Rewriting the Wealth Script: Anna N'Jie-Konte on Empowering Women and Marginalized Voices for a Fairer Future
In this episode, Madeline talks to Anna N’Jie-Konte, a passionate and experienced financial advisor, about her thoughts on money and life. Anna, a New Yorker with immigrant roots, shares openly about the impact her family and her childhood had on defining her own money stories and her decision to pursue a career in wealth management.
Anna tells us it's crucial to understand our money mindset, looking back at our early money memories to get why we handle money the way we do. She's all about breaking free from money troubles that pass down through families and wants us all to overcome barriers to becoming financially savvy and shaping the financial futures we desire.
Anna provides us with key insights on the importance of investing and how to do this in a manner that matches our values, making our money choices mean something while also earning us impactful returns.
Listen in as we speak about:
Financial Liberation through Investments
The Journey towards Financial Literacy
Leaving a Legacy through Financial Knowledge
Begin the Investment Journey Today
And much, much, more!
Financial Liberation through Investments
Anna starts the conversation by focusing on liberation through money. She underscores the importance of understanding how the financial system works, sharing her personal experiences and the challenges she faced growing up. As the daughter of immigrants, Anna points out how hard it can be to navigate the financial landscape in a new country, and how regardless of where you come from few of us are taught to manage money.
Anna shares how her parents’ experience led to her career trajectory in wealth management and heavily informed her drive to impart financial literacy, primarily to women. Anna also opens up about how her experiences with her clients prior to opening a firm of her own validated her belief in the need for empathy in handing down financial advice and making this information more accessible and equitable.
The Journey towards Financial Literacy
After opening up about her background, the conversation with Anna shifts towards the discussion of the journey towards financial literacy. Anna emphasizes the importance of sharing personal finance stories to break the associated shame and discomfort. Narrating her personal growth, Anna highlights her transition from living with the scarcity mindset that was shaped by her upbringing, to later building a successful financial career.
Despite the challenges of belonging to a younger demographic in an industry dominated primarily by older white males, Anna embraced the struggles of her journey. The hurdles she faced eventually drove her to start her own firm. Anna adds that anyone can take initial steps towards financial literacy and shares how we are living in an amazing era where we have available a plethora of resources and personal finance content creators who can offer valuable information to beginners, and advises that investing a couple of hours every week for financial literacy can go a long way.
Leaving a Legacy through Financial Knowledge
Anna advocates for parents to instill financial acumen in their children early on. By teaching children about investments and the difference between wants and needs, parents can foster a generation of financially literate children and help their children to build wealth in the future.
Anna advises parents to set an example by bringing their children into their financial discussions. This exposure can normalize conversations around investments, retirement plans, or even mortgages, thus building a positive money ecosystem for the future.
Begin the Investment Journey Today
The podcast ends on a motivating note challenging listeners to start exploring investing as a way to shift their own money stories. Anna also underlines the importance of aligning financial plans with personal values and suggests that it's necessary to know your financial non-negotiables and consider them while making investment decisions.
The podcast illuminates that embarking on an investment journey does not have any preconditions. With a stable mindset and willingness to learn, one can step into the world of financial liberation, irrespective of where they stand in the current financial status. The key lies in taking the first step.
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