Do you know what your financial mindset is?
Don’t miss this new episode of The Women’s Eye podcast with Stacey Gualandi. I sat down with financial planner Catherine Scrivano, founder of CASCO Financial Group in Phoenix, Arizona to learn what four financial mindsets lead to success.
“When we’re talking about financial decision making, having the mindset of high optimism versus low optimism; future orientation rather than current orientation; reward orientation versus risk orientation and financial literacy versus financial illiteracy; those who are proficient in these four mindsets tend to have better financial results.” — Catherine Scrivano
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Catherine is also a regular contributor to The Women’s Eye podcast for our Building Money Power series. She says when it comes to mindsets, you’re not limited to one. You can have all four!

Catherine says many of her clients wish they had started planning ahead when they were younger. For me, one of the key takeaways as we get older is how important it is to be “future oriented.” She emphasizes having good savings behavior early and avoiding impulse spending.
“The phrase ‘retail therapy’ makes me crazy. I’m on a one woman quest to eliminate that concept of ‘retail therapy’ because it generally is negative,” said Catherine.
During our interview, Catherine offers several pieces of advice about mindsets, including:
- “Sometimes a risk orientation is appropriate, and you don’t want to take risks that you can’t afford to take. That’s the first rule of financial planning, but don’t let your fear of loss keep you from exploring options and opportunities.
- “I’m absolutely passionate about financial literacy. The financial field, like the health care field and so many others, are so full of jargon. I think it’s just critical that we undertake a field that is not in our area of expertise, but let’s learn that jargon.
- “The big key to success for a person with high optimism, is that they see opportunity.”
- “I often tell clients, ‘Please tell me what you’re thinking of doing, not what you’ve done.’ If so, you can enjoy it and have great confidence. If not, sometimes it’s hard to unwind decisions that have been made on impulse or when we were hungry.”
Well, it will be hard to say goodbye to retail therapy, but I will take your advice, Catherine!!
Join us for more practical financial advice from Catherine Scrivano on this episode of The Women’s Eye podcast. Check out Catherine’s Building Money Power podcasts.
For more information about Catherine Scrivano:
Website: www.cascofinancial.com
LinkedIn: Catherine Scrivano
Facebook: Casco Financial Group
Twitter/X: CASCO Financial
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