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Goldman Sachs Names Nicole Ross N.Y. Region Head of Wealth Management

Goldman Sachs Group Inc. has named Nicole Pullen Ross regional head of the bank’s private wealth-management arm in New York. The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. is an American multinational investment bank and financial services company headquartered in New York City and is ranked 62nd on the Fortune 500 list of the largest United States corporations by total revenue and has more than $500 billion in assets under supervision.

It offers services in investment management, securities, asset management, prime brokerage, and securities underwriting. Goldman Sachs was founded in 1869.

Ross becomes one of the bank’s highest-profile black female executives at a time when racial injustice is taking center stage in the national conversation. The U.S. has been roiled by a week of protests following the death of George Floyd while in police custody in Minneapolis.

Source: Bloomberg
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Meet Aisha Ummi Bello Tukur, A Guardian Angel.

Aisha Ummi Bello Tukur

Mrs Aisha Tukur is a philanthropist, a social entrepreneur and life coach whose mission it is to find sustainable solutions to the societal challenges we face in Africa. Her guiding principle is always be a blessing to others, and to always treat people with kindness and respect. She believes that we should stand for something bigger than ourselves, render selfless service to our community and to humanity as a whole.

Aisha’s background is in business strategy, fundraising, project coordination, human resources and social development, and she sits on the board of several organisations. 

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Women’s investible wealth to hit $72 trillion globally by 2020

The message is very much clear from S&P’s Global report titled The (Financial) Future is Female, women’s influence as investors in the global financial markets is growing significantly and has grown over the past 40 years.

Due to this growth, the report concluded that more has to be done to consider the approach women take to their finances and the issues they care most about.

In 10 out of 11 countries surveyed by S&P, women said they are less prepared than their male counterparts to weather a financial setback. 32%-45% of women said they would have to make some lifestyle adjustments within one month if they were suddenly unemployed or unable to work.

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Creating Your Legacy – Part II

 

Okay, lets start this blog post with a quote from the famous Warren Buffet’s simply because I love Warren Buffet and I am inspired by him. Buffet’s net worth as of 2017, is estimated at $80bn. I don’t think he arrived there by mere luck. I would like to believe he knows a thing or two about success and failure. Buffet said that he would not invest in any business where the owner hasn’t failed at least twice. I wonder why. It’s interesting to find that wealthy people look at failure from a totally different perspective. You cannot let the fear of failure stop you from pursuing your dreams, attaining success and creating your legacy. Continue reading “Creating Your Legacy – Part II”