09/01/2026
Before Avi became a financial advisor, he studied computer science and expected to build a career in programming.
When he later began taking financial planning courses, part of the work felt surprisingly familiar. In computer science, you start by understanding how a program is supposed to work before you begin writing the code. Comprehensive financial planning appealed to him for much the same reason: understand what the plan is meant to accomplish first, then determine how the individual pieces should be built around it.
It is a small part of Avi’s story, but one that still shows up in how he approaches the work today. Good financial decisions matter, but so does understanding what those decisions are ultimately meant to support.
A few behind-the-scenes moments from Avi’s recent conversation with Gregory Lai.