EP 66: Why Every Working Mom Needs a Freedom Fund with Marcia Mantell

In this episode of This Is How She Does It, Angela sits down with Marcia Mantell, a retirement planning expert with over 30 years in financial services and a former VP at Fidelity Investments, to talk about the money conversations most working moms never have. Marcia has two grown daughters now, and left her corporate career when her eldest was starting high school. Marcia shares why having the flexibility to be home during those teenage years were critical and how she built a "Freedom Fund" that allowed her to make this transition possible. In this episode, you'll learn: Why Marcia built a "Freedom Fund" which allowed her to leave her corporate job when the time was right A simple way to calculate your own retirement number  The difference between a traditional 401k and a Roth IRA, and why you need both plans How to create a retirement plan that will all you to "set it and don't check it" Marcia's honest answer to whether working moms can really have it all Connect with Marcia: Blog:  BoomerRetirementBriefs.com Website: MantellRetirementConsulting.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marciamantell/ Connect with Angela: I'd love to hear from you! Come find me on LinkedIn or Instagram and let me know what topics you'd like covered next, or share a guest recommendation. Subscribe & Leave a Review! If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe and leave a review on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your favorite platform. It helps this show reach more people who need it.