Empowered to Invest: Helping Women Build Wealth on Their Own Terms
Nov 25, 2025
On this episode of The Get Ready Money Podcast, I spoke with Sandy Yong, award-winning author of The Money Master, about empowering women through financial fluency.
💡 Key Takeaways:
🔹 It’s important for women to understand how money works
🔹 Women are fully capable of managing money.
🔹 How women can feel empowered with their money and change their money mindset.
🔹 Your financial planner should understand your needs - listen rather than talk at you.
🔹 How to talk to your spouse about money
🔹 Sharing your experiences and expertise creates a ripple effect for other women.
🎥 Watch this episode below:
🎧 Listen to the podcast below or on your favorite podcast app.
Connect with Sandy Yong:
Website (here)
LinkedIn (here)
Books:
- The Money Master: Inside Secrets on How to Make Your Money Grow and Stay Safe
Resources mentioned:
- Sandy Yong - TedX talk: "Becoming Financially Independent" (YouTube)
- Invest for Better (here). Listen to my conversation with the founder of Invest for Better: The Get Ready Money Podcast with Janine Firpo: Invest In Alignment With Your Values (here)
Bio:
Sandy Yong is a self-directed stock market investor and owns multiple rental properties. As a TEDx and Keynote Speaker, she teaches millennials and Gen Z on how to invest in the stock market and real estate. As a personal finance writer, she’s written for various publications including MoneySense, TurboTax, QuickBooks, Scotiabank and Money.ca. With her award-winning book, The Money Master, Sandy has been featured in hundreds of media outlets including CTV News, Global News, Forbes, Toronto Star, and The Globe and Mail.