Mermaid Haired Accountant

11/17/2024

Auburn University's vibrant entrepreneurial ecosystem has been recognized for the first time in the Princeton Review and Entrepreneur Magazine rankings of the Top 50 Undergraduate Schools for Entrepreneurship Studies.

11/09/2024

Come join us for an impactful seminar and networking!
I’ll be speaking on some of the ups, downs, and overlooked items in the entrepreneurial world 🙌🏼

08/19/2024

We not only met, but exceeded our goal! 🙌🏼

08/08/2024

Mermaid Haired Accountant and Bavaria Community & Spouses' Club are supporting Relay for Life! We appreciate any support you choose to give!

Relay For Life events are life-changing cancer fundraising events that help communities across the globe fight back against cancer.

04/26/2024

Who am I going to see at AWAG? What sessions are you joining in for?

04/24/2024

On TikTok “accountant” is code for a s*x worker. Now proper bean-counters want to reclaim the title and make it more appealing to prospective recruits: https://econ.st/3TT6Sl2

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03/30/2024

03/21/2024

Interesting tidbit!

Can you believe that of the 500 companies in the S&P 500, 94% OF THEM have a male CEO?! Imagine if this was in reverse and 94% of companies were run by women. That would seem shocking, but it is no less shocking than having men run 94%.

If you think that men make better leaders, not only do we disagree, but we have the data to back it up! The 31 companies that have women as CEOs have significantly outperformed the companies run by men. A few notable companies with women CEOs are GM, UPS, Citigroup, and CVS.

Are we saying to buy women-led companies as a way to outperform the market? No, we have no idea what will happen in the future. We think it's best to own all companies, through a low cost index fund.

If you think the women led companies outperformed because there are fewer of them, that's not accurate. The volatility of 31 companies will be higher than a big group of companies. However, that doesn't mean the smaller group of companies automatically outperforms.

Not all of these companies had a woman as CEO for all of the last 10 years. BUT, the type of company that would appoint a woman as CEO is more likely to have been forward-thinking even before bringing her on. If you compare these companies to JUST the period when they all had a female CEO, the women-led companies outperform by an even wider margin than the male-led companies!

We are hopeful that this gender imbalance will change in the near future and all forms of diversity will be prevalent at the highest levels of leadership. This post is our small way of shining a spotlight on this issue and trying to help balance the scales a little bit faster.

If you are a woman who is looking to take on a leadership role, GO FOR IT. If you have any doubts, ask yourself if a man would ever have those same doubts.

As always, reminding you to build wealth by following the two PFC rules: 1.) Live below your means and 2.) Invest early and often.‎

-Vivi & Shane

03/21/2024

Meet your Mermaid Haired Accountant 🧜🏻‍♀️

Hi everyone! I’m Jess Downey, your Mermaid Haired Accountant. I support creative accounting! No, not the sketchy kind! Creative accounting as in utilizing both the creative and analytical sides of the brain. Using both can lead to a better understanding, interpretation, and distribution of information. Join me to network, discuss, and share related information. 📈🧜🏻‍♀️

03/21/2024

This is definitely the case for the opposite sides of my brain. The creative and analytical sides help each other.

Do you dream about switching to a career that’s drastically different from your current job? Many people do. But they never make the leap: the costs of switching seem too high, and the possibility of success seems too remote. The answer isn’t to plug away in your current job, unfulfilled and slo...