Bio: Bridget Weishaar is an equity analyst and co-founder of The Shaare, an online community dedicated to educating women with no background in finance about markets and investing in a fun, easy to understand manner. She received her Doctorate in Curriculum and Instruction from Loyola University and spent six years teaching before deciding to pursue her MBA at the Wharton School of Business, University of Pennsylvania. She has seven years of experience as a stock analyst working for Bear, Stearns, JPMorgan, and Morningstar. Ms. Weishaar has made numerous appearances in the press including CNBC’s Squawk Box, BNN, and Reuters and has been quoted by The Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Forbes, and Bloomberg.