The Power Hour
Bring one question or decision you would like to understand better. Explore the relevant considerations and identify your next practical step.
PERSPECTIVE FOR AN INTERNATIONAL LIFE
Understand what you have, how it fits together and what deserves attention—wherever your financial life takes you. You do not have to work through every question alone.
A clearer view.
A considered next step.
A MORE COMPLETE PICTURE
An account in one country. A pension in another. Property, family responsibilities and decisions that connect them all.
Understanding how these pieces fit together can bring perspective to what you already have, reveal what needs attention and help you ask better questions.
Finance Foundation for Women combines financial expertise, an international perspective and practical tools to help you make more informed decisions. Bring the questions you have, including the ones you have not known whom to ask. You do not need to become a financial expert to understand your own financial life.
Discover how we can work together →Understand what needs safeguarding.
See what comes in, goes out and stays.
Connect your resources to your priorities.
Build the understanding to move forward.
A practical foundation for a clearer financial picture.THE FINANCIAL PASSPORT
Start with what you know.
Make room for what you need to understand.
The organizing foundation for our work together: a structured overview of your assets, income, obligations, important documents and priorities across countries.
Used within guided educational sessions. Enquire to discuss the right starting point for you.
WORKING TOGETHER
One question, a change in circumstances, or a financial picture that needs bringing together. Start with what you know. Together, we can identify what deserves attention next.
Bring one question or decision you would like to understand better. Explore the relevant considerations and identify your next practical step.
Use the Financial Passport to organize the pieces, identify gaps and priorities, and prepare a clear set of actions and questions for specialists.
Explore your financial life alongside other women in the 90-minute Your Financial Life Across Borders workshop. Enquire about a session for your group or community.
Our work provides financial education, organization and perspective. It does not include investment recommendations, portfolio management, or regulated financial, tax or legal advice. Questions requiring specialist advice are identified for appropriately qualified professionals.
HELENA LOWEGREN · FOUNDEREXPERIENCE, WITH PERSPECTIVE
“How does money fit into the life you are actually living?”
With nearly three decades of experience across financial markets, wealth management, and private equity and venture capital, Helena brings extensive financial expertise and an international perspective to Finance Foundation for Women.
Having lived and worked across several countries, she understands the complexities that arise when financial lives extend beyond national borders.
Swedish and based in Madrid, Helena began her career on Wall Street and holds an Executive MBA from IESE. She also hosts Mad Money Club dinners in Madrid, where women come together to talk about money.
Start a conversation →UNDERSTANDING GROWS THROUGH CONVERSATION
You are not the only one
figuring this out.
Helena hosts dinners where women come together to talk about money: what they understand, what they are navigating and what they would like to learn.
You do not need to arrive with financial expertise. Curiosity and a willingness to listen are a place to begin.
Ask about a future dinner →Enquire for confirmed dates, availability and event details.
A LETTER WORTH MAKING TIME FOR
A monthly letter on money, wealth and the decisions that shape our lives. Each edition explores one central question, explains why it matters and offers a reflection to help you consider your own circumstances.
Read & Subscribe →What is this money for?
What does your net worth leave out?
What is your income actually building?
BEFORE WE BEGIN
Yes. You do not need a particular level of wealth or financial knowledge to begin a conversation. We start with your questions and discuss whether a letter, group conversation or educational session would be useful.
Yes. You may already have wealth and professional support, yet still want a clearer overall picture. Our work helps you understand how the pieces connect and prepare more focused questions for your advisers.
No. Begin with what you know. Identifying missing information is part of the process. You can discuss your situation in broad terms in an initial enquiry; there is no need to send financial records.
The scope depends on the format we agree. A focused session centers on a question and next step; a broader overview uses the Financial Passport to organize information, highlight gaps and record priorities and follow-up actions.
No. The purpose is to strengthen your understanding and judgment. Investment recommendations and tax or legal decisions belong with qualified professionals who can advise on your specific circumstances and jurisdictions.
YOUR NEXT CHAPTER STARTS WITH UNDERSTANDING
Tell Helena what you would like to understand better. A brief description is enough to begin; you do not need to send financial documents. Together, you can explore which format would be useful.
Discuss working together →helenalowegren@gmail.comBASED IN MADRID · AN INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVE