One in a Billion

LifeChangers is about Asian philanthropists sharing stories about life-changing turning points that have shaped their mindset and inspired their philanthropic passion. Now, they feel compelled to change the lives of others.

How old were you when you first started making money? 16? 17? 18?

Meet Mei-Lee Ney - an investment advisor, philanthropist, and art collector. 

At age 75, Mei-Lee has been working non-stop since she was 10. Why?

Who gave her critical advice about how she could get anything she wanted? And what is that advice? 

How did Mei-Lee build and create wealth for herself and others without a college degree? And what motivated Mei-Lee to begin giving away her fortune, and for what causes? 

Tune into my conversation with Mei-Lee Ney in Episode #2 “Money Matters”

Music used: Working For the County by Derek CleggPlaytime by Jahzzar Banish by Slinte Dear Old Dad by HoliznaCCO Acoustic Fingerpicking 5 by Independent Music Licensing Collective Gray Drops by Sergey CheremisinovAcoustic Fingerpicking 1 by Independent Music Licensing Collective Love Wins by Lee Rosevere Sour Grapes by Pictures of the Floating World Go Tell It On The Molehill by Doctor Turtle Climb by The Ghost in Your Piano Florid by Mid-Air MachineThe Dance of the Sky by MMFFF One in A Billion Theme Song by Brad McCarthy

Mei-Lee Ney is the president of Richard Ney & Associates, Asset Management, Inc., a registered investment advisory firm that she joined in 1973. She was the business partner and wife of Richard Ney, author of three books on the stock market: The Wall Street Jungle, The Wall Street Gang, and Making It in the Market, the last two of which she edited. She was co-writer and editor of “The Ney Report,” an investment newsletter, from 1976 to 1999. She also serves on the USC Pacific Asia Museum Board of Councilors, and the Otis College of Art and Design Board of Trustees and is active in several other communities, arts, and education organizations. Learn more about Mei-Lee here.