What most women get wrong about investing in their 20s

About this episode

This episode discusses why women in their 20s should take a more proactive approach to investing rather than waiting to feel ready.

Most money advice for women in their 20s focuses on spending less, playing it safe and waiting until you feel “educated.” This episode makes the case for the opposite. In this episode, you’ll learn why conservative advice keeps ambitious women stuck, why waiting to feel ready to invest is a losing strategy, how to think about money as something you learn by doing and where to get information from. I share transparently the frameworks I use, how I think about risk, and how I alloca...

People in this episode

Host: Elena Dimitrova

Topics covered

• investing
• money management
• financial education
• women in finance
• risk assessment

Keywords

• investing
• women
• finance
• money advice
• risk
• education
• financial independence

More episodes of Twenty Something

• American ambition vs. European composure · June 6, 2026 · 20 min
• The hidden cost of independence · May 14, 2026 · 15 min
• Why some women feel heavy and others feels light · May 3, 2026 · 18 min
• The first 72 hours alone in a new country (What no one tells you about moving abroad) · April 27, 2026 · 34 min
• Moving to a new country in my 20s.. again · April 2, 2026 · 29 min
• Doing less and getting more · March 3, 2026 · 21 min