Tracy Keogh, Chief Human Resources Officer at HP, dishes on how to climb the ladder, negotiate, get better opportunities at work, and increase your earning power. She offers us all a mini-course in some of her favorite negotiating tactics, including how to create a term sheet, how to ask for an off-cycle review to get a bump sooner than expected, and how to avoid negotiating against yourself. In Mailbag, where to get the best returns when you invest and the importance of having a diversified portfolio.

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What do the legal sex trade, gambling, and horse trading all have in common? They’re some of the unlikely places economist Allison Schrager has spent years studying risk, and we were blown away by the insight she shares on risk management and negotiating. To research her book, Allison spent time with sex workers and managers at Nevada’s bunny ranch, and the lessons she learned are pretty incredible. In Mailbag, a money trade-off question, advice for a woman who is underpaid, and investment strategy thoughts for an Australian couple in the US.

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Why do people continually fail to take action on things that are difficult for them? Jeff Kreisler, author of “Get Rich Cheating: The Crooked Path To Easy Street,” tackles that question and many more. Jeff talks about sunk cost fallacy, solution aversion, and all the ways we allow ourselves to make poor financial decisions. In Mailbag, high yield savings accounts and where to find the best rates, and advice for first-time investors.

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Author and journalist Mitch Albom has penned some of the most influential books of our time — Tuesdays With Morrie, The Five People You Meet In Heaven, and Finding Chika. Mitch sits down with Jean to talk about some of his charitable work, and offers his thoughts on the most precious thing you can ever give someone, as well as what we can all do with our money to make us happy. In Mailbag, saving in your 401(k) vs. paying down credit card debt, 401(k) loans, and how to invest or sell stock options provided by your company.

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What are you doing in 2119? That’s the year the American Association of University Women predicts that the gender pay gap will finally close, unless we take steps to bridge the gap sooner. Katica Roy is a gender economist and CEO of software company Pipeline. She shares some fascinating (and infuriating) facts about how often women are underpaid, and what corporations can do to help speed change.  In Mailbag, questions about dating and debt, what to do with old retirement accounts, and how to manage asset allocation if you’re part of the FIRE movement.

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Jean sits down with Shelley Emling, Editor-In-Chief at AARP’s The Girlfriend, to talk all things Gen-X women and how they can get back on track for retirement. What can Gen-X women do to get off the sidelines and build the self-confidence they need to ask for raises and make empowered financial decisions? In Mailbag, the best way to manage credit cards while keeping your credit utilization rate low, and whether or not to move money in your 401(k) or sell stocks.

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Scott Rieckens, author of Playing With Fire, and producer of the recent documentary by the same name, walks us through his journey into the FIRE movement, (Financial Independence, Retire Early) and how he learned to prioritize his spending and saving goals — and how we can do the same. In Mailbag, questions about taking a job you’re overqualified for in order to get your foot in the door, and what to do for health insurance when you’re between jobs.

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Rabbi Steve Leder, author of several critically acclaimed books, including “More Money Than God,” offers heaps of wonderful insight on this week’s episode.  He shares why he became a Rabbi, and how to raise healthy, well-grounded humans in the instant-gratification reality we live in. In Mailbag, Jean advises a woman who recently found herself as her family’s primary breadwinner, and tackles a question on how much you really need to save for retirement.

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This week’s guest, marketing guru Seth Godin, has some motivation that’s going to change the way we think about our personal brand. Seth says that the strength of your personal brand — and perhaps even your entire career — hinges on a single question: Do you do what you say you’re going to do? In Mailbag, Jean advises a woman who rents out part of her home and is looking into refinancing her home loan, and where to invest once you’ve maxed out your 401(k).

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This week we sit down with financial therapist and Prudential financial wellness advocate Amanda Clayman. In her role, Amanda guides her clients on how they can positively change their overall approach to their finances. Amanda describes why and how our thoughts and feelings may shape our financial choices, and walks us all through her holistic approach. In Mailbag, Jean and Kathryn talk about the pros and cons of closing credit cards you no longer use.

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