The Rise of Women and Wealth: Our Fight for Freedom, Equality, and Control of Our Financial Future

by Cindy Couyoumjian CFP, R.F. Georgy (Contribution by)

Overview

Cindy Couyoumjian—founder of Cinergy Financial, with over 36 years of experience—is on a mission to empower women to stop being spectators and enter the financial arena; to stand up and assert their inalienable right to financial self-determination. Although today in the US, women are making gains in higher education, hold corporate positions, and are successful leaders, men still control most of the household wealth. 

Yet women are powerful agents of change with boundless potential in the financial realm. In The Rise of Women and Wealth, Cindy shows that by confronting America’s patriarchal past, women can 

• become financially literate; 
• reclaim the power and liberty that have been taken away; 
• embrace a financial future filled with endless possibilities; 
• strongly affirm, “Yes, I can.” 

Women everywhere must find the courage, strength, and inspiration to move forward by understanding the past. Cindy’s message is a hopeful one, filled with intuitive truths about a brighter tomorrow for women and their financial power and freedom.

Cindy Couyoumjian is a Registered Representative offering securities and advisory services through Independent Financial Group LLC (IFG), a Registered Investment Adviser. Member FINRA/SIPC. Cinergy Financial Greenleaf Book Group Press, R. F. Georgy, and IFG are unaffiliated.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781626349438
Publisher:	Greenleaf Book Group Press
Publication date:	08/30/2022
Pages:	296
Sales rank:	1,139,222
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.10(h) x 1.20(d)

About the Author

Cindy Couyoumjian is the author of the Wall Street Journal and Amazon best-selling book, Redefining Financial Literacy. She is the founder Cinergy Financial with over thirty-six years of experience in the financial industry. Cindy was nominated in 2021 for the Women in Asset Management Award and was among the top nominees in two categories – Role Model Award and the Lifetime Achievement Award. Cindy holds numerous securities registrations including her FINRA Series 63, 6, 65, 7, 22, 24, and 26. In addition, Cindy also holds the California Insurance License (License # 0719038). 

Cindy is the architect behind the REALM investment portfolio, which is an innovative multi-asset class portfolio that is both flexible and customizable to each individual investor. Beyond the numerous financial services Cindy offers, she is also an educator and motivational speaker. When she is not meeting with clients, you may find her giving her monthly lectures and seminars on such groundbreaking topics as the Google Mind, the Gilded Age, and the Moral Imperative of Financial Literacy. 

Cindy is currently working on her next book, which will explore our retirement system. If you are interested in attending one of Cindy’s lectures or have a question or comment, please email her at [e-mail]. 

Table of Contents

Preface ix

Acknowledgments xxi

Introduction 1

Part I Women's Vulnerabilities and Strengths 7

1 Women and the Intuitive Mind 9

2 The Mystery of Intuition 17

3 The Power of Sisterhood and Confronting Patriarchal Trauma 31

Part II Moving Beyond Patriarchy 63

4 The Persistence of Patriarchy 65

5 First-Wave Feminism 85

6 Second-Wave Feminism 103

7 Third-Wave Feminism 113

8 The Fourth Wave 123

Part III Financial Literacy for Women - A Primer and More 137

9 From Hidden Forces to Hidden Actors 139

10 Hidden Risks Affecting Your Financial Future 163

11 The Intersection Between Political and Economic Risk 191

12 A REALM of Possibilities 205

13 A Spiritual Awakening 221

Notes 233

Index 261

About the Author 273

What People are Saying About This

From the Publisher

“This book guides readers not only in the understanding of the feminist revolution, but also in the process of advocating for its future. Through her intuition, passion, and knowledge she educates and empowers us to join her in the fourth wave: women reclaiming their financial independence.”
—Linda Craft, automotive financial analyst

“Cindy Couyoumjian takes us on an insightful journey through the history of feminism and the fascinating answer to generational trauma with her introduction to her REALM model.”
—Erika Sklar, 2021 Rochester Regional Chamber Entrepreneur of the Year

“In this book, Cindy weaves a carefully crafted balance of women’s societal and impending financial evolution. She reveals women's vulnerabilities and highlights our strengths. The book inspires hope because it reminds me that it is not too late for any of us to become financially secure. Thus, it is essential that women become more informed to take control of our financial future. As a Black mother, considering the statistics, I must act, be financially literate, and reinforce the importance of money management to my family.  This is the only way we can work on building generational wealth. Thank you, Cindy, for paving the way.”
—Cassandra Gilliam, automotive executive

“Cindy provides steppingstones (safer and easier to clean up than breaking a glass ceiling) to help the reader venture onto a path to personal dignity and self-worth. Ignorance is the death of knowledge. Cindy’s goal is to revitalize the female spirit, so women can take charge of their own financial narrative—past, present, and future. Cindy reaches out a helping hand, reassuring the reader that it is never too late, nor too early, for women to take control of their own financial well-being.”   
—Ronelle Ingram, bestselling author, Asay Publishing

“The Rise of Women and Wealth was fascinating. Loved the journey of women taken through history and how it reflects our modern times. Found useful tools in the book to help me overcome my feelings of guilt. Agree wholeheartedly that education is the key and knowledge is power. Very informative self-help manual to attain financial literacy.”
—Arlene Zocco, sales and marketing

"Cindy has done a phenomenal job enlightening women to take charge of their finances and not to be back seat passengers. She lets us know that we have the power to lead; the power to be the head and not the tail. And she explains ways that we can go about doing this! It's time, LADIES!”
—Karen Mizell, owner, Right Choice Fitness

“Cindy Couyoumjian has done a superb job of explaining the history of women in society. She gives women the confidence to learn about investing and taking charge of their finances."
—Maureen Maloof, founder, Uniforms for Hope

“This book represents a paradigm shift of opportunity as a tidal wave of positive change coming our way! Cindy is a guiding light forging a global pathway of awareness for women towards their financial wealth and freedom.”
—Jodi Ann Lovullo, sales, Super Color Digital

“The Rise of Women and Wealth is an impassioned, insightful, and plausible rendering of both the past and current situation women and men find themselves in. Cindy Couyoumjian lays out a balanced approach to this situation that respects both our rational and intuitive capacities. And she speaks to and invites our higher spiritual nature to engage in a cooperative effort to create a preferred future for the benefit of all.” 
—Donna Marie Scheifler, M.A., mentor for women in transition in midlife and beyond, www.yourtimetoblossom.com