets bumpy. It fires us up when the obstacles seem too big. It keeps us focused on the end goal when we're swamped by the nitty-gritty details.

As we continue down this path to abundance, let's make a promise to ourselves: recognize the barriers, learn from them, and don't let them stop us.

After all, we're not just investors. We're empowered women with a vision, a blueprint, and the grit to carve our own path to making an impact through our investments. And let's make this clear: nothing, and I mean nothing, is going to stand in our way. So let's keep on weaving, growing, and conquering.

SUPERWOMAN SPOTLIGHT

The path to success for Sara Blakely, the founder of Spanx, started with failure. After failing her LSAT twice, with little to no direction she spent seven years as a door-to-door salesman selling fax machines. Then, she began her entrepreneurial journey with just $5,000 in savings.

Inspired by her own need for better-fitting hosiery, she took her small savings to develop a prototype, even going so far as to write her own patent to save on legal fees. Despite facing numerous rejections from the male-dominated hosiery industry, she persisted in marketing her product. Since then, Blakely has grown Spanx into a billion-dollar empire, and in 2012, Forbes crowned her as the youngest self-made billionaire.

FINANCE IN THE NEWS

This Week At a Glance

• As online banking continues to dominate, expect to see fewer in-person branches in the coming weeks; especially if you bank with Wells Fargo, Bank of America, and Chase

• With today’s mortgage rates sitting at around 7%, many people are saying no to their dream homes in the hopes that rates will drop. CBS says rates could go even higher, and some experts say to take the "date the rate, marry the home" approach.

• U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen says the American economy is showing signs of recovery as we continue to reduce inflation while boosting healthy consumer spending. Meanwhile, inflation in the UK is set to rise faster than another advanced economy this year.

• The US national debt crossed $33 trillion this week for the first time in history.

To Follow, or Not To Follow: ‘Finfluencer’ Edition

The rise of financial influencers, or 'finfluencers,' is a growing trend, offering relatable and easy-to-digest personal finance advice, especially for today’s younger generation. Today there is an estimated $104 billion global influencer industry, which offers unique perspectives in an attempt to demystify the often complex world of personal finance.

However, the space is not without controversy. Experts caution that not all finfluencers are qualified financial advisors, which can lead followers into making uninformed decisions. Regulatory bodies have also sounded the alarm about potentially misleading advice, particularly when it comes to debt and investment. While finfluencers can be a helpful resource for improving financial literacy, experts recommend approaching their advice with caution.

Next Week’s Sneak Peek:

Next week, we're zooming in on the lens of impact-based investing to take a closer look at how you can make a difference with your next real estate investment. We will break down how to get started and highlight syndications that are already making a difference.

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