In this episode, Melissa Fradenburg, Financial Advisor, and Ashley Mont discuss smart financial moves that can help millennials (and future generations) build wealth. Ashley, a biomedical engineer, is the founder & CIO of a technology start-up and a financially savvy millennial.  Ashley shares some tips that helped her to lay a solid financial groundwork as well as mistakes she has witnessed others in her generation make.

You will learn:

  • How budgeting can set you up for future success.
  • Why understanding interest rates is an important component of large purchase decisions.
  • How to read the fine print when accepting school loans.
  • How the opportunity to go to college being presented as something exciting from a young age, helped shape Ashley’s mindset today.
  • Why picking a major that leads to a high-income earning career is important?
  • How to learn and recover from your financial mistakes.
  • Why mindset is so important when setting goals.
  • What inspired Ashley to major in biomedical engineering.

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