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Dear LearnVest readers,

I want to wish you a happy Thanksgiving and let you know how grateful I am to have you in our LearnVest community.

Lately, I've been thinking a lot about gratefulness and what really makes us happy. This has been a truly happy year for me personally—the LearnVest audience has grown 310%, our company is celebrating...

85 Broads member Alexa von Tobel, the 27 year old CEO of LearnVest, has worked hard and smart to successfully launch and build her company.  And she's as tenacious as she is smart -- making it big takes both.  No surprise that her company is now being valued at $100 million.  This young gal is a MOONSHOT.   

SUPER PROUD!!  

Originally posted on BusinessInsider.com

Alexa von Tobel is...

 Leadership Week, Day 4: Tips on managing your financials

ADVICE FROM 85 BROADS @ Columbia University:   Money is a subject of constant thought and discussion for many people-- what is the best way to save, most efficient way to spend, where to invest, etc.  Each person needs a personalized fiscal plan, but there are general guidelines that can be followed.  While staying disciplined can be difficult, it is important to...

In the summer of 2005, 12 extraordinary women interned with me/85 Broads in Greenwich. Some signed up for two months, some for two weeks.

Our mission that summer: to figure out why young women, for the most part, didn't think investing in the stock market was exciting. We decided to figure out how to make it fun and like most things that work, it was a pretty simple concept...

On April 14, 2010, the Pittsburgh Chapter held an evening seminar, “WOMINVEST 2010: Building Wealth and Managing Your Finances for the Future” in conjunction with Tepper School of Business at Carnegie Mellon University. Guest speakers included Alexa Von Tobel, Founder and CEO of LearnVest, Inc., Nancy Keans, CPS, CFP, and Beth DeSimone, CFP, of Schneider Downs Wealth Management Advisors and Holly Maust, Interactive Roadmap Commander of Barkley REI.

We...

Interesting article this morning in Crain's Chicago Business - "With stable jobs scarce, young women take risky path to entrepreneurship" http://www.chicagobusiness.com/cgi-bin/mag/article.pl?articleId=33266

Is the uncertain job market (or uncertain employment if you have a job) the reason more young women are taking their talent, savvy, ideas and intellect elsewhere? Or is the economy the icing on the realization cake that for many, entrepreneurship is the only way to fully capitalize...