Amanda Holden

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Nationality| American
Citizenship| United States of America
Alma mater| University of California
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* Investing expert
* Media personality

Amanda Holden is an investing expert and media personality best known for making investing knowledge more accessible to women from all financial backgrounds and pushing back against sexism in the financial services industry. She provides financial education through her own business, Invested Development, and she is also the investing expert for The Financial Diet, a popular financial media site targeting millennial women.

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Holden is a 2007 graduate of UCLA and a former investment counselor at Fisher Investments in San Francisco.[1][2][3] She disliked that that job forced her to advise largely wealthy white men, and decided to use her knowledge to democratize investing for those who've historically been left out.[4] She first became known in personal finance media for saving $30,000 in eight months as a single woman.[5][6] She now uses her investing knowledge to provide financial education especially to those who've traditionally been left out of investing conversations, especially women, people of color, and those from low-income backgrounds.[7] She frequently speaks on learning to be comfortable with market volatility, which scares off many would-be investors, and making retirement savings more accessible to those who don't come from wealthy backgrounds.[8][9] She teaches women to feel confident in their investing knowledge so that they aren't vulnerable to being taken advantage of by predatory investment advisors.[10] She also advises millennials and Gen Zers on investing for the future even if they feel pessimistic about the future.[11] And through her role as an influencer, she pushes others in financial media to be more inclusive in their language and messaging, to avoid perpetuating the status quo in which most wealth is held by white men.[12]

Holden's social media presence is named "Dumpster Doggy," and through her blog and social media, she addresses topics like workplace discrimination women disproportionally face, how sexual terror costs women financially, why women shouldn't rely on men for financial security, why more men should take an interest in women's financial inequality, and how to bounce back from pandemic finances.[13][14][15][16][17][18]

Holden is a frequently cited investment expert in financial media.[19][20][21] She was awarded the 2020 Plutus Award for best investment content and the 2019 Plutus Award for best use of social media in personal finance.[22][23]

## References[edit]

1. ↑ "Is Wall Street's Youngest Talent Doomed?". Institutional Investor. Retrieved 2022-03-11.
2. ↑ Rusoff, Jane Wollman. "Chelsea Fagan: 'Sex and the City' Hurt Women's Relationship With Money". ThinkAdvisor. Retrieved 2022-03-11.
3. ↑ Holden, Amanda. "I've taught over 2,000 women how to invest, and I always give beginners the same 5 steps". Business Insider. Retrieved 2022-03-11.
4. ↑ "From Corporate Muzzle to Invested Development | Amanda Holden The Dumpster Doggy | EP 294". ChooseFI. 2021-02-08. Retrieved 2022-03-11.
5. ↑ Cliff, Martha (2017-07-04). "Thrifty woman saves $30,000 by eating out of the TRASH". Mail Online. Retrieved 2022-03-11.
6. ↑ Holden, Amanda (2017-09-26). "This Story of How 1 Woman Saved $30,000 in 8 Months Will Motivate You (and Crack You Up!)". POPSUGAR Money & Career. Retrieved 2022-03-11.
7. ↑ Germano, Maggie. "This Entrepreneur Wants To Empower Women Through Investing: Q&A With Amanda Holden". Forbes. Retrieved 2022-03-11.
8. ↑ February 03, Caroline Biggs; 2021. "How to Build an Effective Investment Strategy During COVID-19". Martha Stewart. Retrieved 2022-03-11.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
9. ↑ "‎Money Confidential: The New Rules of Retirement on Apple Podcasts". Apple Podcasts. Retrieved 2022-03-11.
10. ↑ Germano, Maggie. "This Entrepreneur Wants To Empower Women Through Investing: Q&A With Amanda Holden". Forbes. Retrieved 2022-03-11.
11. ↑ "4 Common Money Questions Financial Experts Get Asked All the Time". Apartment Therapy. Retrieved 2022-03-11.
12. ↑ "‎Millennial Money: Real Investing Advice for Women | Amanda Holden on Apple Podcasts". Apple Podcasts. Retrieved 2022-03-11.
13. ↑ Cents, The Fairer (2018-06-13). "#12 – The Financial Impact of Beauty Double Standards". The Fairer Cents Podcast. Retrieved 2022-03-11.
14. ↑ "Sexual Terror and How it Costs Women —". www.amanda-holden.com. Retrieved 2022-03-11.
15. ↑ "Why Your Man is Not a Financial Plan —". www.amanda-holden.com. Retrieved 2022-03-11.
16. ↑ Investment Expert Amanda Holden On Navigating COVID, Thinking Long-Term, & Why We Will Bounce Back, retrieved 2022-03-11
17. ↑ "An Open Letter to Men Who Love to Smash That Pussy —". www.amanda-holden.com. Retrieved 2022-03-11.
18. ↑ Everything You Need To Know About Investing During COVID-19, retrieved 2022-03-11
19. ↑ March 31, Susannah Felts; 2021. "The 10 Best Finance Podcasts for Beginners, Investors—and Everyone Else". Real Simple. Retrieved 2022-03-11.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
20. ↑ "14 Best Personal Finance Podcasts to Level Up Your Money Game | The Ascent". The Motley Fool. 2020-09-14. Retrieved 2022-03-11.
21. ↑ Marquit, Miranda (2021-07-22). "What Is A Stock Split—And What Does It Mean When One Happens?". Forbes Advisor. Retrieved 2022-03-11.
22. ↑ "Winners of the 11th Annual Plutus Awards". The Plutus Foundation. Retrieved 2022-03-11.
23. ↑ "Winners of the 10th Annual Plutus Awards". The Plutus Foundation. Retrieved 2022-03-11.

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