Veronica Karas Interview

Fredrik and Ivan are joined today with American financial advisor and author of ‘Money Matters: Everything You Should Have Learned in School, but Didn't!’ Veronica Karas. Together they discuss the benefits of university, how money is the pathway to achieving your desired impact on the world and discovering your financial blueprint.   KEY TAKEAWAYS The biggest benefit of going to university is networking. Networking at university can kick start your career. If you plan to become specialised in a field such as finance or medicine, what you study at university will be used daily in your job.   Money is the pathway to the level of contribution and impact that you want to have in the world. More money means that you can help more people, reach more people and have the ability to set up programmes designed to help others. Money is the means to the bright level and impact that you want to envision for yourself.   Your attitude towards money is formed from childhood. Things that you hear from parents and your upbringing start to formulate how you see your financial life. Therefore they form a blueprint which influences decisions you will make with money. Whether you are a saver or a spender has a lot to do with how you feel about money.   If you don’t give yourself a plan B you have no way out of something. This is especially true in business where you will find ways to go until you succeed. If you have no other choice but to succeed, you will find a way.   The best advice for young investors is to start now. Even if you only invest $20 into the stock market, the sooner you start the better. Time is your biggest friend in investment.   BEST MOMENTS “I got into finance early enough so that I could understand what it would mean to have that debt.”   “Money is still the third most common cause of divorce in the world.”   “I made it happen because I had no choice but to make it happen.”   ABOUT THE GUEST Veronica Karas is a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNERTM professional who has been in the finance industry for over a decade. She began her career in life insurance then quickly moved into investment research before grabbing the opportunity to pursue her passion for financial planning. She enjoys the variety of helping clients from all walks of life achieve their financial goals and works with individuals and couples to minimize their tax burdens, maximize their savings and investment earnings, understand college funds, organize their estate planning, and everything else that touches their financial lives. Veronica’s passion is guiding people to make sound financial decisions and become financially independent in a way that works for them. She feels a deep sense of commitment to her work and truly feels grateful for every single client and colleague she has had the pleasure of working with over the years. In addition to her CFP® designation, Veronica also has an MBA & a Life & Health license. In her spare time, Veronica spends time with her husband and rescue pet in Port Washington, NY, and enjoys educating youth around the tri-state area in all areas of financial literacy and mentoring others as a Transformational Life Coach. She is committed to helping every single person she possibly can to achieve Financial Freedom! VALUABLE RESOURCES https://www.amazon.com/Money-Matters-Everything-Should-Learned-ebook/dp/B07M8DBKH2 https://www.linkedin.com/in/veronicakarascfp/ https://www.veronicakaras.com/ ABOUT THE HOST Serial entrepreneur Fredrik Sandvall loves sharing ideas and interviewing world-class entrepreneurs and influencers. Invest in You is about investments, entrepreneurs, personal development and doing fun things. He hopes to ensure you take action, helping others and yourself, plus enjoy the journey we call life. CONTACT METHOD Contact Fredrik Sandvall – Invest in You  https://www.linkedin.com/in/sandvall/?originalSubdomain=uk  https://sandvallinvest.com/  https://www.facebook.com/FredrikinLondon https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/investing-skills/id1445899547?mt=2  Contact Charlie Sandvall Charlie Sandvall LinkedIn  Contact Ivan Sandvall Ivan Sandvall Instagram