Podcast Title:
Very Caliente
Hosts:
Pablo Alsina & Jennie López
Summary
Anna N'Jie-Konte is a Certified Financial Planner, entrepreneur, speaker, mom of three girls and the founder of Poder Wealth Advisors. Raised in New York by a Puerto Rican mom and a Gambian dad, she fell into wealth management and one day saw a client balance bigger than any number she had ever seen, belonging to a regular person nobody had heard of. Fifteen years later she helps women take control of their money. She unpacks the scarcity messaging so many of us grew up with, why investing is not gambling or dirty money, how she teaches her daughters to invest their birthday money, and why the goal is not breaking a cycle but building a new one. Because, as she puts it, you can work yourself into an early grave.
Main Topics
• A jibarita who grew up in New York
• Her grandmother: a third grade education and 16 siblings brought to the US
• Why the firm is called Poder
• YOLO spending versus money under the mattress
• Somos gente pobre: healing a scarcity mindset
• The caller ID moment that changed what she thought was possible
• Why investing is not dirty money
• First steps: your 401k and a low cost index fund
• Teaching kids that money is a choice, not a lack
• Building a new cycle instead of breaking the old one
Intriguing Quotes
“You can work yourself into an early grave.” - Anna N'Jie-Konte
“There's people out here that are just regular people.” - Anna N'Jie-Konte
“It's not cheating, you're just participating in the economic growth of the country.” - Anna N'Jie-Konte
“That's investing, babe.” - Anna N'Jie-Konte
Key Moments
[00:20] Meet Anna N'Jie-Konte, founder of Poder Wealth Advisors
[00:55] Puerto Rican mom, Gambian dad, raised in New York
[02:06] Why Poder, and the grandmother who could have built Rivera Towers
[04:09] YOLO spending versus money under the mattress
[05:53] Scarcity messaging and somos gente pobre
[07:18] The caller ID moment
[09:07] Why we think money has to hurt to be earned
[11:49] Teaching her daughters that money is a choice
[14:38] How young is too young to talk about money?
[17:17] Building a new cycle, and working yourself into an early grave
Notable Guests / Resources
• Anna N'Jie-Konte, CFP, entrepreneur and founder of Poder Wealth Advisors
• poderwealth.com, and @annanjiekonte on Instagram
• The Champagne Problems newsletter, for women ready to think long term about their wealth
• Anna's starting point: your workplace 401k and a low cost index fund
• 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
🔥 Jennie has already called for a part two with Anna, digging into more tactics. Stay tuned.
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