Manisha ThakorSpeaker and Booking Agent Information

Manisha’s core message is “Learning and acting on basic financial lessons early and often starting in your 20s, 30s, 40s and 50s will successfully place you on the path to financial nirvana.” Manisha teaches a highly regarded online personal finance class called “Money Rules” at Sympoz.com and is a Financial Fellow at Wellesley College.

She blogs about personal finance at Forbes and is the co-author of two critically acclaimed personal finance books: ON MY OWN TWO FEET and GET FINANCIALLY NAKED. When asked why she focuses her energy on working with women, Manisha is quick to point out that the technical basics of Personal Finance 101 are essentially the same for both genders.

However, she feels it is vital for women to grasp these concepts as early in life as possible, as statistically speaking, the vast majority of men die married while the vast majority of women die single. As such, women quite literally are the ones left holding the bag. And the bag is not a pretty one.

For two-thirds of women over the age of 65, meager Social Security payments are their primary source of income. Manisha’s financial literacy advocacy work has been featured in print and online publications such as: The New York Times, Reuters, Smart Money, Huffington Post, Glamour, and Real Simple.

Manisha’s national TV and radio appearances include CNN, CNBC, PBS’ Nightly Business Report, NPR and The Rachael Ray Show. Previously, Manisha spent 15 years working in the financial services industry.

At various points in her career Manisha has worked as an analyst, portfolio manager and client relations executive at SG Warburg, Atalanta/Sosnoff Capital, Fayez Sarofim & Co., and Sands Capital Management.