Author Archives: Dagmar Frank
Argentina president Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner blasts European debt as she repays controversial bond
Bond payoffs are supposed to be boring, but Argentina’s president is celebrating Friday’s
final $2.3bn payment on a bond given to people whose savings were confiscated a decade ago, calling it a lesson for European countries now mired in foreign debt…article
ECB gearing up to buy euro zone bonds, but not yet
The European Central Bank will gear up to buy Italian and Spanish bonds on the
open market but would only act after euro zone governments have activate bailout funds to do the same, ECB President Mario Draghi said on Thursday… Artikel
Stocks Perform Better if Women Are on Company Boards
Companies with women on their boards performed better in challenging markets than those with all-male boards in a study suggesting that mixing genders may temper risky investment moves and increase return on equity…article
Wall Street Women
In 1972 the entrance exam for Merrill Lynch’s broker-trainee program contained the following question: “When you meet a woman, what interests you most about her?”..article
Tip for men is invest like a girl
Iam just going to come right out and say it: women are smarter investors than men. I can hear those overconfident boys in the back row sniggering already...article
Retirement-Age Women
Twice As Likely As Men To Live In Poverty — What’s Going On?![Living in Poverty](http://www.w-t-w.org/en/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/Living-in-Poverty-300x200.jpg)
Rafi Micro-Finance
To Hold Assembly With Livelihood And Medical Services ![MB Manila Bulletin](http://www.w-t-w.org/en/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/MB-Manila-Bulletin-300x77.jpg)
TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol — The Ramon Aboitiz Foundation Inc. (RAFI) Micro-finance Bohol will conduct its second General Assembly at this city’s Bohol Wisdom School Gymnasium this August 18 by recognizing and honouring top performing clients.The assembly is expected to gather more than 1,500 women micro-entrepreneurs from all the municipalities covered by Tagbilaran, Talibon, Tubigon, and Ubay branches. ..article
Women’s Top Money Fears
And Seven Steps To Overcome Them
….However, women reported being more concerned than men about household expenses, debt and their ability to save for retirement. They were also found to be more risk-averse and afraid of becoming burdens to their families….articles
I write about navigating success for professional women.
Are Women More Honest
Than Men When It Comes To Finance? ![HUFF POST Money](http://www.w-t-w.org/en/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/HUFF-POST-Money.jpg)
….But as we applaud more and more women rising to positions of power, we wonder–would more women commit fraud if only they had the opportunity?…article