General Investing >> Money Manager Interviews >> January 8, 2001
KIT M. COLE is Portfolio Manager of Kit Cole Investment Advisory
Services. She has managed marketable securities for over 20 years. Ms.
Cole was one of the first women in the country to be hired as a
stockbroker at a major brokerage firm. In 1977 she founded Kit Cole
Investment Advisory Services to specialize in providing investment
management and financial advice to women and families. Ms. Cole also has
a broad range of experience in income taxation, banking, estate and
personal financial planning. She is the Chairman/CEO and co-founder of
Tamalpais Bank, and Chairman Emeritus of Novato Community Bank. Ms. Cole
also co-founded and served as Chairman of the Board of New Horizons
Savings & Loan. She has served on the Marin Women's Commission both as a
Commissioner and as the Chairperson. In 1998 she was inducted into the
Marin County Women's Hall of Fame for achievements in the financial
services industry. Ms. Cole earned her BA in English from California
State University, Long Beach, with honors and her MBA in Finance from
U.C. Berkeley School of Business. Profile
firm you founded in 1977 to specialize in helping women and families
reach their financial goals.
Ms. Cole: Well, you've
