{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Gen X women are not done, with Lena Rizkallah","description":"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 \u2014 who may be going through a divorce, starting a businesses or taking on a new creative project \u2014 Lena helps frame out a financial plan that can enable the vision. \u201cMoney equals freedom,\u201d she says.&amp;nbsp; 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.&amp;nbsp; In this interview, we talk about:&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;   The Gaza catastrophe through the eyes of a second-generation Palestinian immigrant   Lena\u2019s decision to give up a career as an Immigration lawyer to work in finance   Her \u201cmoving to Beacon\u201d story as a single woman, and why she kept her NYC apartment   Her panels and speakeasies focused on women and female business owners  What Gen X women have in common; common money mistakes; &quot;Think big&quot;&amp;nbsp;  The current investment climate; why economic doomerism is wrong   Lena's website: https:\/\/www.lenarizkallah.com\/ Photo by Michael Isabell: https:\/\/www.michaelisabell.com\/  Beaconites is recorded at Beacon AV Lab:&amp;nbsp;https:\/\/www.beaconavlab.com\/ ","author_name":"Beaconites!","author_url":"http:\/\/beaconites.libsyn.com\/website","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/36571080\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/188341665"}