Women Talk Finance
Financial strategies that adapt to your evolving life
The right financial guidance can do more than help you achieve the goals you have today. It can open up a world of possibilities and guide you toward your most fulfilling future.
Our Mission: Empower Women
Women often see things through a unique lens, especially when it comes to their wealth and financial planning. At Equitable, we focus on understanding both the challenges that women face AND the approach that women prefer in financial planning.
Meet Our Team
Wendy Baum JD, CPA, CDFA
Financial Professional | Northbrook, IL
Tammy L. Butts, CLU, ChFC
President of The Central Complex & Senior Executive Vice President | Deerfield, IL
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Mahua Chakraborty
Financial Professional | Deerfield, IL
Diana Chernyhovsky, CFP®
Financial Professional | Deerfield, IL
Elizabeth Grady, CFP®, ChFC®
Financial Professional | Arlington Heights, IL
Kathy Krzeminski
Financial Professional | Deerfield, IL
Kate B. Leipprandt, CFP®, ChFC, CLU
Financial Professional | Arlington Heights, IL
Melinda Camardella
Financial Advisor | Arlington Heights, IL
Noteworthy News

What a fun night celebrating our team at the Equitable Advisors Illinois Annual Recognition Dinner! These ladies are not only great advisors, they are also great people!

Enjoyed spending time with this amazing group of female advisors at Equitable Advisors. Not only do they do a great job with holistic planning for their clients, offer educational workshops for women but they also take time out to mentor and share ideas and best practices with the others on our team.
Athena Group Photo

So great having this group of our amazing female advisors to a Fall Luncheon at my home. This is such a talented group and they do so much for their clients, for our branch and to “Lift as we Climb” to help each other succeed!

Stacey Woerhle was recently profiled by Think Advisor, check it out here.
Check out this article from Forbes featuring Wendy Baum.
Tammy Butts was interviewed by Barons about retirement discussions you need to have with your spouse.
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Had a great time at our Equitable Women’s Empowerment workshop yesterday! Great opportunity to network with successful women and our team of financial professionals led a great interactive discussion addressing the unique financial challenges women face and opportunities for planning to address them.

What a great time with this successful team of ladies! Our team loves the opportunity to empower women by not only educating and leading discussions on key financial topics and strategies but also by facilitating networking and promoting the businesses of all attendees. Visit our website devoted to women for more photos from our Women’s Workshops, articles on topics impacting women and other tools and resources.
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Location
Deerfield, IL
520 Lake Cook Road, Suite 270
Deerfield, Illinois 60015
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Phone: (224) 554-8120