Jean Chatzky: Women Are Getting Richer. Here’s What It Means for Money and Business | Finance | YAPClassic

Jean Chatzky: Women Are Getting Richer. Here’s What It Means for Money and Business | Finance | YAPClassic

August 28, 2026 · 57 min

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Jean Chatzky discusses the economic shift of women gaining wealth and its implications for finance and business.

Determined to fix her messy personal finances, Jean Chatzky built a career from journalism to investing on Wall Street and back to financial media, learning how money works. Along the way, she saw a major economic shift taking shape as women began earning, inheriting, and controlling more wealth. So she built HerMoney, a platform helping women become financially empowered. In this episode, Jean shares how this economic shift will reshape investing, relationships, and consumer behavior, plus practical strategies for spending, debt, credit, homeownership, and financial freedom. In this episode, Hala and Jean will discuss:  (00:00) Introduction (02:20) Jean’s Transition From Journalism to Finance (04:13) The Value of Skill Stacking in Entrepreneurship (07:33) The State of the Gender Wage Gap (16:10) Why Women Will Control More Wealth (21:14) Dating as a Successful Woman (27:52) How Women Are Learning to Invest (31:15) Financial Freedom, Renting, and Homeownership (36:51) How Money Types Shape Financial Decisions (41:20) Budgeting, Debt, and Credit Strategies (48:40) Investing Extra Cash Wisely  Jean Chatzky is an award-winning journalist and the founder and CEO of…

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Host: Hala Taha

Guest: Jean Chatzky

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Organizations: HerMoney, NBC, AARP

Books & works: HerMoney podcast, New York Times

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