The F. Word - Ep 61 | Angel Investing Isn’t Just for the Ultra-Wealthy
A lot of high earners are doing everything right on paper and still feel stuck. Not financially stuck. Mentally stuck. Priya Malani sits down with Marcia Dawood, angel investor, TEDx speaker, and author of the forthcoming Unapologetic Wealth, to unpack why so many people, especially women, struggle to act on the wealth they're building. They get into the surprising science behind inherited money fear, why financial avoidance is rarely about discipline, and how identifying your values is actually the first investing decision you make. If you've ever delegated your finances out of discomfort or let a raise disappear without a plan, this conversation is a useful mirror.
Takeaways:
The one hangup people have once they have wealth is that they don't align it with their values and don't have a clear picture of their goals.
Fear around money isn't always personal, it can be inherited, passed down through generations in ways that are measurably biological.
Women aren't bad with money or overly risk averse, they're risk unpracticed, and the fix is reps, not a personality change.
Choosing zero exposure to private markets is still an active portfolio decision, even if it doesn't feel like one.
Modeling financial confidence isn't just for you, it shapes how the next generation thinks about money before they ever earn any.