{"id":24,"date":"2014-09-10T16:19:15","date_gmt":"2014-09-10T16:19:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/themoneycoach.com\/?page_id=24"},"modified":"2024-03-17T14:43:57","modified_gmt":"2024-03-17T14:43:57","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/nancimurdock.com\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"24\" class=\"elementor elementor-24\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3ebd947 elementor-section-content-middle row-content-width elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3ebd947\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6ef287c\" data-id=\"6ef287c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6087544 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6087544\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.20.0 - 26-03-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>I&#8217;m <strong>Nanci Murdock<\/strong>, and for as long as I can remember, I have been fascinated with money and how it works. Which is understandable because for a long time I didn&#8217;t have any.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-83604f5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"83604f5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>If you are here, you probably want to <span style=\"color: #102a40;\"><strong>learn more about money<\/strong>.<\/span> How it works, how to make it, how to keep it, how to invest it and <span style=\"color: #102a40;\"><strong>how to make sure you own it<\/strong><\/span> (as opposed to it owning you).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c725cca elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"c725cca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-lg\" href=\"https:\/\/nancimurdock.com\/bootcamp\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon elementor-align-icon-right\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" id=\"Layer_1\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24.2 24.2\" style=\"enable-background:new 0 0 24.2 24.2;\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><style type=\"text\/css\">\t.st0{fill:#FFFFFF;}<\/style><g>\t<path class=\"st0\" d=\"M12.1,24.2c-0.6,0-1-0.5-1-1c0-0.6,0.5-1,1-1c5.5,0,10-4.5,10-10s-4.5-10-10-10c-0.6,0-1-0.5-1-1s0.5-1,1-1   c6.7,0,12.1,5.4,12.1,12.1S18.8,24.2,12.1,24.2z\"><\/path>\t<path class=\"st0\" d=\"M10.7,17.3c-0.3,0-0.5-0.1-0.7-0.3c-0.4-0.4-0.4-1.1,0-1.5l2.4-2.4H1c-0.6,0-1-0.5-1-1s0.5-1,1-1h11.3L10,8.7   c-0.4-0.4-0.4-1.1,0-1.5s1.1-0.4,1.5,0l4.2,4.2c0.1,0.1,0.2,0.2,0.2,0.3c0.1,0.1,0.1,0.3,0.1,0.4c0,0.1,0,0.3-0.1,0.4   c-0.1,0.1-0.1,0.2-0.2,0.3L11.5,17C11.3,17.2,11,17.3,10.7,17.3z\"><\/path><\/g><\/svg>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Learn More<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-aa59155\" data-id=\"aa59155\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-092418a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"092418a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.20.0 - 26-03-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"531\" height=\"577\" src=\"https:\/\/nancimurdock.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/21d7118d-d23c-488c-b1f0-57124b5391b0.svg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-5559\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0ef6152 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0ef6152\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;shape_divider_bottom&quot;:&quot;waves&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shape elementor-shape-bottom\" data-negative=\"false\">\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 1000 100\" preserveAspectRatio=\"none\">\n\t<path class=\"elementor-shape-fill\" d=\"M421.9,6.5c22.6-2.5,51.5,0.4,75.5,5.3c23.6,4.9,70.9,23.5,100.5,35.7c75.8,32.2,133.7,44.5,192.6,49.7\n\tc23.6,2.1,48.7,3.5,103.4-2.5c54.7-6,106.2-25.6,106.2-25.6V0H0v30.3c0,0,72,32.6,158.4,30.5c39.2-0.7,92.8-6.7,134-22.4\n\tc21.2-8.1,52.2-18.2,79.7-24.2C399.3,7.9,411.6,7.5,421.9,6.5z\"\/>\n<\/svg>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bdd2f4e\" data-id=\"bdd2f4e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b193a63 elementor-widget elementor-widget-TestimonialHero\" data-id=\"b193a63\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"TestimonialHero.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\r\n    <div class=\"testimonial-hero style_1\">\r\n        <div class=\"content-center\">\r\n            <div class=\"testimonial-hero-wrapper\">\r\n                <div class=\"quotes-icon\">\r\n                    <div class=\"quotes-icon-wrap\"><\/div>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n                                    <div class=\"text\"><p><strong>I have been poor<\/strong> ($20,000 on my VISA, no job, 'how am I going to pay my rent?' poor)<strong>, and I have been wealthy<\/strong> (not helicopter-pad rich, but enough\u2014 and then some kind of wealthy). <strong>I can tell you wealthier is easier but not necessarily happier.<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\r\n                                \r\n                <div class=\"each-testimonial-section\">\r\n                    <div class=\"testimonial-heading-wrapper\">\r\n                                                    <div class=\"testimonial-icon-wrapper\">\r\n                                <img class=\"testimonial-image lazyload-files\" data-src=\"https:\/\/nancimurdock.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Ellipse-21.png\">\r\n                            <\/div>\r\n                            <div class=\"help-name-wrap\">\r\n                                                                    <div class=\"help-name\">\r\n                                        <h5>Nanci K. Murdock, CFA<\/h5>\r\n                                    <\/div>\r\n                                                                                                    <div class=\"help-job\">\r\n                                        Financial and Investing Coach                                    <\/div>\r\n                                                            <\/div>\r\n                                            <\/div> \r\n                <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    \t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b004c68 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b004c68\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5172534\" data-id=\"5172534\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-58af2cc row-content-width elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"58af2cc\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-879768a\" data-id=\"879768a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-92a1a9b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"92a1a9b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Over the past ten years, I&#8217;ve had countless friends, family members, and colleagues reach out to me asking what they should do with their recent <strong><span style=\"color: #102a40;\">[fill in the blank].<\/span><\/strong><\/p><p>These women were receiving divorce settlements, estate inheritances, annual bonuses, proceeds from selling a home, and yes, even winning the lottery, and <span style=\"color: #102a40;\"><strong>very few of them knew quite what to do with it.<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p>Many of these conversations started with a knock at my door (work or home) and, \u201cHey Nanci, I don\u2019t mean to bother you, but do you have five minutes?\u201d. And then an hour later, they would have had a <span style=\"color: #102a40;\"><strong>crash course in money and investing<\/strong><\/span> \u2013 and, which always surprised me, a seemingly profound sense of relief. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-e9fcb10\" data-id=\"e9fcb10\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-277f2d1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"277f2d1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>And I have come to realize that while I was buried in a stock analysis book, studying charts with my pencil and a ruler, or writing 100 affirmations every day for months, <span style=\"color: #102a40;\"><strong>\u2028\u201cI now earn over $250,000 a year\u201d<\/strong><\/span>, in a spiral, lined 30 pages NBA notebook from the dollar store because it was all I could afford (it worked, and it worked!), they were studying to be Doctors, Real Estate Agents, Professional Speakers, raising children, going back to school, caring for elderly parents, and so it goes.<\/p><p>And, apparently, not everyone dreamt for years about the day Vanguard would come to Canada.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-df9e772 elementor-section-content-middle row-content-width elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"df9e772\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;shape_divider_top&quot;:&quot;waves&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shape elementor-shape-top\" data-negative=\"false\">\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 1000 100\" preserveAspectRatio=\"none\">\n\t<path class=\"elementor-shape-fill\" d=\"M421.9,6.5c22.6-2.5,51.5,0.4,75.5,5.3c23.6,4.9,70.9,23.5,100.5,35.7c75.8,32.2,133.7,44.5,192.6,49.7\n\tc23.6,2.1,48.7,3.5,103.4-2.5c54.7-6,106.2-25.6,106.2-25.6V0H0v30.3c0,0,72,32.6,158.4,30.5c39.2-0.7,92.8-6.7,134-22.4\n\tc21.2-8.1,52.2-18.2,79.7-24.2C399.3,7.9,411.6,7.5,421.9,6.5z\"\/>\n<\/svg>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e7d9752\" data-id=\"e7d9752\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-09927f2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"09927f2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"531\" height=\"334\" src=\"https:\/\/nancimurdock.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/1e4e9c0f-ee22-4cbb-a836-918be20fd161.svg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-5579\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0d758a5\" data-id=\"0d758a5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a37fc90 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a37fc90\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>What can you expect?<\/h2><p>The primary focus of this blog is going to be <strong>teaching women how to invest.<\/strong><small><\/small><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c5d4808 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c5d4808\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Everything from mutual funds, asset allocation, investment fees, RRSPs, TFSA, risk tolerance\u2014you name it, <span style=\"color: #102a40;\"><strong>I\u2019ll cover it.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>You can expect <span style=\"color: #102a40;\"><strong>1 \u2013 2 new posts each week and a podcast<\/strong> <\/span>launching in September 2024!<\/p>\n<p>Stick around, this might even be fun! 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Risus enim viverra magna nibh.\u201d<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\r\n                                \r\n                <div class=\"each-testimonial-section\">\r\n                    <div class=\"testimonial-heading-wrapper\">\r\n                                                    <div class=\"testimonial-icon-wrapper\">\r\n                                <img class=\"testimonial-image lazyload-files\" data-src=\"https:\/\/nancimurdock.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Ellipse-dsd21.png\">\r\n                            <\/div>\r\n                            <div class=\"help-name-wrap\">\r\n                                                                    <div class=\"help-name\">\r\n                                        <h5>Jane Smith<\/h5>\r\n                                    <\/div>\r\n                                                                                                    <div class=\"help-job\">\r\n                                        Occupation                                    <\/div>\r\n                                                            <\/div>\r\n                                            <\/div> \r\n                <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    \t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-695f8d6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"695f8d6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;shape_divider_bottom&quot;:&quot;waves&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shape elementor-shape-bottom\" data-negative=\"false\">\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 1000 100\" preserveAspectRatio=\"none\">\n\t<path class=\"elementor-shape-fill\" d=\"M421.9,6.5c22.6-2.5,51.5,0.4,75.5,5.3c23.6,4.9,70.9,23.5,100.5,35.7c75.8,32.2,133.7,44.5,192.6,49.7\n\tc23.6,2.1,48.7,3.5,103.4-2.5c54.7-6,106.2-25.6,106.2-25.6V0H0v30.3c0,0,72,32.6,158.4,30.5c39.2-0.7,92.8-6.7,134-22.4\n\tc21.2-8.1,52.2-18.2,79.7-24.2C399.3,7.9,411.6,7.5,421.9,6.5z\"\/>\n<\/svg>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-704265d\" data-id=\"704265d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-88e3160 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"88e3160\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.20.0 - 26-03-2024 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Biography<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-abd4f5b elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"abd4f5b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6f549da\" data-id=\"6f549da\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-bf7cd08 row-content-width elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bf7cd08\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-a9cc594\" data-id=\"a9cc594\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b822469 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b822469\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>I am the <strong><span style=\"color: #102a40;\">former Head of Marketing for <a href=\"#\">BCA Research<\/a><\/span><\/strong>, the world\u2019s leading provider of independent investment research. At BCA, I was responsible for designing launching the firm\u2019s early digital strategy, including content marketing, corporate blog, website and new product design.<\/p><p>I began my career in Victoria, B.C. at Scotia McLeod and then Merrill Lynch. I moved to Montreal, QC in 2001, starting at BCA Research in the sales department on Tuesday, September 4, 2001. One week later, on Tuesday, September 11, 2001 the planes hit the World Trade Centre, and it was a long dark period. Enough said.<\/p><p>Later, things got much, much better. I met my husband\u2014children followed.<\/p><p>I left BCA in 2008 to spend some time figuring out what I wanted to be when I grew up. I returned in 2011, initially to design and launch their online content and social strategy; <span style=\"color: #102a40;\"><strong>subsequently becoming Head of Marketing in March 2012.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-ee14d78\" data-id=\"ee14d78\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c9e4196 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c9e4196\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Having accomplished what I set out to do, I left BCA in August of 2014 to take a stab at entrepreneurship.<\/p><p>I am self-taught in <span style=\"color: #102a40;\"><strong>WordPress development, design, Social Media, Marketing, and Strategy.<\/strong><\/span> We are living in a time when you can truly learn anything online. Which, in turn, means you can teach anything online. Think about that.<\/p><p>I received my <span style=\"color: #102a40;\"><strong>Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA)<\/strong> <\/span>designation in 2001. I have never attended University. For years, that bothered me, and I apologized for it. Recently, I came to be grateful I dodged that bullet.<\/p><p>Married, two kids; Louis (13) and Elliot (11). I want them to be safe, happy and successful (whatever that means to them), but mostly I want them to <span style=\"color: #102a40;\"><strong><a href=\"#\">learn to code<\/a>.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d1e0969 elementor-section-content-middle row-content-width elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d1e0969\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;shape_divider_top&quot;:&quot;waves&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shape elementor-shape-top\" data-negative=\"false\">\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 1000 100\" preserveAspectRatio=\"none\">\n\t<path class=\"elementor-shape-fill\" d=\"M421.9,6.5c22.6-2.5,51.5,0.4,75.5,5.3c23.6,4.9,70.9,23.5,100.5,35.7c75.8,32.2,133.7,44.5,192.6,49.7\n\tc23.6,2.1,48.7,3.5,103.4-2.5c54.7-6,106.2-25.6,106.2-25.6V0H0v30.3c0,0,72,32.6,158.4,30.5c39.2-0.7,92.8-6.7,134-22.4\n\tc21.2-8.1,52.2-18.2,79.7-24.2C399.3,7.9,411.6,7.5,421.9,6.5z\"\/>\n<\/svg>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-548b044\" data-id=\"548b044\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ec9a3b6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ec9a3b6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Contact<\/h2><p>You can contact me at <a href=\"mailto:nanci@themoneycoach.dot com\"><span style=\"color: #102a40;\"><strong>nanci@themoneycoach.dot<\/strong><\/span><span style=\"color: #102a40;\"><strong> com<\/strong><\/span><\/a>, via the <a href=\"#\"><span style=\"color: #102a40;\"><strong>Contact page<\/strong><\/span><\/a>, <a href=\"#\"><span style=\"color: #102a40;\"><strong>Twitter<\/strong><\/span><\/a>, <a href=\"#\"><span style=\"color: #102a40;\"><strong>Facebook<\/strong><\/span><\/a> or <a href=\"#\"><span style=\"color: #102a40;\"><strong>LinkedIn<\/strong><\/span><\/a>. 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