Smart Mom, Rich Mom

•ACKNOWLEDGMENTS•

I am so grateful for the immense support network, both personal and professional, that allows me to write about money: My husband, Sujay Davé, who does so much, both visible and invisible, to support me and our family. My parents, Gail Shearer and Chris Palmer, who not only offer me endless encouragement, but also frequently take care of my children. My sisters and girlfriends for letting me bounce my ideas off them, even the terrible ones, and always responding with enthusiasm. My grandmothers, Janet Shearer Johnson and the late Mavis Palmer, to whom this book is dedicated, for showing me how to be a strong woman and mom. My former editors and colleagues at U.S. News & World Report; a working mom couldn’t have a more supportive ...