The Five Biggest Financial Mistakes Women Make featuring Dr. April Murdaugh

Dr. April Murdaugh is a Purse Strings-approved financial advisor in Fleming Island, Florida, and the CEO of Woman to Woman Financial. Through her wealth management firm, she is dedicated to helping educate, empower, and encourage women to create and grow generational wealth. We are honored to have her on the show today to share her remarkable story and the five biggest financial mistakes she sees women make. 

Here’s some of what we discuss in this episode:

• 1:11 – Dr. April’s experience with widowhood and financial hardship + journey to financial advising 
• 8:18 – Avoidance in financial planning
• 9:53 –  Negotiating for higher salaries or fees + working with a coach 
• 13:40 – Prioritizing retirement planning over college savings for children
• 22:07 – Not having a will or estate plan
• 26:44 – Giving your spouse complete control over your finances 
• 32:29 – Having financial conversations with your partner

Learn more about Dr. April

Dr. April D. Murdaugh is a fee-based financial advisor based in Fleming Island, Florida. She specializes in assisting successful women executives and business owners in creating a financial plan that outlines how to live the life they deserve.

Having experienced homelessness, widowhood, and divorce- losing everything three times in her life-she is deeply committed to aiding women in fortifying against setbacks and navigating life transitions to achieve financial prosperity.

She has held leadership roles in various professional organizations including past president of the Professional Women's Council, president of the National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors-North Florida Chapter, and Treasurer of the Women in Transportation-Northeast Florida Chapter.

She was also President of the American Business Women’s Association-Orange Park Charter Chapter in 2019 and 2020 and was recognized as one of the Top Ten Women American Business Women in 2021. 

Among her accolades, she received the Small Business Leader of the Year award in 2020 and was named Best Financial Advisor in Jacksonville in 2018 and 2019. 

Dr. April D. Murdaugh is an approved Purse Strings Professional. She is a mom to four wonderful adult children. In her spare time, she enjoys reading, music, exercising, kayaking, and hiking.

Episode Links

Dr. April on Purse Strings: https://pursestrings.co/professional/financial-advisor/florida/fleming-island/dr-april-murdaugh/

Woman to Woman Financial: https://www.womantowomanfinancial.com/

Get in touch with Dr. April

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/W2WFinancial/?ref=pages_you_manage

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/aprilmurdaugh/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/draprilmurdaugh/

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