Women in the United States continue to gain economic strength and independence and today they are an influential financial force. When it comes to money, women have different persepctives and face unique challenges. Get a look into the 21st century woman and find out why it is critical to understand these perspectives and challenges in order to help build the right financial strategy.
Sponsored by: Hallie Hart, PBWC Board Member, Senior Financial Advisor, Merrill Lynch
Hallie Hart, CFP®, CFM, CRPC® is a Senior Financial Advisor at
Merrill Lynch. Hallie has been advising clients since 1998 and working with a
select group of families in the Global Wealth Management Group since 2000.
Hallie serves as the CEO of the East Bay Women’s Exchange; a legacy Merrill
Lynch network fostering leadership, mentoring and cross organizational
networking. She is also a current Board Member of the Professional
BusinessWomen of California as well as serves as a Board Director for the Lazarex Cancer Foundation.
Cara Peck is Executive Vice President, head of retail
distribution for Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC, and President of Wells
Fargo Funds Distributor, LLC.
Cara chairs the Wholesale
Banking Diversity Council and serves as one of the 32 members on the Wells
Fargo & Company Enterprise Diversity Council. Cara facilitates training and
presents on a variety of topics, from diversity to generations in the workplace
to presentation skills to her favorite topic, women and investing.
Cara has worked in the financial
services arena for 24 years. She has been with Wells Fargo since 1999. Cara is
a member of the Financial Women's Association of San Francisco and the
Financial Planning Association of San Francisco. She earned her bachelor's
degree in business management from St. Mary's College in Moraga, California,
and holds several FINRA securities licenses