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The Get Ready Money Podcast with Charlene Cong: Why Simplicity Wins With Money

Dec 03, 2024

🙌 On this episode of The Get Ready Money Podcast, I spoke with Charlene Cong, CFA, investment coach and founder of FinFit about changing the way we think about money and democratizing financial literacy.

In this episode we discussed:

🔹 Simplicity wins with money.

🔹 Why a long term mindset and consistency are critical for success.

🔹 Investing is for everyone, not just for the rich. 

🔹 What is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA)?

🔹 The relationship between fitness and finances.

🔹 Start investing as early as possible - invest for your kids (it’s the power of compound interest).

 

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Resources:  

 

  •  Budgeting and Spending Template (free): (here)
  •  Investment Masterclass: (here)
  •  Youtube (here

 

Podcast: 

 

 

Mentioned on this episode: 

 

  •  The Get Ready Money Podcast: The Power of Compound Interest with Mac Gardner, Derrick Wesley, Chris Mouzon & Thomas Kopelman (here).
  •  Warren Buffett’s Annual Letter to Berkshire Hathaway Shareholders (here).
  •  The Intelligent Investor: The Definitive Book on Value Investing by Benjamin Graham (Amazon).
  •  The Millionaire Next Door: The Surprising Secrets of America's Wealthy by Thomas Stanley and William Danko (here)
  •  The Four Money Bears by Mac Gardner (Amazon)
  •  The Monster Job by Faith Teope (Amazon)
  •  Sammy Rabbit's Money School (here)

 

Bio:

 

 Charlene H. Cong, CFA, is the founder of FinFit GmbH, a finance and investment educator, podcaster, and YouTuber. With over 10 years of experience in the banking industry, including a tenure at JPMorgan Asset Management, she is a Chartered Financial Analyst based in both Hong Kong and Switzerland. Charlene is an Executive Board Member of the Swiss Capital Market Forum.

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