Posts by Rachel Marshall
The Night I Almost Died, and Why My Family Wouldn’t Need a GoFundMe
You can survive dying without needing a GoFundMe. I’m living proof. Three weeks ago, I almost died in an emergency operation after childbirth. Today, I’m looking down at the fluttering eyelashes of my snoring newborn, and my heart swells with enormous gratitude for the privilege of being alive to witness her life. In today’s podcast, my…
Read MoreSelf Directed IRA for Real Estate Investing
We often get the question, should I use a Self-Directed IRA for real estate investing? When you’re looking for the capital to get started in real estate, one of the most common sources is money inside of retirement accounts such as 401k’s and IRAs. However, using tax-deferred retirement plans to invest in real estate is…
Read MoreProfit Maximization: Find and Fix Your Money Leaks
The best profit maximization strategies are the ones nobody’s talking about. Why? Because everyone is looking for the hardest, most challenging, and over-complicated techniques. Maybe it’s our human tendency to believe that everything worthwhile has to be difficult. Or perhaps, we like the bragging rights we get after surviving the most grueling, tortuous feats. Like cutting…
Read MoreMarco Santarelli, Norada Real Estate Investments
Marco Santarelli is a real estate investor, author, and founder of Norada Real Estate Investments, a nationwide provider of turnkey cash-flow investment property. Turnkey real estate may be an excellent opportunity for you to create cash flow from assets. With turnkey, you purchase property that’s already cash-flowing, reducing your barrier to entry into real estate…
Read MoreHow to Wean Grown Kids Off Your Payroll — Financial Freedom for Parents
Many people get stuck paying their kids’ bills long after the kids are grown and moved out of the house. Often, it’s to the tune of hundreds, if not thousands of dollars each month. Even commitments you initially made because you love your kids and want to help them can begin to feel like a…
Read MoreEconomic Value Added (EVA) and Infinite Banking
Economic Value Added (EVA) is a little-known, but impressively effective measure to boost your profitability. Coca-Cola, AT&T, Quaker Oats, CSX, and Briggs and Stratton helped the term rise to prominence when they adopted economic profit, or EVA, in the 80s and 90s. Focus on this insightful accounting measure resulted in an overwhelming increase in business…
Read MoreProfit First, with Mike Michalowicz
Mike Michalowicz is a champion of profitability, on a mission to eradicate entrepreneurial poverty. Mike is the author of Profit First, Transform Your Business from a Cash-Eating Monster to a Money-Making Machine. He helps business owners realize their need for making a profit and design a practical, working accounting system that doesn’t take ironman willpower…
Read MoreBusiness Growth: The Counterintuitive Approach that Actually Works
Business growth is often the commonly accepted end goal of all entrepreneurship. And growth usually means higher earnings, sales, and revenue. After all, you want to reap the rewards of more income and gain a better lifestyle. As a business owner, the path to get there seems to be generating more clients and more dollars. But…
Read More10 Top Mistakes Buying Life Insurance
When buying life insurance coverage, most people don’t have a complete map. Without all the information to make the best decisions, many people make mistakes that lead to buyer’s remorse. But you don’t have to worry, you can recognize and sidestep the common pitfalls people make. Don’t end up frustrated, discouraged, unsatisfied, or without protection…
Read MorePat Hiban, Six Steps to Seven Figures
As a residential agent, Pat Hiban sold over 6,000 residential homes, earning the title of Billion Dollar Agent. He’s also the host of Real Estate Rockstar Radio, best-selling author of Six Steps to Seven Figures: A Real Estate Professional’s Guide to Building Wealth and Creating Your Destiny, founder of Rebus University and Big Profit Agents…
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