Ep 487: From $100k to Millions: Tori Dunlap on Building Wealth That Lasts

HerMoney with Jean Chatzky

Jean Chatzky Her Money

Investing, Business

4.8 • 1.3K Ratings

🗓️ 6 August 2025

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Women are building wealth like never before and doing it with confidence, strategy, and purpose. In this episode, Jean sits down with Tori Dunlap, founder of Her First $100K and host of the Financial Feminist podcast, to talk all things investing, financial power, and the game-changing “Great Wealth Transfer” that’s already underway. Whether you’re ready to invest for the first time, build better financial systems, or just stop apologizing for your ambition, this episode is for you. What You’ll Learn: Why index funds are Tori’s go-to investment strategy The emotional weight of inheriting money and how to handle it with grace How to set up systems that make your money work for you Smart credit card point strategies that won’t wreck your credit How financial self-care can change your life If more financial confidence sounds good to you, then you might want to try… ⁠4-Week Coaching Program⁠: Identify and understand your spending, build a strategic plan, and take control of your money. ⁠6-Week Pre-Retirement Program⁠: We’ll help you prepare financially and emotionally for this exciting milestone. 📈⁠InvestingFixx⁠: Learn, connect, and start investing—your first month is completely free. 💬 Connect with Tori: herfirst100k.com/quiz 🎙️ Rate and Review: If you loved today’s conversation, please leave us a 5-star review. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:31.5	Index funds are a great way to invest, especially because they're diversified and they're low
1:35.6	cost. So index funds are a group of stocks. So rather than trying to cherry pick the hot stock,
1:41.1	you can basically choose from, you know, hundreds, if not thousands of
1:45.6	different companies and have the hot stock every time.
1:50.4	Hey, everyone. Thanks so much for joining us today on Her Money. I am Gene Chatsky. And today
1:55.5	we are talking about investing specifically. We're talking about how women are claiming their seat at the table like
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