45: Dominating your Finances and Stock Market investment w/Brandon Alexander

Name: Brandon Alexander 

Current Title: Founder/CEO Invent you

Location: New York

Educational Background: BS – Accounting – UCONN

MBA in Progress – St. John’s University (Tobin College of       Business)

About Brandon:

Brandon Alexander, born and raised in Jamaica, NY, has dedicated his life to helping others achieve financial success. He got the opportunity to leave the inner city and attend high school in the suburbs of Connecticut. This was pivotal for his perspective. He realized wealthy families were discussing finance and business ideas, while folks in his hometown rarely discussed these topics and looked at money as corrupt and unattainable.

After high school, Brandon attended the University of Connecticut School of Business and majored in accounting. After graduating from UCONN, Brandon started working full-time at KPMG. This gave him the opportunity to truly understand how money worked. He consulted billion-dollar corporations on strategy, accounting, and finance.

Although he consulted on billions of dollars, Brandon went from making 6 figures at 23 years old to be 6 figures in debt. He went from his 3 bedroom apartment in Harlem to his mother’s house in Queens. This was the result of not adjusting his spending and lifestyle from being a 6-figure earner to being a full-time entrepreneur. He sensed a shift was needed and thus, he quickly put things in place to correct his financial trajectory.

Brandon founded InventYou to help millennials dominate their finances, become who they want to be, and ultimately, have peace of mind. His personal experiences have taught him that it is easy to make money, and even easier to lose it all. InventYou provides various avenues for financial education such as the InventYou WealthCamp, WealthRaps, and the InventYou Podcast.

Brandon is currently pursuing his MBA at Tobin College of Business with a concentration in Finance. He is a financial educator, financial commentator as well as an author and investor.

DURING THIS EPISODE WE DISCUSSED:

• How to make your money work for you
• Step-by-step guide to starting your investment journey
• How to deal with debt while creating an investment portfolio
• Understanding the different investment platforms and how one may access them

For complete show notes and resources mentioned for this episode go to: blacktobusiness.com/45

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