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Wealth is Women’s Work: How Women Can Make a Long-Term Impact with a Career in Wealth Management

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More women than ever before are the primary financial decision-makers in their households, but the number of women in wealth management careers continues to lag.  In Wealth is Women’s Work, 1967 Carroll Graduate Peggy (Miller) Ruhlin combines stories and statistics to dispel the myths, hesitations, and beliefs that keep women from pursuing careers as financial planners. Ruhlin argues for the benefits of a career in wealth management― including work-life balance, excellent pay, and rewarding relationships―and highlights the unique skills and talents that women bring to the field.

In these pages, Ruhlin speaks to women of all ages, inviting them to consider careers as financial planners, showing them the transferable skills that they already possess, and offering advice on how to pursue internships, jobs, and formal certification. In conjunction with her efforts to recruit women to the profession, Ruhlin directly addressed industry gatekeepers, at once admonishing and encouraging them to hire and mentor more women.

Peggy Ruhlin is the retired Chair of the Board of Directors of Budros, Ruhlin & Roe, the Columbus, Ohio-based wealth management firm. She was its Chief Executive Officer from 2000 to 2019, and under her leadership, the company won the 2011 Charles Schwab Best in Business IMPACT Award. Peggy is one of America’s most distinguished women in wealth management, receiving the Alexandra Armstrong Award for Lifetime Achievement. She is a Certified Public Accountant (Retired) with a Personal Financial Specialist accreditation, and a Certified Financial Planner certificant. 

Peggy was inducted into the Archbishop Carroll High School Distinguished Alumni Hall of Fame in 2009.