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Carmen Rita Wong

Carmen Rita Wong

Personal Finance Expert and CEO & Founder, Malecon Productions, LLC.

Carmen Rita Wong is the CEO and Founder of Malecon Productions, a multimedia content company.

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Carmen Rita Wong is the CEO and Founder of Malecon Productions, a multimedia content company. She is one of the only Latinas on American television to host a daily national news program, CNBC’s On the Money and has been a national advice columnist for Glamour, Latina, Essence and Good Housekeeping as well as an expert with NBC’s TODAY Show, MSNBC, CNN, CBS This Morning, a regular on ABC’s The View, and has written for The New York Times.

A guest of the White House as a member of President Obama’s ‘Business Forward’ initiative to further African-American, Latino and Asian business owners, Carmen was also a faculty professor at New York University and is the author of two best-selling financial advice books, including The Real Cost of Living. A seasoned speaker, moderator and New Yorker, Carmen serves on the board of several nonprofit organizations and most-importantly, is ‘Mami’ to a young daughter. Her first novel—one of a series—came out in May 2016 entitled Never Too Real. The savvy, scandalous, and wise new novel is about four close friends who have earned the best of everything, but are forced to decide what they can afford to lose.

Whether she is speaking to audience of executives, salespeople, financial professionals, or college students, Carmen Rita Wong offers an information-rich presentation that can mean the difference between living paycheck to paycheck and saving for a comfortable retirement. The result is an audience that walks away feeling confident in managing their hard-earned dollars, as well as motivated and empowered as they make their way through the often intimidating waters of personal finance.

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Mind Over Money

Love & Money

A Woman’s Worth

Videos

Videos

Inside the Book: Carmen Rita Wong (WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL ME?)
Carmen Rita Wong: 'Money and how you mange it changes your life completely'

Books

Why Didn't You Tell Me?
Why Didn't You Tell Me?
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Never Too Real Paperback
Never Too Real Paperback
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