""My job was basically letting old rich guys yell at me about their money," she said. "It was a wild experience for a 25-year-old woman.""
""My goal was to make investing education accessible to folks who have historically been left out of conversations about money and building wealth," she shared."
Legal and institutional barriers historically limited women's independent financial agency: women could not open their own bank accounts until the 1960s and gained full credit rights in 1974 under the Equal Credit Opportunity Act. Men report higher financial confidence and outperform women on financial literacy tests, while women accumulate over $100,000 less wealth on average, reducing later-life security. Intersectional disparities further disadvantage women of color through pay, retirement savings, credit access, and investment gaps. Amanda Holden entered investment management after the 2008 market crash, encountered male-dominated wealth ownership, and developed large-scale educational programs and a book to expand accessible, inclusive investing education.
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