MORE ABOUT ANN DIAMOND

Prior to becoming a financial counselor, Ann B. Diamond was a portfolio manager, vice president and director of a private investment banking firm. She worked in the institutional brokerage and private banking fields for more than fifteen years.

Ann currently manages her own business as a Chartered Financial Consultant. In addition to counseling private clients, she conducts seminars in financial management. These workshops are a part of her Corporate Lecture Series which is conducted on-site at corporations, private and non-profit organizations, professional associations and schools. Some of her clients have included: Citibank, Estee Lauder, Coach, Clinique, Time Warner, Swiss Bank, Colgate Palmolive, BBDO, The New York Times, The 92nd Street Y, Speaking of Women's Health and Dress for Success.

Her first book is No More Fear of Finance: The Money Workbook for Achieving Financial Self Confidence. Her second book The Let's Get Real Financial Journal can be used in conjunction with her workbook or alone as a record-keeping system.

Ann has appeared on numerous radio and television programs across the country including CNN, Money Talks and The Nightly Business Report. Her contributions to newspaper and magazine articles include: The New York Times, New York Newsday, USA Today, Kiplinger's Personal Finance Magazine, Working Woman, Smart Money, Elle, and Money Magazine.

Ann is a member of The American Society of CLU & ChFC, The Financial Women's Association of New York and The Orion Resource Group..