#51 Investments that matter with Carrie VanWinkle

Carrie B. VanWinkle, CFP®, is the trusted Advisor for Smart Women who are consciously investing their money to create positive change in their lives and in the world. She is a Socially Responsive Investment Advisor with the nationally recognized impact investing firm, Natural Investments (in the USA).

Carrie B. VanWinkle, CFP®, is the trusted Advisor for Smart Women who are consciously investing their money to create positive change in their lives and in the world. She is a Socially Responsive Investment Advisor with the nationally recognized impact investing firm, Natural Investments (in the USA).

Carrie supports her clients as they navigate sudden money experiences such as divorce, loss of a parent, spouse, or other loved one so that they are clear and more confident to take action in their money life in ways that are aligned with their values.


Carrie shares how you make investments that matter, even with the smallest amounts.

We discussed:

  • How Carrie developed a career in impact investing after starting out in social work

  • What we mean when we talk about impact investing

  • How the negative messages and stories we have about money when we're growing up influences us for a lifetime unless we explore these

  • What the Empower your Money for GOOD framework is

  • How to use the framework to bring your values into your money life

  • How is it a tool used for our activism in creating social and environmental change?

  • Why is it important for women and other marginalized groups to engage in a healthy, confident, and aligned way with money?

Find out more about Carrie:
Carrie hosts the Smart & Soulful Money® podcast where she explores the intersection of our relationship with money, feminism, activism, spirituality and sustainability.

Instagram: @smart_and_soulful_money

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/carriebvanwinkle/

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