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<p>Hello! My name is Michelle Kennedy Hogan and I am 26 years old and have 4 children. Yes, that's right, 4! After studying economics and politics at American University, I began my career by freelance writing on a variety of topics, mostly family oriented. Aside from studying economics, my expertise in finance came from a massive debt load that I accrued during my college years. I began to learn more about the finance industry, which lead to sharing my findings in a successful newsletter and website that I publish called "The Money Maven". What I found, through my own investing ignorance, was that many of my friends were also very uninformed about what the stock market does and what it can do for them. Many women, I found, thought that all of the investment information out there was too dry to warrant spending any time reading. Further, many thought that if you didn't have a huge amount of cash and access to a broker, there was no point. After much research, I discovered that none of this was true. While a lot of the investment advice out there is dry, it is far from being a boring subject, and another fact is that you do not need a lot of cash to start an investment portfolio. These and other myths are what I have set out to demystify by helping women get in touch with the tools they need to build a substantial portfolio.</p> <p>Aside from investing and writing, my hobbies include leading scout troops and coaching sports teams, playing with my kids, baking, playing the piano, and reading.</p> <p>Besides my own website, my other favorite sites include The Motley Fool, the Dollar Stretcher, MSNBC, Salon Magazine and Suite 101!</p>