Jul 5, 2021
In this episode, Steve talks with Akemi Dalvi, CPA, CFP from Kondo Wealth Advisors about serving a niche community and fostering meaningful multi-generational conversations.
After graduating college with a degree in accounting, Akemi did what many other graduates do: she joined a big four firm. Craving more meaning and a healthier work-life balance, she joined her father at Kondo Wealth, the advisory firm he started. At her father’s firm, she specializes in helping Asian Americans plan for retirement and achieve long-term financial goals.
At Kondo, Akemi realized the importance of including every generation in the financial conversation. When clients reach retirement, their primary concern is ensuring their children have a smoother transition than they did.
Akemi talks with Steve about overcoming the financial taboo prevalent in so many Asian American households, the power of community and education in fostering the financial conversation, and her father’s best financial advice.
“There are a lot of people who are technically able to help any one of our clients with their finances, but money is so personal that it’s the intangible soft touch that is what they’re really vetting us for at these events. And then once they feel like that’s somebody I could really open up to about my finances, that’s what opens the door to a long-term relationship.” ~ Akemi Dalvi