
Jane Bryant Quinn Offers Sage Investment Advice at Nathaniel Witherell Luncheon
“Ignore the noise; be guided by the research,” advised Jane Bryant Quinn, the Emmy Award-winning commentator on personal finance who was the keynote speaker at our beautiful Spring Luncheon on May 24. It was a festive event! Held at the Greenwich Country Club, the luncheon drew over 140 guests and garnered $113,500 to support the work of the Friends of Nathaniel Witherell. Guests enjoyed a delicious lunch while savoring Ms. Quinn’s savvy, clear-eyed perspective on topics ranging from 21st century investment strategies and how to make your money last through retirement, to getting the most out of your health and life insurance.
It was clear Ms. Quinn is a big fan of index funds, treasuries and having a cash reserve. “All the rest are frills!” she said. And if you’re worried that the market will be impacted by the drama in Washington, relax. “Scandals rarely change the economy beneath them.” Other words of wisdom were to be sure to invest in long term care insurance, be sure to get “un-conflicted financial advice” (e.g. not from a broker whose main goal is to make commissions), and to think long term. Jane Bryant Quinn peppered her delivery with lots of humor and tales from the front. It was a win-win.
Here are some great photos of the event:
(Left to right) Larry Simon, Chairman, The Nathaniel Witherell; Jane Bryant Quinn (keynote speaker); David Ormsby, Chairman, Friends of Nathaniel Witherell.
Karen Sadik-Khan, President, Friends of Nathaniel Witherell; Cecilia Bowers, Fred Li, board member, Friends of Nathaniel Witherell
Susan Brownwood, Barbie McKelvey, Ginny Gray, board member of the Friends of Nathaniel Witherell; Cathy Finn
Lloyd Bankson III, board member, The Nathaniel Witherell; Arline Lomazzo, Frank Gilbride, Alma Rutgers, board member, Friends of Nathaniel Witherell
Eileen Kim, Misha Hurst, Christine Pascarella
Elly Bruynes, Davidde and Ron Strackbein
Karen Sadik-Khan, President, Friends of Nathaniel Witherell; Jane Bryant Quinn, keynote speaker; Linda Hodge, Carol and Frank Gilbride
Mairead Finn, Susan Carroll, Jill Oberlander, Amy McGrath
Anna Simon, Mary Shaw Marks, Donna Moffly
David Ormsby, Chairman, Friends of Nathaniel Witherell; Helen Dixon, Jack Moffly
Susie Costaregni, Ginny Costaregni, Laura Cunningham, board member of the Friends of Nathaniel Witherell; Robbie Kestenbaum
Debby Lash, board member of the Friends of Nathaniel Witherell; Susie Baker, Jane Bryant Quinn (keynote speaker), Karen Sadik-Khan, President, Friends of Nathaniel Witherell
David O. Brownwood, board member of the Friends of Nathaniel Witherell; Howard Chickering, Harold Finn
Lindsay and David Ormsby, Chairman of Friends of Nathaniel Witherell; Peter J. Tesei, First Selectman, Town of Greenwich
Keynote speaker Jane Bryant Quinn