Celebration of women fostering diversity in the financial advice profession

Celebration of women fostering diversity in the financial advice profession
Honoring the 2020 and 2019 InvestmentNews Women to Watch for their achievements and dedication to improving the financial advice profession.
OCT 10, 2021

InvestmentNews is hosting the sixth annual Women to Watch awards on Nov. 12, live in New York City at the Ziegfield Ballroom. The event will celebrate the 23 women announced in November 2020, as well as the 2019 winners, who were celebrated virtually last year due to the pandemic.

The  2020 InvestmentNews Women to Watch  honorees, along with Mellody Hobson, winner of the Alexandra Armstrong Award, Rising Star Jennifer Auerbach-Rodriguez and Trailblazer Award recipient Suzanne Siracuse, will be recognized and celebrated for their support and dedication to fostering women in the financial advice profession.

The 2019 Women to Watch recipients, and Alexandra Armstrong Award honoree Elissa Buie and Rising Star Phuong Luong, will be honored for their achievements and all they’ve given back to their communities.

These women were chosen by an InvestmentNews selection committee out of hundreds of nominations submitted online each year.

Their stories highlight the challenges and opportunities that women face as they participate in financial advice business. Read about their exciting paths while building successful careers in the male-dominated financial services industry and register for the Nov. 12 live event today.

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