Photo by Michael Isabell
Lena Rizkallah has carved out a niche giving financial advice to women in their 40s and 50s, often helping them navigate transitional moments in their lives. For these clients — who may be going through a divorce, starting a businesses or taking on a new creative project — Lena helps frame out a financial plan that can enable the vision. “Money equals freedom,” she says.
Born to Palestinian parents who immigrated to the US and raised in a suburb of Washington D.C., Lena followed a winding path to Beacon.
In this interview, we talk about:
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The Gaza catastrophe through the eyes of a second-generation Palestinian immigrant
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Lena’s decision to give up a career as an Immigration lawyer to work in finance
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Her “moving to Beacon” story as a single woman, and why she kept her NYC apartment
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Her panels and speakeasies focused on women and female business owners
- What Gen X women have in common from a financial and money standpoint
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The current investment climate, and why economic doomerism is wrong
Links and further resources:
Learn more about Lena’s services and activities at her website.
Beaconites is recorded at Beacon AV Lab.