Sallie’s Opinion

Staying Invested Through the WTF

OK, you Elle Raisers. Go you.

I happen to be pretty superstitious, so let me start by noting that maybe this financial and stock market downturn is not over, and maybe we’re in for another leg (or six) of stomach-lurching roller coaster moments as investors. Maybe this is just a moment of calm.

But during that really tough part … during those WTF moments in the stock market in the spring, when the word “unprecedented” got thrown around a lot … the Ellevest community did great.

Read on for what you did, and why it’s so important.

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“Our Commitment to Racial Justice”

Several weeks ago, CEO Sallie wrote an op-ed about our commitments as a company for antiracism work at Ellevest. Here’s an update.

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“I understood really early on that dispelling the taboo around talking about your money is more powerful than feeling shy about it.”

– Aminatou Sow on talking money with her friend and business partner Ann Friedman (their book “Big Friendship” comes out today)

What we’ve been reading

•	Oprah is partnering up with Pulitzer winner Nikole Hannah-Jones and Lionsgate to turn Hanna-Jones’s 1619 Project into movies, TV shows, and other types of content. (So excited for this!)
•	Germany’s government approved a nine-part plan for gender equality that was “decades” in the making.
•	Whether we reopen schools in the fall will have a lasting impact on kids and parents. But we may not be listening hard enough to what teachers have to say about it, and the history of teaching in the US might tell us why.
•	Next Monday, July 20, workers across the US will strike for Black lives. Here’s what you should know.

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What The Elle - Staying Invested Through the WTF

Staying Invested Through the WTF

“Our Commitment to Racial Justice”

“I understood really early on that dispelling the taboo around talking about your money is more powerful than feeling shy about it.”

What we’ve been reading

Do more for your money and career.

This week’s newsletter was brought to you while listening to Barbara Lynn on repeat. Forward it to your friends who know not to lose a good thing.

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