EPS 583 How Financial Confidence & Literacy Lead to Financial Empowerment with Sarah K Charles

My guest today is Sarah K Charles. I am a champion of women’s financial empowerment and an advocate for increasing women’s confidence when it comes to investing. I spent over two decades at top advisory firms advising clients and advancing innovative approaches to client service before launching Sanctuary with my husband Jim in 2023. I am committed to shining a spotlight on hourly planning in order to democratize the planning process and increase access to independent objective financial advice. I am a passionate storyteller known for connecting authentically with stakeholders, a mission-driven thought leader on developing female leaders, and a Swiftie. In this episode we discuss advocacy, the special needs community, the Paige Awards, The You Belong Foundation and being in and of service to others.   Website - https://sanctuaryfinancialplanning.com/ LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarah-k-charles/ YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@sarahkcharles   In this episode you will learn: 1. The importance and benefits of democratizing financial advice with hourly planning. 2. Why we need to acknowledge and understand our money stories in order to figure out how to adapt and move past them. 3. Financial confidence vs. financial literacy and understanding the two in order to lead to financial empowerment.   "I really love the idea of looking for gifts. There's a quote from Richard Bach where he says, There's no such thing as a problem without a gift for you in its hands." - 00:05:48 "I think change and progress are incremental. And so the fact that we talk about women's financial inequality, if we can keep talking about it, keep shining a spotlight on it, keep elevating awareness, that's going to help us figure out how to shift to. A landscape where there's more parity between men and women. "- 00:17:12 "I would want to let the world know that, Women's financial confidence is important.  We control a tremendous amount of wealth." - 00:36:02   THE WORLD needs to hear your message and your story. Don’t deny the world of that gift within you that the universe has gave to you. Someone out there needs to hear your story because it will support them in feeling hope, inspired and even transformed. Want to discover how I help my clients get out of their own way, show up and confidently share their message? I would like to invite you to check out my FREE MASTERCLASS REPLAY Start Your Own Podcast: Idea to Implementation Watch Here - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H7iItDG4qaI