Laurie Itkin W90

Financial Advisor, Coastwise Capital Group; Author, Every Woman Should Know Her Options

Laurie Itkin is founder of The Options Lady and a financial adviser with Coastwise Capital Group.  She is also the author of Every Woman Should Know Her Options: Invest Your Way To Financial Empowerment. In the book, she describes the steps she took to grow a $1,600 inheritance she received at 24 into a million-dollar portfolio before she turned 40. Laurie launched The Options Lady to educate and empower women and couples of all ages to take control of their money, become successful investors and grow the money they work so hard to earn.  She specializes in teaching conservative options strategies to reduce risk when investing in the stock market. She also provides professional money management as a financial advisor. She has appeared on Fox News and has been quoted by CNBC, MSN Money and MarketWatch. She is a regular contributor to DailyWorth and Stilettos on the Glass Ceiling. Laurie received a B.S. in economics with a concentration in finance from the Wharton School and holds the Series 65 investment adviser license.