Kathleen Murphy shares insights on her career’s success, the importance of team work, and the family story behind her mission to give people, especially women and the younger generation, the tools to secure their financial future. Kathleen Murphy, one of the top 50 most powerful women in business, doesn’t have an office! And that’s fine with her. “Everyone’s on the same … [Read more...] about Kathleen Murphy: Integrity, Smarts, & Vision
Irish America Wall Street 50
First Word: Profit and Loss
...and empowering women to take control of their financial futures. ℘℘℘ Profiling so many successful Irish people working in the financial industry has me questioning my own relationship with money. I don’t ever remember anyone talking to me about investing when I was a student. The nun who was supposed to teach us about bookkeeping and commerce used to read to us from … [Read more...] about First Word: Profit and Loss
Eileen Murray: An American Success Story
Is the American Dream still attainable? Eileen Murray thinks so. She herself is a prime example that hard work, a sense of humor, and perseverance can get you there. Every inspiring story has a starting point. And Eileen Murray’s story begins in the Dyckman Housing project in Inwood, a neighborhood on the northernmost tip of Manhattan. These were not the projects of … [Read more...] about Eileen Murray: An American Success Story
Irish America’s 21st Annual Wall Street 50
The 2018 Irish America Wall Street 50 is published. View the honorees here. ℘℘℘ This year’s Wall Street 50 marks the 21st running of the list. The honorees, many the descendants of those who came here with nothing, represent some of the largest finance companies around the globe, two-thirds of the U.S. GDP with $12.8 trillion in revenues, $1.0 trillion in profits, $21.6 … [Read more...] about Irish America’s 21st Annual Wall Street 50
Wall Street's Forgotten Financial News Genius
All but Forgotten John J. Kiernan was a pioneer in the financial news industry and the inventor of ticker tape news. A lone figure, etched against the burgeoning lower Manhattan skyline, rowed his tiny skiff toward the white-capped inner port. This was no fitness buff; his dark suit and bowler hat rose and dipped rhythmically from one ship to another, visits to each brief … [Read more...] about Wall Street's Forgotten Financial News Genius