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A 25-year banking pro says to be skeptical of social media tips and start investing 'any amount' you can

Mon, 11/24/2025 - 13:12

Tech Insider : Business

Racquel Oden is the US head of wealth and private banking at HSBC.

Photo courtesy of Racquel Oden

finance, Careers, investing-101, money, saving-money, Budgeting, Investing

I quit Google after 18 years on the job. It was scary but I did it well — here's how.

Mon, 11/24/2025 - 05:15

Tech Insider : Business, Environment, Travel

Jenny Wood — Jenny Wood quit her 18-year career at Google, where she was an executive. She reflected on how she made the decision to leave and how she quit well.
Tim Gillies; BI

Careers, as-told-to, contributor-2025, jane-zhang, google, Quitting, Executive

We're financially independent millennials. Here are 5 tips for Gen Zers who want to do the same.

Sun, 11/23/2025 - 19:28

Tech Insider : Business

Alan and Katie riding bicycles by the beach — Alan and Katie share their advice for those who discover FIRE in their 20s.
Alan and Katie Donegan

Careers, financial-independence, financial-independence-retire-early, as-told-to, early-retirement, Couples

My husband died in the middle of launching a business. I pivoted my career at 55 to take over, and it's helped with my grief.

Sun, 11/23/2025 - 17:38

Tech Insider : Business, Travel

Jacqueline Gathers — Courtesy of Jacqueline Gathers

Careers, health, as-told-to, health, health-freelancer, new-york-city

I run a 24-hour day care. We keep the overnight kids awake so their schedule matches their parents'.

Sun, 11/23/2025 - 14:17

Tech Insider : Business, Style

Split image child and woman — Amanda Yochum oversees Bright Horizons' 24-hour day care centers in Indiana and Kentucky.
Courtesy of Bright Horizons

Parenting, Careers, as-told-to, Parenting, parenting-freelancer, Childcare, bright-horizons

I'm the Chief People Officer at Walmart. I always wake up to the same U2 song and watch the 'Today' show.

Sun, 11/23/2025 - 05:46

Tech Insider : Business, Environment, Travel

Donna Morris — Donna Morris is the Chief People Officer at Walmart.
Melyssa St. Michael for BI

Careers, power-hours, walmart, as-told-to, freelance-photography, rebecca-zisser

I decided to live in a build-to-rent community after buying a home. I'll never buy again.

Mon, 11/17/2025 - 15:26

Tech Insider : Business

A row of townhouses. — Former homeowner John Santa Orta found a townhouse to rent that feels like he's owning.
Quinn Residences.

Real Estate, as-told-to, housing-market, Florida, build-to-rent, Homeowner, renter

The US just minted its last penny. I'm keeping the ones my grandparents saved.

Mon, 11/17/2025 - 10:59

Tech Insider : Business

Side by side images of the author and the penny collection. — The author has her grandparents' penny collection
Courtesy of the author

Parenting, as-told-to, Parenting, parenting-freelancer, pennies, Inheritance

I'm the cofounder and CEO of a THC drink company. Congress's hemp crackdown should be a wake-up call for the industry.

Mon, 11/17/2025 - 08:49

Tech Insider : Business, Economy, Environment

Cann beverages. — THC drinks like Cann could be banned under new hemp restrictions passed by Congress.
Cann

Retail, as-told-to, hemp, thc

I'm the CEO of CorePower Yoga. Here's a day in my life, which includes body scans, meditation, and mushroom tea.

Mon, 11/17/2025 - 05:54

Tech Insider : Business, Environment, Travel

Niki Leondakis — Leondakis has been leading CorePower Yoga since 2020.
Matthew DeFeo for BI

Careers, Yoga, power-hours, Meditation, best-ceos, freelance-photography, rebecca-zisser

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