Our financial advisors hear lots of scary stories from women. Like the one whose advisor was also her trustee. Meaning … he was listed in the trust documents and had full authority/discretion to do what he wanted with the money. Hello, conflict of interest!

Or the one who asked her advisor how much she was paying him and he told her not to worry about it. Turns out he was charging her nearly 2% in advisory fees — nearly double the industry standard — with additional hidden costs.

Or the one who left her former advisor because even when she directly asked him a question, he responded to her husband instead.

Too often, women blame themselves when they’re not meeting their wealth goals. You tell yourself that you’re not working hard enough for that raise, or you’re making too many irresponsible financial decisions, or you don’t have the right investing savvy to put your money to work.

But what if we told you: It’s not you. It’s them.

Them as in a “just fine” financial partner who does the bare minimum.

Them as in a condescending financial partner who doesn’t consult you on the decisions they make with your money.

Them as in a financial partner who just isn’t working that hard for you.

Or, if you don’t have a financial partner in your life yet, them as in ‌the money myths that tell women they’re not good at money.

Them as in the gender pay gap, the gender wealth gap, and the gender retirement gap.

This is exactly the reason we built Ellevest.

Because 0% of women say they think the financial industry was built with them in mind.

Because we believe you deserve a better financial industry. We believe you deserve a better financial partner.

Our all-women team of financial advisors and planners are not just capable. They’re empathetic. They’re understanding. And they work really hard for you, because they know what you deserve.

As spooky season ends and the new year approaches, it’s time to let go of them and embrace a Future You who feels good about her money and her financial partner. That’s what we’re here for — and, as always, your initial consultation is on us.

“I’ll probably live to be hatefully 95 years old. I have no want to be that old, honestly. I mean, I’ll have an electric scooter, and I will be raging and I will keep dancing.”

— Stevie Nicks, who just released an album at 76 years old, showing us what a rebranded retirement era looks like for her.

What’s the move?

• FREE: Estate Planning Overview: In this live, 45-minute workshop, an Ellevest CFP® pro will cover everything you need to know about estate planning (including the importance of doing it, especially for women).
  NOVEMBER 6 @ 3 PM ET: Save your spot
• FREE: Countdown to Tax Season: We’re bringing this workshop back for a limited time to help you get ahead of your taxes this year with the help of a tax pro.
  NOVEMBER 19 @ 12:30 PM ET: Save your spot

Making plans for November? Check out all workshop dates.