Cary Carbonaro is an award-winning Certified Financial Planner™ professional with over 25 years of experience, and currently serves as Managing Wealth Advisor and Women and Wealth Ambassador for Ashton Thomas. She leads a multi-million dollar financial planning practice, specialising in empowering women to overcome financial challenges and increase their financial literacy.
Cary is the author of the bestselling book The Money Queen’s Guide: For Women Who Want to Build Wealth and Banish Fear, Morgan James, Oct 2015. Cary’s second book. Women and Wealth: A Playbook To Empower Clients and Unlock Their Fortune, published by Wiley April 29, 2025.
She serves as a CFP® Board Ambassador, representing the financial industry in the media, and has been honored six times on Investopedia’s Top 100 Financial Advisors list. In 2016, she was awarded the prestigious Investment News Women to Watch recognition. In 2024, Cary was appointed as the sole female member of the Nasdaq Advisor Council.
We cover the following:
00:13 Meet Cary Carbonaro: Financial expert and author
02:13 Cary’s journey into wealth management
03:48 Empowering women through financial literacy
05:20 Challenges faced by women in finance
06:39 Cary’s professional setbacks and resilience
08:19 The financial industry’s gender bias
13:12 Misconceptions about women and money
18:10 The rise of female breadwinners
21:03 The Great Wealth Transfer
22:55 The future of financial services for women
24:43 Core principles of female-centric financial advice
25:48 The importance of female leadership in finance
26:27 Challenges and opportunities for women in the industry
30:29 Emotional ties and financial decisions
38:50 Women investing in women entrepreneurs
42:48 Rebuilding the financial system for women
