Podcast Title:
Very Caliente
Hosts:
Pablo Alsina & Jennie López
Summary
Anna N'Jie-Konte is back, and this time it's all tactics. The Certified Financial Planner and founder of Poder Wealth Advisors walks through where your money should go, whether you've got $1 or $1 million: protect first, then grow, then enjoy. She explains the eight percent rule for paying off debt versus investing, why she's the advisor who tells clients to spend, and how her Titi María changed the way she sees money. Plus the client who nearly paid cash and walked past $7.6 million, going from corporate to entrepreneur, and three steps to start your wealth plan this weekend.
Main Topics
• Protect, grow, enjoy: the order your money goes in
• The eight percent rule for debt versus investing
• Why enjoying your money matters, and her Titi María
• Watching small monthly contributions snowball
• Your behaviour as an investor is half the return
• Diversify and only sell when the time horizon hits
• Pay yourself first: 10 to 15 percent, then 20 percent
• The real cost of paying cash instead of investing
• Leaving corporate without raiding your nest egg
• Three steps: net worth, savings rate, high interest debt
Intriguing Quotes
“You could literally be leaving millions of dollars off the table.” - Anna N'Jie-Konte
“I am the financial advisor that will tell you to spend money more than anybody else.” - Anna N'Jie-Konte
“My crystal ball's been broken for the last 15 years.” - Anna N'Jie-Konte
“Who's coming to save you?” - Anna N'Jie-Konte
“Live off your salary and invest your business revenue.” - Anna N'Jie-Konte
Key Moments
[00:15] Anna N'Jie-Konte is back
[00:45] $10,000 to invest: where do you start?
[02:49] Protect, grow and enjoy
[03:00] The advisor who tells you to spend, and her Titi María
[04:38] Making your money work hard for you
[06:36] When to sell and when to hold
[09:05] Pay yourself first: what percentage goes where
[11:28] Zero debt versus putting your money to work
[12:13] The $500,000 loan and the $7.6 million question
[14:19] Going from corporate to entrepreneur
[17:23] Where to invest right now
[18:21] Three steps to start your wealth plan this weekend
Notable Guests / Resources
• Anna N'Jie-Konte, CFP, entrepreneur and founder of Poder Wealth Advisors
• poderwealth.com, @annanjiekonte on Instagram, and LinkedIn
• The Champagne Problems newsletter, subscribe at poderwealth.com
• How I Invest My Money, featuring Anna's chapter on her Titi María
• investor.gov, the free government compound interest calculator
• Carl Richards, behavioural finance author and Anna's mentor
• Pablo Alsina, TV host and Telemundo alumnus, co-host of Very Caliente
• Jennie López, speaker, coach and the face behind Intentional Jennie, co-host of Very Caliente
Special Announcements
📚 Anna's chapter in the book How I Invest My Money is out now on Amazon and wherever you buy books.
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