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Align Wealth With Values Through Faith-Based Legacy Planning
By Rachel Marshall |
There’s a story Buffy Ruthardt shared that still gives me chills. She and her husband Darren were on a drive, just processing life and legacy—wondering aloud what it might look like for their children to live in their inheritance while they were still alive. Not just financially, but spiritually, relationally, and generationally. It was a…
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How to Design a Whole Life Policy for Infinite Banking: Avoid the Pitfalls, Build Long-Term Wealth, and Create a System That Lasts Generations
By Rachel Marshall |
Let me tell you a quick story. Imagine walking into your local grocery store, grabbing a can of peas, and sneaking out the back door without paying. It sounds ridiculous—maybe even unethical, right? Now, imagine the opposite: You pick up the same can, go to the register, pay for it, and walk out the front…
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Should You Put All Your Income Into a Whole Life Policy? Here’s What You Need to Know
By Rachel Marshall |
It started with a bold question that showed up in a public comment: “If infinite banking is so powerful, why wouldn’t I just put all my income into a whole life policy?” That single comment sparked a deeply layered, thoughtful conversation that we knew needed more attention. It wasn’t criticism. It was curiosity. And curiosity,…
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Can You Deduct Life Insurance Premiums? The Truth Every Business Owner Needs to Know
By Rachel Marshall |
Recently, Bruce shared a story that perfectly illustrates unexpected life challenges—his basement flooded, turning a peaceful Easter weekend into an emergency cleanup session. Just as unexpected problems can flood your home, unanswered financial questions can flood your business strategy, especially questions like: “Can you deduct life insurance premiums?” Tax questions, much like sudden home repairs,…
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How to Start a Family Bank: Insights from John Moriarty
By Rachel Marshall |
Interested in finding out how to start a family bank? Today, Bruce and I talk with our friend and colleague, John Moriarty, Founder and President of e3 ConsultantsGROUP. You’ll hear about his personal and business use of Infinite Banking, and the thinking behind a growing and evolving system of policies. John is smart, business savvy,…
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Tour Our Private Family Banking System
By Rachel Marshall |
Do you want to build a family banking system that will provide capital to you and future generations? Come see behind the scenes as we talk about our Marshall Family Bank in real-time. Today, we discuss why we added another whole life insurance policy, how our cash value is growing, and our vision for using…
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Estate Planning with Life Insurance: How to Protect Your Wealth and Prepare Your Family
By Rachel Marshall |
When we first started talking about estate planning with life insurance, it was because we saw a massive disconnect in how families were thinking about their wealth. Not just the numbers. But the purpose behind it. Bruce and I were in the middle of one of our deeper conversations—talking through how most people think life…
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The Pros and Cons of an ILIT: Is It the Right Move for Your Legacy?
By Rachel Marshall |
What do the St. Louis Rams and Prince have in common? Their stories illustrate the pros and cons of an ILIT—or, more accurately, what happens when estate planning tools like an ILIT aren’t used at all. They both became cautionary tales of what happens when estate planning falls short. When Georgia Frontiere passed away, her…
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Is Cash Value Life Insurance Enough for Retirement?
By Rachel Marshall |
Today, Bruce and I want to unpack a question we frequently encounter: Is cash value life insurance enough for retirement? It’s a compelling question, but one without a simple yes or no answer. The effectiveness of cash value life insurance as your primary retirement vehicle heavily depends on your personal discipline, your overall financial strategy,…
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How Tariffs Impact Your Wallet (And Why It Matters More Than You Think)
By Rachel Marshall |
If you’ve ever tried leading a Zoom call while your screen goes black mid-sentence, you know the feeling of being out of control. That’s how many of us feel about our finances right now—like we’re one loose cable away from a crash. But here’s the truth: financial control is closer than you think. And in…
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Is Infinite Banking Tax-Free? The Truth You Need to Know
By Rachel Marshall |
If you’ve been researching Infinite Banking, you’ve probably heard it described as “tax-free.” That phrase is thrown around a lot, and while it sounds great, it’s not entirely accurate. The reality is a bit more nuanced, and understanding the details can make a massive difference in how you leverage Infinite Banking for long-term wealth building.…
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Nelson Nash Institute Think Tank 2025 Recap
By Rachel Marshall |
Imagine sitting in a room full of financial professionals, entrepreneurs, and thought leaders, all gathered with a shared mission—to gain clarity, deepen understanding, and refine strategies for implementing Infinite Banking. That’s exactly what happened at the Nelson Nash Institute Think Tank 2025, and today, we’re sharing the most impactful takeaways with you. Bruce and Becca…
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Building an Exceptional Life
By Rachel Marshall |
What does it take to build a life of true success? Not just financial wealth, but success in all areas—business, family, health, faith, and relationships? If you’ve ever felt like you’re hitting a ceiling in one or more areas of your life, this is for you. In a recent episode of The Money Advantage Podcast,…
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Take Control of the Banking Function: How to Build Wealth on Your Terms
By Rachel Marshall |
Have you ever stopped to question how money really moves in your life? Most of us are so accustomed to the financial system we’ve been handed that we don’t even recognize its limitations. From an early age, we’re trained to earn, spend, and save in ways that benefit traditional banks and lenders—not us. What if,…
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Gold as the Ultimate Wealth Insurance – How to Protect Your Financial Future
By Rachel Marshall |
Imagine waking up one day to find that everything around you—groceries, gas, housing—costs significantly more than it did yesterday. Your savings, your income, and everything you’ve worked hard to build are suddenly worth less in terms of purchasing power. This is the harsh reality of inflation, a silent wealth destroyer that erodes the value of…
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Turn Financing Costs into a Financial Tailwind
By Rachel Marshall |
Turn financing costs into a financial tailwind by changing the way you think about money. Flying is an amazing experience. But have you ever noticed that when you fly west, your flight takes longer than when you fly east? That’s because of the jet stream—a strong, high-altitude wind that either pushes you forward or slows…
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Where Is the Bank? Understanding the Banking Function in Infinite Banking
By Rachel Marshall |
Imagine walking into a grand bank building with marble floors, high ceilings, and neatly dressed bankers eager to assist you. You deposit your hard-earned money, confident that it is safe and growing. But have you ever stopped to ask yourself—where is the bank? What role does it actually play in your financial future? This question…
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Is Infinite Banking Only for the Wealthy? Think Again.
By Rachel Marshall |
Imagine this: You’re researching financial strategies, and you keep running into this concept called Infinite Banking. But then, you see a claim—Infinite Banking is only for the wealthy. Maybe you start to wonder: Is Infinite Banking only for the wealthy? Is this really something I can use? Or is it just a strategy for high-net-worth…
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Life Insurance Beneficiaries: Protecting Your Legacy and Empowering Future Generations
By Rachel Marshall |
It’s a quiet evening. Snow begins to blanket the ground as the roads grow slick with ice. You’re driving home late at night, carefully navigating the treacherous conditions. Thoughts race through your mind. What if you couldn’t make it home? Would your family be taken care of? It’s a stark question we often avoid, but…
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Whole Life Term Riders: Level vs. Blended Term Riders
By Rachel Marshall |
Imagine you’re constructing the financial equivalent of a dream home—solid foundation, spacious rooms, and everything designed to suit your long-term vision. Whole life insurance is like that foundation, providing both stability and flexibility. But what if I told you there’s a secret feature in this financial blueprint—a term rider—that can dramatically enhance your policy’s efficiency?…
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The Power of Storytelling with Caleb Breakey: Leaving a Legacy of Values
By Rachel Marshall |
When was the last time you were completely captivated by a story? For me, it was years ago, when I first listened to a book that changed my entire perspective on the power of storytelling. It wasn’t just entertainment; it was a mirror reflecting truths I hadn’t yet acknowledged, lessons I hadn’t fully learned, and…
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The History of Whole Life Insurance: What It Teaches Us About Financial Security
By Rachel Marshall |
Have you ever considered how the concept of life insurance has evolved over centuries to become one of the most effective financial tools available today? In this article, we delve into the fascinating history of whole life insurance, exploring its roots, development, and the valuable lessons it holds for anyone seeking financial stability and generational…
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Access to Cash: Redefining Control in Your Financial Journey
By Rachel Marshall |
Imagine sitting across from someone confidently telling you, “You can be your own bank. No more reliance on traditional banks, no credit checks, and complete control over your finances—all while your money grows tax-free.” At first, it might sound too good to be true, like a fairy tale in the world of finance. That’s where…
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Marshall Family Banking System, Pt. 5 Dec 2025
By Rachel Marshall |
Imagine a world where your family’s financial future is not dictated by banks but built by you. What if you could create a self-sustaining system provides security and offers opportunities for generations to come? For us, this is not just a concept—it’s our reality through family banking. Let us take you on a journey into…
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How Whole Life Insurance and Austrian Economics Go Hand-in-Hand
By Rachel Marshall |
Imagine being told that the best way to help others is to first help yourself. This timeless piece of advice, often heard during airline safety briefings, holds true in the financial world. By taking control of your finances and prioritizing sound strategies, you position yourself to help others and contribute to society at large. The…
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The Power of Family Meetings: Building a Multigenerational Legacy of Wealth and Unity
By Rachel Marshall |
Imagine two families, both immensely wealthy at the height of their fortunes. One family, the Vanderbilts, saw their immense wealth squandered within just a few generations. By the time they held their first family reunion a century later, not a single millionaire remained among them. In contrast, the Rockefeller family has continued to grow its…
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Infinite Banking During Economic Uncertainty: A Reliable Strategy
By Rachel Marshall |
Imagine living during World War II, a time of profound global economic uncertainty. While governments struggled to manage soaring debts and economic upheaval, life insurance companies stood firm, fulfilling their guarantees and paying dividends. Even amid chaos, they remained a bedrock of stability. This resilience isn’t a fluke—it’s by design. Whole life insurance policies, which…
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Passing the Torch: Multi-Generational Business Succession Strategies
By Rachel Marshall |
In seventh grade, Mark Anderson mowed lawns for $3.50 a yard, saving diligently for his first major purchase—his future wife Amy’s engagement ring. Fast forward to today, Mark and Amy Anderson, founders of Anderson Technologies and Anderson Archival, are passing down a much larger legacy: a thriving multi-generational business. Their story, filled with grit, humility,…
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IBC Q&A: Where Life Insurance Companies Invest Their Money
By Rachel Marshall |
When it comes to financial security and control, many people seek clarity around Infinite Banking and the role life insurance plays. The idea of using whole life insurance to gain financial control, create guaranteed growth, and build generational wealth sparks curiosity about how life insurance companies actually manage the funds. In today’s post, we’re exploring…
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IBC Q&A: Lump sum, paid-up policies, loan interest, term riders, & the economy
By Rachel Marshall |
In today’s blog post, we explore the insights Bruce and I shared while answering listener questions about building a self-sustaining financial system for yourself and your family through the power of whole life insurance, structured for infinite banking. This is more than insurance—it’s about giving you control and freedom. The concept of infinite banking allows…
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Mastering Infinite Banking: Who Thrives and Why It’s Not Just About Money
By Rachel Marshall |
Imagine this: you’ve heard that mastering Infinite Banking could be the key to financial freedom. It sounds like a perfect solution—investing in yourself, building wealth, all while being “your own banker.” But here’s the truth: not everyone succeeds with infinite banking. In fact, the people who thrive are often the ones who take an entirely…
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Preserving Your Family History – Mark Anderson & Hadley Grow
By Rachel Marshall |
Join us as we explore the critical importance of preserving your family history. During a recent conversation with Mark Anderson and Hadley Grow from Anderson Archival, we delved into the incredible impact of documenting and safeguarding your family’s legacy. Whether it’s through photos, letters, or oral histories, preserving these memories is essential for passing down…
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Cash is King and Cash Flow is Queen
By Rachel Marshall |
In the world of finance, there are plenty of “rules” and opinions. Some people tell you to put every dollar to work, chasing high returns, while others preach the importance of saving. But today, we’re here to tell you why, beyond all of that, the most foundational rule is that cash is king. It’s a…
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The Truth About Investing Diversification: Why It’s More Than Just Spreading Risk
By Rachel Marshall |
Have you ever been told not to put all your eggs in one basket? If you’ve been in the financial world for any amount of time, whether through your 401(k) or investing in the stock market, you’ve likely heard this advice. Investing diversification has long been hailed as a tried-and-true strategy for mitigating risk, ensuring…
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Protecting Your Intellectual Property: Why Every Entrepreneur Must Safeguard Their Ideas
By Rachel Marshall |
What’s the first thing that comes to mind when you think of wealth? For most people, it’s tangible—money in the bank, real estate, stocks, or physical assets. But let me introduce you to a critical concept that doesn’t always get enough attention: intellectual property (IP). Today, I’m diving into why it matters and how it…
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The Problem with Financial Planning
By Rachel Marshall |
Let me start with a story that highlights the problem with financial planning today. A colleague of mine works diligently as a financial advisor, and he schedules days to meet with employees about their 401(k)s. He’s prepared to offer invaluable advice, set up one-on-one meetings, and answer pressing questions. Yet, out of 50 employees, only…
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Famous at Home with Josh Straub
By Rachel Marshall |
Have you ever had a moment where you suddenly realized that what truly matters isn’t all the hustle, the accomplishments, or even the legacy you’re trying so hard to build? That was Josh, standing in his driveway on a vacation in Florida, juggling his entrepreneurial dreams while feeling the weight of parenting. He was caught…
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Top Generational Wealth Building Strategies – Lessons from Legendary Families
By Rachel Marshall |
Many people aspire to build wealth that outlasts their lifetime, but the path to creating true generational wealth is often misunderstood. It’s not just about leaving behind a pile of money for your children to inherit. It’s about setting up a system that enables your family to continue growing that wealth, generation after generation, while…
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Family Banking Formula & Whole Life Insurance
By Rachel Marshall |
Securing generational wealth has never been more critical in today’s rapidly evolving financial landscape. It’s not just about safeguarding our financial future; it’s about leaving behind a legacy that can provide security and opportunity for generations to come. In this episode, we dive into the Family Banking Formula™ concept on The Money Advantage podcast. The…
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Short-Term Rentals, with Marilynn Taylor
By Rachel Marshall |
Is the age of short-term rentals over? If you ask Marilynn Taylor, who coaches investors on successful short-term rental investments, the answer is a resounding no. All it takes is a true understanding of the market and the customer who is seeking a short-term rental. In this insightful conversation with Marilynn, we learn how her…
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Beaver Bankers: Build Financial Dams for Future Generations
By Rachel Marshall |
What happens when you balance rigorous research with actionable steps in financial education? Drawing inspiration from Nelson Nash’s teachings and Becca Wilhite’s book “Beaver Bankers,” we explore how building your own financial dam can help you navigate the overwhelming flood of social media content. We’ll highlight the importance of wisdom over information and how to…
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Key 16 Habits of Rich People
By Rachel Marshall |
What sets apart the people who are wealthy and successful from those who struggle with money their whole lives? What are the Key Habits of Rich People? It’s not luck. Some people were familiar with wealthy habits, and some learned them. Today, we’re talking about the fundamental habits and disciplines of an ordered life. What if…
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Top 9 Worst Infinite Banking Mistakes
By Rachel Marshall |
Infinite Banking has the potential to transform your family’s financial life. However, as this powerful financial concept has risen in popularity, so have the messages that deviate from the original design and intent. Understanding infinite banking as Nelson Nash intended becomes all the more important, as it allows you to recognize the worst infinite banking…
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Leaving an Inheritance to My Great-Grandchildren
By Rachel Marshall |
Do you want to give your kids the best possible chance at life, but you’re afraid of spoiling them, or worse? Are you concerned that leaving an inheritance will only end in disaster? Learn why “leaving an inheritance to my great-grandchildren” is a good thing and how to do it. Many parents are undecided about…
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Tax Benefits of Whole Life Insurance
By Rachel Marshall |
Unlock the secrets of mastering the tax benefits of whole life insurance with our latest Money Advantage podcast episode. We promise you’ll gain an in-depth understanding of tax laws related to life insurance strategies, like the pivotal 1988 government decision to limit cash value life insurance investments due to their tax perks. By diving into…
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Family Business Dynamics, with Savannah Suttle
By Rachel Marshall |
Do you want to grow and scale a family business, but family business dynamics are getting in the way? Unlock the secrets to harmonizing family business dynamics and business operations with Savannah Suttle from Schema Consulting to reveal the powerful impact of psychotherapy and marriage and family therapy techniques on family-run businesses. You’ll learn how…
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Whole Life Insurance Loans Explained
By Rachel Marshall |
Do you have a life insurance policy and want to access your cash reserves? Today, we’re discussing the science of whole life insurance loans. We’ll show you why a whole life insurance loan is the safest investment imaginable for the life insurance company and why a whole life insurance policy loan is not a debt…
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Real Estate Investing in Today’s Economy, with Anna Kelley
By Rachel Marshall |
Today, we’re talking with Anna Kelley, impact real estate investor, multifamily operator, and real estate mentor and coach, about the state of real estate investing. With today’s federal debt and high inflation environment, Anna cautions that it’s time to be in capital preservation mode, not focused on cash flow and appreciation. So if you want…
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Fractional Reserve Banking Creates Inflation: Infinite Banking is the Solution
By Rachel Marshall |
Inflation causes everything to feel more expensive, so what do you do to protect your money from inflation? Today, we’ll explore the link between inflation and fractional reserve banking, and how Infinite Banking is the sound money solution. A thought-provoking journey through inflation, fractional reserve banking, and the revolutionary concept of infinite banking. This episode…
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Buy Term and Invest the Difference: Here’s What’s Wrong
By Rachel Marshall |
Are you trying to decide which type of life insurance to buy? You want to protect your family in case something happens, so how do you do it best? Whole life insurance is often rejected as expensive and a poor “investment,” while mainstream opinion leans in favor of the “buy term and invest the difference”…
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Leave a Legacy: The Two Essentials for Lasting Impact
By Rachel Marshall |
Do you want to make a difference that lasts for generations? If you have children or grandchildren that you want to benefit, bless, and uplift, you can make plans now to accomplish that priority. Before you start planning, though, there are two essentials you’ll need. These two components will help you get started and follow…
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Infinite Banking Concept: Maximizing Financial Windfalls
By Rachel Marshall |
Today, we’re answering a listener question on maximizing financial windfalls: Can you do a future episode on what to do with a windfall? Specifically, the use of a premium deposit fund over many years and dumping it into a 7-pay or 10-pay policy. I would love to hear how this could be an option for…
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Why Dividend Rates Don’t Matter
By Rachel Marshall |
When searching for an Infinite Banking policy, a common question is, which company will give me the best dividend rate? Today we dive into answering why dividend rates don’t matter. The perception is that the highest dividend rate will turn out to be the best policy performance over time, ending up with the highest growth…
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Family Business Longevity, with Rob Ferguson
By Rachel Marshall |
Family businesses have a shrinking lifespan. Families in business together face conflicts and challenges that have made it increasingly difficult to build a business that lasts generations. Yet Rob Ferguson, founder of Ferguson Alliance, says that family businesses can live to infinity with the right systems and tools. Today, we’re discussing how the key components…
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Becoming Your Own Banker, Part 33: Recap
By Rachel Marshall |
Join the wealth revolution and see how understanding banks and banking allows you to create financial freedom by becoming your own banker. We’re wrapping up our series on Nelson Nash’s pivotal work on Infinite Banking, his book Becoming Your Own Banker. Unlock the secrets to becoming the master of your own financial destiny with our…
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Stop the Hustle and Grind, with Christine Jewell
By Rachel Marshall |
Are you an ultra-high achiever, but feeling the cost of that success? Christine Jewell, author, keynote speaker, faith-based executive coach, and host of the Breaking Chains podcast, joins us today to provide a fresh solution. In her new book, Drop the Armor, Christine teaches you a transformational approach that allows you to stop the hustle…
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Becoming Your Own Banker, Part 32: How to Invest
By Rachel Marshall |
If you want to build wealth, reach your financial goals for retirement income, and be able to take care of everything from college for your kids to paying for cars, your home, and a lifestyle you enjoy, the most common first question is, “How to invest?” In his signature book, Becoming Your Own Banker, Nelson…
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Becoming Your Own Banker, Part 31: Compound Interest Revealed
By Rachel Marshall |
Is compound interest magic or discipline? A stroke of luck or the product of sound fundamentals? Fantasy or reality? If you want to reap the reward of compound interest, you need to understand the game, the roles, and get on the right side of the board. Today, we’ll answer: Why you are always paying interest?…
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Why is Enough Never Enough, with Rabbi Daniel Lapin
By Rachel Marshall |
Why is enough never enough? How do I know when you’ve made enough money, or when making money becomes too much of a concern, and you should be satisfied with what you’ve got? Joining us to discuss this abundance paradox is a long-time friend of The Money Advantage, Rabbi Daniel Lapin. Author of Thou Shall…
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Becoming Your Own Banker, Part 30: Infinite Banking Process Explained
By Rachel Marshall |
Why does Infinite Banking work? We’ll look at the flow of money through the economy, where it is pooling, who owns it, who controls it, and who gets access. This is the Infinite Banking Process explained; and this clarity will tell you everything you need to know about how money works. Unlock the secrets to…
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Becoming Your Own Banker, Part 29: Words Matter
By Rachel Marshall |
Ever felt like financial jargon was designed to confuse rather than clarify? Join us as we navigate the labyrinth of financial terminology, particularly within the infinite banking sphere. It’s not just about learning by rote; it’s about cementing a rock-solid financial strategy based on clear, precise language. By dissecting common misconceptions, we aim to transform…
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Becoming Your Own Banker, Part 28: Infinite Banking Definitions
By Rachel Marshall |
Have you ever felt like you’re on a financial hamster wheel, constantly spinning but never gaining traction? Join us as we unpack the epilogue and glossary of Nelson Nash’s “Becoming Your Own Banker.” It’s a journey through the intricate philosophy of IBC, as we cover Infinite Banking definitions that shows how effective money management can…
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Nelson Nash’s Legacy: Think Tank 2024 Recap
By Rachel Marshall |
Embark on a transformative financial odyssey with us as we reflect on our profound experiences at the Nelson Nash Think Tank for 2024. Unlock the doors to personal economic empowerment with the Infinite Banking Concept (IBC), a brainchild of the late Nelson Nash that revolutionizes the use of dividend-paying whole life insurance. We shed light…
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Becoming Your Own Banker, Part 27: 7 Money Myths that are Costing You, Continued
By Rachel Marshall |
Is what you think about money actually true? Is it helping or hurting you? Moving you forward and expanding your influence, or limiting you and your potential? If you joined us last week, you know that in true Bruce and Rachel fashion, we only covered half of our intended conversation, so we’re back to reveal…
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The Power of Trusts for Generational Wealth with Joel Nagel
By Rachel Marshall |
If you’re reading this, chances are you’ve already taken the first step towards securing your financial future. But what about the financial futures of your children, grandchildren, or even your great-grandchildren? The journey towards financial stability isn’t a one-generation game; it’s about creating a lasting legacy that will provide for your loved ones long after…
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Becoming Your Own Banker, Part 26: Top 7 Money Myths, Lies That Are Costing You Money
By Rachel Marshall |
What if what you think about money turned out not to be true? Even worse, what if you’re believing lies that are costing you money? Embark on a journey as we unravel the twisted web of money myths holding you back from true wealth. Inspired by Nelson Nash and flavored with insights from David Stearns,…
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Estate Planning 101: Protecting Your Loved Ones
By Rachel Marshall |
Can you confidently say your family’s financial future is protected? Staring down the barrel of a life-altering moment, I was forced to confront the fragility of existence and the critical importance of having one’s affairs in order. That harrowing experience became a catalyst for today’s soul-searching episode of the Money Advantage podcast, where we navigate…
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Becoming Your Own Banker, Part 25: Uninsurability Hacks
By Rachel Marshall |
Do you want to use Infinite Banking, but you’re uninsurable? Today we are discussing uninsurability hacks! Don’t worry, uninsurability ISN’T a game-stopper for using Infinite Banking to build your own banking system. That means you can still reap the exponential reward of dividends and interest that grow with uninterrupted compounding, store liquid cash reserves that…
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How to Protect Your Lifestyle with Insurance – Meaghan Dowd
By Rachel Marshall |
Insurance may often seem like an enigma, a complex puzzle that’s challenging to decipher. You’re not alone in feeling this way. However, understanding insurance isn’t just a necessity; it’s the foundation for securing your financial future. Learn how to protect your lifestyle with insurance. In our most recent podcast episode, we were delighted to have…
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Becoming Your Own Banker, Part 24: Real College Advice
By Rachel Marshall |
Should you go to college? Should you send your kids to college? Will they earn more with a college degree? Will the degree provide a better financial future? What is the rate of return on a college degree? Unlock the secrets to a financially savvy future as we dissect the age-old belief that college is…
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Discover Wealth Across Borders -Michael Cobb
By Rachel Marshall |
It is time to discover wealth across borders. Have you ever wondered what it’s like to invest internationally, live as an expat, or find a balance between work and play while enjoying life abroad? In a fascinating episode of our podcast, we sat down with Michael Cobb, a renowned figure in residential resort development and…
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Becoming Your Own Banker, Part 23: Practical Wisdom for Perpetual Wealth
By Rachel Marshall |
Do you want perpetual wealth that continues growing in future generations? Today, we’re continuing this power-packed series through Nelson Nash’s famed book, Becoming Your Own Banker, as we discuss the benefits of buying life insurance for your grandchildren. So if you want to see how thinking generationally is a long-term target on wealth that gives…
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Becoming Your Own Banker, Part 22: Get a Higher Rate of Return
By Rachel Marshall |
Are you looking for a higher rate of return? If so, your quest may point you to an important secret as you make financial decisions. Most people want to get the highest rate of return on their investment dollars …. which is why whole life insurance can be such a turn-off. It seems like a…
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Surviving the Storm: Navigating War in Israel with Rabbi Lapin
By Rachel Marshall |
When war across the world could mean war close to home or a whole world war … when conflicts thousands of years old can’t be solved overnight … when truth seems defined by who’s in power … when totalitarianism seems stronger than freedom and free markets … when open borders looked like compassion but instead…
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Becoming Your Own Banker, Part 21: Cost of Acquisition
By Rachel Marshall |
Financing costs are much more than just interest rates. First, there is the time required to obtain the financing, and then, often numerous steps to qualify and negotiate. This financing is very expensive when you account for the number of executives whose time is required for the endeavor. Infinite Banking overcomes this cost of acquisition,…
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Marshall Family Banking System, Pt. 4
By Rachel Marshall |
Want to see the real-time historical performance of the Infinite Banking Concept? Usually, when you hear about policy performance, it’s from looking at illustrations. But illustrations aren’t “performance,” they are projections of future growth, based on current dividends and interest. That’s why we love getting the opportunity to share the actual historical performance of Infinite Banking…
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Family Summit End-of-Year Strategies: Planning for Multigenerational Success
By Rachel Marshall |
There’s a saying that “family isn’t just important, it’s everything.” This rings true for my family, the Marshalls, who are committed to creating an enduring legacy that will reach beyond our generation. On a recent episode of our podcast, we gave listeners an intimate look into our yearly tradition – the Marshall Family Summit. Joined…
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Becoming Your Own Banker, Part 20: How to Live on Purpose
By Rachel Marshall |
Are you unhappy with your job because you want more fulfillment and meaning out of life? Most people think retirement is the answer. But rather than delivering on its promises, retirement is a trap. Instead, you must learn to live on purpose. Prepare to unearth the secrets of living a life of purpose and financial…
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Becoming Your Own Banker, Part 19: The Retirement Trap
By Rachel Marshall |
Prepare to see retirement in a new light as we dissect the traditional financial paradigm and question the perceived desirability of retirement. We promise to challenge your current beliefs and open your eyes to the pitfalls of relying solely on government plans for a secure financial future, and why we call it the retirement trap.…
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Becoming Your Own Banker, Part 18: 3 Things You Need to Get Started with Infinite Banking
By Rachel Marshall |
Change isn’t easy. It’s almost always more comfortable to stay the same than it is to do something new. What if the secret to financial freedom was already within your grasp, waiting for you to seize it? That’s exactly what this episode of our podcast is about: the Infinite Banking Concept and the important role…
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Becoming Your Own Banker, Part 17: IBC Capitalization with Equipment Financing
By Rachel Marshall |
Infinite Banking gives you the advantages of cash value, dividends, and a death benefit that all grow over time, making a policy more and more attractive the longer you have it. And the methods to fund your policy are as unique as you are. Because you have a need to pay for things during your…
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Seven Generations Legacy Book Launch
By Rachel Marshall |
In this episode, we discuss how our new book, “Seven Generations Legacy,” serves as a guide to creating a lasting legacy for future generations. The discussion emphasized the significance of leaving behind more than just material wealth. In the world of wealth management and estate planning, the term “legacy” is often used to refer to…
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Successful Parenting for Prosperous Families, with Dr. Lee Hausner
By Rachel Marshall |
The glitz and glamour of the affluent world may seem highly appealing with its endless opportunities and vast resources. However, successful parenting within this context can present unique and sometimes complex challenges. This complexity stems from the need to balance comfort and indulgence with long-term development and well-being. In this episode, renowned expert Dr. Lee…
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Becoming Your Own Banker, Part 16: Controlling the Banking Function
By Rachel Marshall |
Prepare to elevate your financial game as we unravel the infinite secrets in Nelson Nash’s Infinite Banking concept. Promise yourself a brighter financial future armed with the knowledge of how you can start controlling the banking function in your life, maximizing your cash value, and creating a lasting legacy. We’ll reveal how to strategically capitalize…
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Becoming Your Own Banker, Part 15: How to Pay More Infinite Banking Premiums
By Rachel Marshall |
Unlock the secrets to infinite banking in this power-packed episode. We guide you through the intricate steps of using whole life insurance as a tool to gain financial freedom, inspired by Nelson Nash’s groundbreaking book, “Becoming Your Own Banker”. Learn the advantages and drawbacks of this system, and pick up practical tips on finding more…
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Embracing the Infinite Banking Concept, with Becca Wilhite
By Rachel Marshall |
Join us on an enlightening journey with our guest, Becca Wilhite, a certified IBC practitioner, as we explore her personal path into the world of the Infinite Banking Concept and the IBC Practitioners Program. From a basketball player to a worship leader, Becca’s eclectic background is fascinating, and her initial skepticism towards life insurance is…
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Becoming Your Own Banker, Part 14: Financing with Infinite Banking
By Rachel Marshall |
Want to see firsthand how financing with Infinite Banking will help you come out ahead? Get ready for a mind-shift as we journey through the concept of infinite banking, as presented in Nelson Nash’s groundbreaking book, Becoming Your Own Banker. We promise to challenge your conventional thinking about storing capital and show you a more…
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3 Reasons to Leave an Inheritance
By Rachel Marshall |
Have you ever paused to ponder the legacy you’re creating, the inheritance you’re accumulating, or the lasting impression you’re leaving behind? The thought can be heavy, even daunting – but it’s a conversation worth having. With a focus on infinite banking and the inevitable death benefit that will be left to your heirs, we venture…
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Becoming Your Own Banker, Part 13: Overfunding Life Insurance
By Rachel Marshall |
Prepare to unravel the mystique behind funding and overfunding life insurance, and the empowering concept of becoming your own banker. This episode holds the key to understanding how to fund a life insurance policy, maximize its cash value, and reap the benefits. Our human-centric approach puts you, the listener, at the forefront as we examine…
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New Agent Licensing and IMOs
By Rachel Marshall |
Are you a new agent or looking to join the insurance industry, and wondering exactly just how and where to get started? In today’s podcast, Bruce and Rachel will help you know how to set up your business, how to get licensed, and what you need to know about joining an insurance IMO or a…
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Becoming Your Own Banker, Part 12: Cost of Life Insurance
By Rachel Marshall |
Get ready to rethink your thinking about the cost of life insurance and, more importantly, the process of Infinite Banking. Our journey leads us to insights from Nelson Nash’s book, giving us a fresh look at how to balance life insurance and the Infinite Banking Concept. We’ll tackle the life insurance company’s pricing strategy and…
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Interest Rates and Whole Life Insurance
By Rachel Marshall |
Ready to gain a new perspective on how interest rates affect the economy? What about how interest rates and whole life insurance relate to each other? Let us illuminate Nelson Nash’s wisdom on adopting a lifestyle that resonates with the Infinite Banking Concept without stretching yourself too thin. We also stress the need to take…
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Using IBC for Business, with Marcus Toal
By Rachel Marshall |
Ever wondered how the Infinite Banking Concept (IBC) can protect your family and boost your business? That’s exactly what our client, Marcus, shares in this enlightening episode about using IBC for business. Since 2017, Marcus has leveraged the IBC to support his ventures, from real estate and flipping properties to running two unique franchises –…
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The 3 Components of Infinite Banking Policy Design: Base, PUAs, and Term
By Rachel Marshall |
Bruce Wehner discusses the primary components of infinite banking policy design: base premium, paid-up additions riders, and term riders. Following the principles laid out by Nelson Nash in Becoming Your Own Banker, we review the concepts for designing a whole life insurance policy for the Infinite Banking Concept. When Bruce’s father took out a whole…
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Lifetime Annuity Income
By Rachel Marshall |
By popular demand, we will be continuing our conversations from last week on annuity strategies! This time, we are joined by special guest Joseph DeFazio! Joe is a seasoned financial educator and will bring a fresh perspective on lifetime annuity income and how annuities can benefit your financial life! If you’re interested in guaranteed lifetime…
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Annuity Strategies: The Truth About Generating Cash Flow with Annuities
By Rachel Marshall |
Are you interested in knowing the truth about generating guaranteed cash flow with annuity strategies? Learn about the benefits and drawbacks of annuities, as well as some annuity strategies that will help you create guaranteed cash flow. Are annuities the unsung heroes of guaranteed retirement income flow, or are they just another intricate financial product…
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Finding Money in Your Business to Fund IBC
By Rachel Marshall |
Is it possible that you have areas of inefficiency in your business or cash flow that could be better used to fund IBC? It’s time to discover some of the top inefficiencies in your business where you can recover excess money flowing out of your control. Many people have money paying for expenses that could…
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Becoming Your Own Banker, Part 11: Use It or Lose It
By Rachel Marshall |
If you want to adopt a new financial mindset, you need new financial habits. As Nelson would say, “use it or lose it.” Today, we’re continuing the journey through Nelson Nash’s catalytic book, “Becoming Your Own Banker,” and discussing the role of habit, the power of habit, and what financial habits you need to implement if…
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Will You Still Earn Life Insurance Dividends in a Bad Economy?
By Rachel Marshall |
Dividends are a crucial part of why whole life insurance is such an ideal asset for conducting an Infinite Banking Concept (IBC) strategy. But because dividends are not guaranteed is the life insurance contract, it raises the question: can we rely on life insurance dividends in a bad economy? Join us as we explore the…
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Becoming Your Own Banker, Part 10: Arrival Syndrome
By Rachel Marshall |
Are you ready to transform your financial growth mindset? In today’s enlightening episode, we dive deep into Nelson Nash’s book, Becoming Your Own Banker, and explore the concept of the arrival syndrome – a dangerous belief that we’ve reached the pinnacle of knowledge and understanding. We’ll discuss the fixed mindset versus the growth mindset, and…
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Infinite Banking Concept Policies: IBC Underwriting, Loans, and Future Death Benefits
By Rachel Marshall |
You’ve decided that you want an Infinite Banking (IBC) policy. You’ve done the research, and you want a better place to store cash that has the benefits of safety, liquidity, and growth on cash storage. What’s next? What should you expect as you go through the purchase process? In this episode, we take a deep dive…
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Becoming Your Own Banker, Part 9: The Golden Rule
By Rachel Marshall |
Do you want to be in control, have excellent opportunities, and automatically gain the upper hand in negotiations? In part 9 of the “Becoming Your Own Banker” series, we discuss the path to financial freedom and control with this truism we call The Golden Rule: “Those who have the Gold make the rules.” In today’s…
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Avoid Pitfalls of Leaving an Inheritance, with Lee Hausner
By Rachel Marshall |
In this episode of the Money Advantage podcast, we explore how to avoid the pitfalls of leaving an inheritance and ensure you leave a positive impact on future generations through intentional wealth management and legacy planning. Inheritance, a transfer of wealth from one generation to another, can be a double-edged sword. On one hand, it…
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Becoming Your Own Banker, Part 8: How to Save Taxes with Infinite Banking
By Rachel Marshall |
In part 8 of the “Becoming Your Own Banker” series, we dive deep into how to save taxes by implementing the Infinite Banking Concept in your financial life. During our discussion, we dig into the concepts of legal plunder, taxation, and the triple tax advantage of whole life insurance. We also share an enlightening live…
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How to Buy the Best Infinite Banking Policy
By Rachel Marshall |
Are you shopping for an Infinite Banking policy, but want to first make sure you have the correct policy design with the right life insurance company and a team you can trust? In this episode, we dive deep into the Infinite Banking concept and discuss the importance of choosing the right mutual insurance company and…
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Becoming Your Own Banker, Part 7: How to Beat Parkinson’s Law and the Greatest Thief
By Rachel Marshall |
Even if you make lots of money, there’s a central flaw in human nature that prevents most people from handling, managing, and keeping it. If you conquer that, there are forces against you. In part 7 of the “Becoming Your Own Banker” series, we’ll deep dive into the inner conflict of Parkinson’s Law, and the…
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$100M Careers: The 5 Fastest Paths to Wealth Beyond Your Wildest Dreams, with Emmy Sobieski
By Rachel Marshall |
What do the 25,000 self-made $100M families in the US have in common? Discover the secrets to skyrocketing your career and achieving wealth and happiness with our special guest Emmy Sobieski, a CFA, Amazon #1 bestselling author of $100M Careers, and an expert in investing and entrepreneurship. Emmy’s journey from humble beginnings recycling aluminum cans…
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Becoming Your Own Banker, Part 6: The Power of Whole Life Insurance Dividends
By Rachel Marshall |
In this episode, we dive deep into Nelson Nash’s book Becoming Your Own Banker, and the power of whole life insurance dividends. Many people are unaware of how they contribute to the growth of cash value and overall efficiency. We also explore the importance of thinking long-term when it comes to Infinite Banking and building…
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Can Infinite Banking Overcome Inflation?
By Rachel Marshall |
If inflation is on your mind, you’re not alone. With three years of high inflation figures and your pocketbook saying it’s even higher every time you buy groceries, how will your money keep up? Can Infinite Banking overcome inflation and provide a long-term solution? Today, we discuss a listener question about how Infinite Banking can…
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Becoming Your Own Banker, Part 5: The Cost of Capital
By Rachel Marshall |
In this fifth installment of the “Becoming Your Own Banker” series, uncover the hidden cost of capital that can make or break your financial future. Find out the benefits of having control over your debt. Get insider information on the cost of capital and become your own banker. The Cost of Capital: You’re Always Paying…
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Simplify and Scale Your Business with Strategy Sprints®, with Simon Severino
By Rachel Marshall |
Simon Severino, a strategy advisor for F500 Boards from NY to Beijing, helps companies scale by discovering how to run their company more efficiently. From digital agencies to service and SaaS businesses, Simon’s work results in sales that soar. He is the CEO and Founder of consulting agency Strategy Sprints, and Creator of the Strategy…
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Becoming Your Own Banker, Part 4: Laws of IBC
By Rachel Marshall |
If you’re going to “Become Your Own Banker” and use the Infinite Banking Concept, you need to understand the laws of IBC. In other words, you need to know how to capitalize a bank and how to manage a sustainable bank. Nelson Nash uncovers the fundamental laws of IBC that must be upheld for any…
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2023 Nelson Nash Think Tank Recap: Infinite Banking
By Rachel Marshall |
Every year, IBC practitioners and advisors convene at the Nelson Nash Think Tank. Here, some of the best advisors in the Infinite Banking space remember the core truths of Infinite Banking, improve their understanding and ability to serve you, and “sharpen iron.” Bruce attended the 2023 event earlier this year, and today, we’ll share the…
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Becoming Your Own Banker, Part 3: Your Need for Financing
By Rachel Marshall |
Your need for financing is greater than your need for saving. Most people try to make more money or get a better return on their investments to get further ahead. But these strategies fail because they focus on the wrong problem. In Becoming Your Own Banker, Nelson Nash identifies the most prevalent problem with most…
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Is There a Banking Crisis? Silicon Valley Bank 2023
By Rachel Marshall |
If you’ve paid any attention to the news recently, then you’ve probably heard about what’s happening with the Silicon Valley Bank. The news isn’t good, and it’s probably raising some questions. We’re here to unpack what you might be thinking about. Like, are we entering a banking crisis, and what does this mean for the…
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Becoming Your Own Banker, Part 2: Don’t Steal the Peas
By Rachel Marshall |
Infinite Banking is an exercise in imagination. And in an act of imagination, Nelson Nash introduced a powerful example of how to capitalize on a whole life insurance policy and be an honest banker. He often referred to this concept as “don’t steal the peas,” which he explains in his book, Becoming Your Own Banker. …
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Non-Food Franchising, with Jon Ostenson
By Rachel Marshall |
Are you looking for good investment opportunities to put your capital to work? Have you considered franchising as an opportunity for business ownership without starting a company from scratch? Today, we’re talking with Jon Ostenson, a top 1% Franchise Consultant, former Inc. 500 Franchise President and Multi-Brand Franchisee, and author of “Non-Food Franchising.” So if…
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Becoming Your Own Banker, Part 1
By Rachel Marshall |
Want to get the nuts and bolts on Infinite Banking? What is the infinite banking concept? Why does it work? How does it benefit your life? In this new series, we’re returning to the source: the original text on Infinite Banking: Becoming Your Own Banker, by R Nelson Nash, the father of Infinite Banking. To…
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How to Pay Less Tax
By Rachel Marshall |
Concerned about taxes in the future? Taxes are a huge eroder of wealth. While you do not have control over tax rates, you can strategically position yourself to maintain control of as much of your money as possible. Taxes are at a historic low, so it is time to learn how to pay less tax…
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Infinite Banking and the Social Media Industry, with Mich Hancock
By Rachel Marshall |
Want to hear from a business owner like you who is using Infinite Banking in their personal and business financial strategy? Today, we’re talking with Mich Hancock, a social media marketing professional familiar with LinkedIn, TEDx, and CEO of the digital marketing agency 100th Monkey. So, if you would like to hear about a client’s…
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Interest Rates: What Does it Mean for Infinite Banking?
By Rachel Marshall |
Are you concerned about rising interest rates? How will they affect your Infinite Banking policies? What about inflation and infinite banking? What do interest rates mean for infinite banking? Today, we’ll be discussing the infinite banking concept, and how it relates to interest rates. We’ll also explore the implications of this concept for infinite banking…
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Money is Spiritual, with Rabbi Daniel Lapin
By Rachel Marshall |
Money is often confused, misunderstood, and classified as part of our basic, natural, carnal human nature. But money is spiritual. Understanding, earning, using, managing, and growing money is a part of our lives that is deeply spiritual. Rabbi Lapin knows this, and shares his wisdom about money far and wide. Today, Rabbi Daniel Lapin explains why,…
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Inflation, Pensions, and Infinite Banking Q&A
By Rachel Marshall |
Considering Infinite Banking, got questions? We love your questions because we know that gaining clarity and getting answers frees you up to make decisions about your financial life. And chances are if you’re asking, someone else is too! Today, we’re tackling audience questions on inflation, pensions, and infinite banking. To get more clarity on common…
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18 Summers, with Jim Sheils
By Rachel Marshall |
You only have 18 summers with your kids. How will you make them count? Today, we’re talking with Jim Sheils of 18 Summers and author of The Family Boardroom. We’re digging into how you—the entrepreneur, business owner, and busy parent—can deepen your relationship with your child. So, if you want to create lifelong connections, trust,…
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10 Reasons You Need Life Insurance
By Rachel Marshall |
Despite the fact that many know they need life insurance, nearly half of consumers do not have insurance, according to a 2021 LIMRA study. The most common reasons are that they think it is too expensive, they have other financial priorities, or they aren’t aware of what they need and what type to purchase. To…
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Marshall Family Banking System: The Capitalization Phase
By Rachel Marshall |
Do you want to build your family bank that will provide capital to you and future generations? Come see behind the scenes as we talk about our Marshall Family Banking System in real-time. Today, we’re updating you in real-time to show the impacts of paying another year of premium, how our cash value is growing, and…
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Is Mass Mutual Shooting Down the Infinite Banking Concept?
By Rachel Marshall |
Mass Mutual, a top life insurance company and heavily relied upon insurance carrier in the Infinite Banking space, recently came out with a memo to their agents against the Infinite Banking Concept. They shared that the company doesn’t support concepts that promote or present whole life insurance as a personal banking policy that prioritizes maximizing…
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Seven Deadly Economic Sins, with James Otteson
By Rachel Marshall |
You have heard of the Seven Deadly Sins: pride, greed, lust, envy, gluttony, wrath, and sloth. Each is a natural human weakness that impedes happiness. In addition to these vices, however, there are economic sins as well. And they, too, wreak havoc on our lives and in society. They can seem intuitively compelling, yet they…
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Why Do Banks Own Cash Value Life Insurance? BOLI
By Rachel Marshall |
Why do top banks own billions of dollars of cash-value life insurance, if Dave Ramsey and Suze Orman say it’s such a bad idea? Today, we’re looking into bank financials at a little-known, highly desirable asset banks use as a Tier 1 Capital Asset to increase their financial strength. We’re talking about bank-owned life insurance, or…
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The 5 Rules of IBC, with David Stearns
By Rachel Marshall |
So you’ve decided to buy a specially designed whole life insurance policy. You’re working with the right advisor, you have an excellently designed policy. But one day you think: How do I become the best banker I can and use my policy to its fullest potential? To get the most out of your IBC policies,…
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Tax-Free Retirement is a Bad Idea
By Rachel Marshall |
Want tax-free retirement income? Tax-free money in retirement sounds amazing… at first glance. But before you dive into this strategy, there are three things you need to know about why “Tax-Free Retirement” is a really bad idea. To find out exactly why you shouldn’t set up your financial game plan for tax-free retirement… tune in…
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Whole Life Insurance Case Study (19 Years), with Tom Suvansri
By Rachel Marshall |
How does whole life insurance work out over the years? Today, we’re looking at a real-world case study of someone with basic whole life insurance policies that have become very productive and efficient assets when held and used long-term. We’ll discuss how policies for self, spouse, young kids, and future grandchildren work together. In particular,…
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How Do I Know If I’m Ready for Infinite Banking?
By Rachel Marshall |
Are you learning all you can about Infinite Banking … and wondering if you’re ready for Infinite Banking? Today, we’ll talk about what’s probably going on for you as you make this decision. We’ll discuss: So if you want to know if you’re ready for Infinite Banking… tune in now! Is Buying Life Insurance a…
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8 Keys to Success, with Ruchi Koval
By Rachel Marshall |
Want to be more successful in your life and business, gain more recognition and respect, create more impact, accomplish your goals, reach financial targets, increase your income, and raise happy kids? Then it’s time you found a secret hidden in the timeless Jewish practice of Mussar, as shared by Ruchi Koval. It’s not where we…
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What is Infinite Banking? Part 10: What Makes Infinite Banking Infinite?
By Rachel Marshall |
Have you heard about Infinite Banking, and you want to learn more? Or maybe you’re already using Infinite Banking, but would like to explain it better to your family and friends. In past installments of the series, we’ve discussed how IBC works, and what it is. Today, we’re unpacking what makes infinite banking “infinite”. So…
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The Multigenerational Family Business, with Dr. Dennis Jaffe
By Rachel Marshall |
For an intended multigenerational family business to last past the first generation, the family must become a successful team. Professor, organizational consultant, family therapist, and family business consultant Dr. Dennis Jaffe joins us today. He has helped families overcome challenges that impede successfully transferring businesses, wealth, value, commitments, and legacies across generations. So, if you…
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What is the Infinite Banking Concept? Part 9: What Infinite Banking is NOT
By Rachel Marshall |
Have you heard about Nelson Nash, Infinite Banking, and Becoming Your Own Banker … and want to learn more? Or maybe you’re already using Infinite Banking but would like to be able to explain it better to your spouse, parents, children, business partner, or friends. Today, we’re unpacking the fundamentals of the Infinite Banking Concept…
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The Bible and Money, with Rabbi Daniel Lapin
By Rachel Marshall |
Do you want answers from the Bible about making more money and prospering financially? The Bible has a lot to teach us about money. Today, Rabbi Daniel Lapin is back to discuss Biblical principles. For example, he’ll discuss principles that you can apply to increase your revenue. He also shares how the Bible guides you…
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What is the Infinite Banking Concept? Part 8: What Can I DO With Infinite Banking?
By Rachel Marshall |
Have you heard about Nelson Nash Infinite Banking, and Becoming Your Own Banker and you want to learn more? Or maybe you’re already using the Infinite Banking concept, but would like to explain it better to your spouse, your parents, your children, your business partner, or friends. Today, we’re unpacking the fundamentals of the Infinite…
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Using Reverse Mortgages in a Responsible Retirement Income Plan, with Dr. Wade Pfau
By Rachel Marshall |
Reverse mortgages are becoming more mainstream. But to benefit from using one, you need to understand how to incorporate it into a responsible retirement income plan. So exactly what is a reverse mortgage? What role should it fill in your retirement planning? And should you open a reverse mortgage early or as a last resort? To…
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Infinite Banking, Part 7: What is a Life Insurance Policy Loan?
By Rachel Marshall |
Are you wondering what is a life insurance policy loan, and how can it help you? Or maybe you’re already using Infinite Banking, but would like to explain it better to your spouse, your parents, your children, business partner, or friends. Today, we’re unpacking the truth about the Infinite Banking Concept and the power of…
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Infinite Banking in Canada
By Rachel Marshall |
This week, we had the pleasure of joining our Canadian friends on the Wealth Without Bay Street podcast. In this episode we talk about our business, and how we can apply the principles of infinite banking in Canada. If you’ve ever wondered how The Money Advantage got its start, how our perspective has shifted on…
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Secrets to a Strong Family Culture, with Jeremy Pryor
By Rachel Marshall |
Culture matters in the corporate world. It drives profitability and retention, reduces turnover, and leads to higher job satisfaction. But the family is an arena where the stakes are even higher. Without a strong family culture, all your plans, strategy, and even your legacy will fall apart. That’s why it’s time to dedicate yourself to…
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Leveraging Policy Loans in Infinite Banking: A Strategic Guide
By Rachel Marshall |
Have you heard about Nelson Nash’s Infinite Banking strategy, and how to become Your Own Banker, and want to learn more? Or maybe you’re already using Infinite Banking, but would like to explain it better. Today, we’re unpacking the truth about the Infinite Banking Concept and the strategy of using life insurance policy loans. If…
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Reverse Mortgage Explained, with Mike Stanley
By Rachel Marshall |
Could a reverse mortgage help you reach your income goals? How do reverse mortgages work? Is a reverse mortgage good or bad? Today, we’re talking with Mike Stanley, Regional Senior Lending Sale Manager for Thrive Mortgage. He shares everything you need to know about reverse mortgages explained. So, if you want to understand just how…
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Infinite Banking Options to Access Your Cash Value
By Rachel Marshall |
If you’re using Infinite Banking with a life insurance policy, you have multiple options to access your cash value. But which one is the best? Should you always use policy loans? What if you can get a lower interest rate by borrowing against your cash value with a third-party loan? Let’s discuss all of your…
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3 Benefits of Whole Life Insurance in Your Retirement Plan, with Dr. Wade Pfau
By Rachel Marshall |
Most people don’t see the need for life insurance in their later years, let alone the benefit of whole life insurance in their retirement plan. By retirement, you may expect to have your home paid off, and not have the same income needs as before. You may even decide you’re not retiring at all if…
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What is Infinite Banking? Part 5: What is the Dividend?
By Rachel Marshall |
Have you heard about the Infinite Banking Concept and want to learn more? Or maybe you’re already using Infinite Banking but would like to be able to explain it better. Today we’re unpacking the question: What is the dividend? If you’ve ever wondered how the cash value grows through dividends and how life insurance dividends…
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How to Invest Like a Billionaire, with Richard Wilson
By Rachel Marshall |
Want to get billionaire investing strategies and learn how to model the successful few? If you want to know how to invest like a billionaire, you’ll want to pay attention to our guest Richard Wilson. Today, we’re talking with Richard Wilson, CEO and Founder of the Family Office Club. Richard has helped create and formalize 100+…
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What is the Life Insurance Death Benefit?
By Rachel Marshall |
Have you heard about Nelson Nash, Infinite Banking, Becoming Your Own Banker, Bank on Yourself, and want to learn more? Or maybe you’re already using Infinite Banking, but would like to explain it better. We’re continuing our series on the basics of the Infinite Banking Concept and answering your “what” questions. Today, we’ll unpack, What…
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Financial Prosperity, with Rabbi Daniel Lapin
By Rachel Marshall |
What is the difference between those who achieve financial prosperity and those who do not? How do you build sustainable wealth? Rabbi Daniel Lapin is back to talk about the mindset of abundance rather than shortage, the financial power of reading over watching, and why giving comes before getting. So, if you want to increase…
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What is Infinite Banking? Part 3
By Rachel Marshall |
Have you heard about Nelson Nash, Infinite Banking, Becoming Your Own Banker, Bank on Yourself, and want to learn more? Or maybe you’re already using Infinite Banking, but would like to be able to explain it better to your spouse, your parents, your children, business partner, or friends. We’re continuing our series on the basics…
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Building a Strong Family Culture, with Mitzi Perdue
By Rachel Marshall |
Every family has a culture, but those that leave their culture to accident rarely end up lasting across the generations. Mitzi Perdue shares the wisdom of successful multi-generational families, as she connects two business titan families with a collective 276 years of staying together as a family. She’s a businesswoman, speaker, and anti-trafficking advocate. Mitzi…
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What is the Infinite Banking Concept? Part 2
By Rachel Marshall |
Have you heard about the Infinite Banking Concept, and you want to learn more? Or maybe you’re already using Infinite Banking, but would like to explain it better to your spouse, your parents, your children, business partner, or friends. In part 1 of our series on Infinite Banking, we’re unpacking the basics of policy design…
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Building a Multigenerational Family Team, with Jeremy Pryor
By Rachel Marshall |
We often talk about multigenerational legacy and multigenerational wealth, but beneath it, you need a multigenerational family team. Not just in name, but a strong team deeply committed to flourishing for generations. Jeremy Pryor, Partner and Co-Founder of Family Teams, is helping families build a multigenerational team on a mission. They help parents think of…
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What is Infinite Banking, Part 1
By Rachel Marshall |
What Is Infinite Banking? Have you heard about Nelson Nash, Infinite Banking, Becoming Your Own Banker, bank on yourself, or be your own banker and want to learn more? Maybe you’re already using Infinite Banking but would like to explain it better to your spouse, parents, children, business partner, or friends. Today, we’re starting a…
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Investing in Self-Storage, with Paul Moore
By Rachel Marshall |
Why would a commercial real estate investor, author, and syndicator move away from apartments and become a self-storage investor? Paul Moore, real estate investor and author of Storing Up Profits, demonstrates how to capitalize on America’s obsession with stuff by investing in self-storage. So, if you want to find out what’s to love about self-storage,…
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Personal Finance for Beginners
By Rachel Marshall |
Here’s a listener question about personal finance for beginners: “What is the foundation or the starting point of wealth building? What are the core things I would want in place to start building wealth?” You might be asking the same question. Do you have savings you want to do something with? Are you wondering if…
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Hire Better People, Faster, with Ryan Englin
By Rachel Marshall |
Are you working too many hours? Chances are, you don’t have the right people on your team. And if you don’t, chances are, your hiring practices are causing more problems than they are solving. Ryan Englin created Core Matters to fix your recruiting and staffing headaches. He coaches and trains business owners to hire better people,…
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2022 Nelson Nash Think Tank Reviewed
By Rachel Marshall |
Nelson Nash, Father of Infinite Banking, left quite a legacy. One of the things that he poured his life into was teaching and training advisors to serve clients with excellence. Every year, IBC practitioners, clients, or anyone searching for a deeper understanding of Infinite Banking gather at the Nelson Nash Think Tank. There, they share…
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Writing Your Legacy Letter, with Blake Brewer
By Rachel Marshall |
Do you want to write the perfect letter to your kids, but don’t know exactly where to start, what to say, or how to share your heart best? Legacy Letters solve this problem. Blake Brewer is on a mission to help 1 million dads write at least one well-written, meaningful, lasting Legacy Letter to their…
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How to Protect Your Money Against Inflation
By Rachel Marshall |
Are you feeling the rise in prices and wondering what the long-term effects will be on your financial goals? When inflation eats away at the value of your dollars, how do you protect from inflation? What are your options for a level-headed approach to getting your money to do the most today and in the…
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Laundromat Millionaire, Dave Menz
By Rachel Marshall |
Are you fascinated by the success stories of other entrepreneurs? Today, learn from Dave Menz, the Laundromat Millionaire, Dave Menz’s inspirational story, learn the secrets of his success, and find out how you can overcome your own obstacles while building wealth. Tune in now! Learning the Laundromat Ropes When you’re running a business, there’s textbook…
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Why I Use Infinite Banking, with Wesley Smith
By Rachel Marshall |
It’s time to showcase another client who’s building an Infinite Banking System for himself and his family. Meet Wesley Smith, real estate investor, business owner in the digital marketing space, husband, and dad. To find out why he’s been using Infinite Banking for the past 7 years, and how it’s helping him in his business,…
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Crush Your 2022 Goals with Less Doing, with Ari Meisel
By Rachel Marshall |
Want to get more done, quicker, easier, and more profitably? Then, it’s time to do less. Today, we’re talking with Ari Meisel, author of The Replaceable Founder, The Art of Less Doing, On Productivity, Idea to Execution about how to build a business that can run and grow without you. So, if you want 2022…
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Infinite Banking Objections, Answered
By Rachel Marshall |
Have you heard about Infinite Banking, but somehow feel left with a bad taste in your mouth and you’re not sure why? We are airing some of the biggest Infinite Banking objections most people have in regards to whole life insurance. So, whether you’ve heard that it’s trash value insurance, it’s more expensive than term,…
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Successful Families, Inheritance, and Family Giving with Rabbi Daniel Lapin
By Rachel Marshall |
What does ancient Jewish wisdom reveal about successful family enterprise and leaving a legacy? Today, we’re talking with Rabbi Daniel Lapin. He is the author of Thou Shalt Prosper—Ten Commandments for Making Money, and Business Secrets from the Bible. In this conversation, we’re digging into ancient Jewish wisdom for successful families, and how to navigate…
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Rich vs. Wealthy – Why Mindset Matters!
By Rachel Marshall |
Do you want to be rich, or do you want to be wealthy? There’s a huge distinction between being rich vs. wealthy. Understanding the difference is the missing ingredient you need to truly enjoy your money. So, if you want to be wealthy, find out the one thing you need to create wealth that makes a…
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Accelerate My Revenue: High Ticket Sales and Virtual Events, with Eileen Wilder
By Rachel Marshall |
Did you know that it’s possible to compress your annual goals and accomplish them in a day? With virtual events, all things are possible. Here’s your permission to blow the lid off your expectations for your income! Eileen Wilder, known as “The Queen of Stages,” is a master communicator, trainer, teacher, and advocate for growing…
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The Marshall Family Bank: Why We Started a New Life Insurance Policy
By Rachel Marshall |
Do you want to accumulate reserves and investible capital where it’s safe and liquid, so you have the cash to invest in the widest range of circumstances? Come behind the scenes as we talk about our Marshall Family Bank in real-time. Today, we’re talking about our recent whole life insurance policy conversion with a 1035…
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7-Figure Business Owner and the Legacy Blueprint, with Joe Evangelisti
By Rachel Marshall |
How do you get life-changing transformation and master the game of business? Joe Evangelisti has built an 8-figure empire and has helped hundreds of entrepreneurs and business owners to cross the 7, 8, and 9-figure mark. Interested in being the next 7-figure business? Don’t miss this opportunity to learn from one of the greats. To find…
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TMA on the Banking with Life Podcast
By Rachel Marshall |
This week we have the pleasure of joining James Neathery on his podcast, Banking with Life. If you want to better understand the importance of life insurance as a foundational tool, and how it integrates into a family banking system…tune in now! Show Notes: 0:00 James Neathery introduces The Money Advantage team: Rachel Marshall, Lucas…
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How to Make Money Online, with Brian Dixon
By Rachel Marshall |
Where do you start in navigating a clear path to impact and income? How do you make money online? Brian Dixon says to start with your people. He’s the marketing mentor and business coach who helps you get the clarity to grow your business. So if you want to create a sustainable business, market with…
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Financing with Infinite Banking
By Rachel Marshall |
Why is financing with Infinite Banking better than paying cash? Today, we’re answering a listener question about the Infinite Banking Concept. And we’re going back to Nelson Nash’s book, Becoming Your Own Banker to explain the concept. So, if you want to better understand the Infinite Banking Concept and how it helps you make more…
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How to Raise Great Kids and Create Generational Family Wealth, with Keith Whitaker
By Rachel Marshall |
How do you raise confident, successful, happy children who use their uniqueness to contribute the most in the world? What kind of family leadership do you need, so that you build strong families? And what is the secret to generational family wealth, really? Parenting is one of the most complex tasks we will ever face.…
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The Love of Money: Is it the Root of All Evil?
By Rachel Marshall |
Many people believe that money is the root of all evil. But is money really evil? Is the love of money evil? Today, we’re taking on a topic that creates so much confusion, tension, and challenge for people. We’re talking about money, the love of money, and the real root of all evil. And we’re revealing…
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What Is a Modified Endowment Contract?
By Rachel Marshall |
What is a Modified Endowment Contract, and what does it have to do with life insurance? If you’re using Infinite Banking as a savings tool, you want to avoid having your policy become a MEC. But what exactly are Modified Endowment Contracts? How does it change the taxation on your life insurance policy? Why does…
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Work from Home and Make Millions, with Martha Krejci
By Rachel Marshall |
Want to build a work from home business, and scale to create the life you dream of for your family? Would you like to do so without being a salesy weirdo? Today, we’re talking with Martha Krejci, who made her first million in 6 months in business by working from home. Now, she’s a business growth…
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Church Financing Alternatives
By Rachel Marshall |
Like a business, churches and other non-profits have a need for financing. Today, we’re discussing options to keep the church financing in-house. So, if you want a strategic financing strategy that guarantees your church or other 501(c)3 would never lack the funding to accomplish the most important mission of all… tune in now! Funding Not-For-Profits…
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Private Lending for Real Estate, with Gary Boomershine
By Rachel Marshall |
Want to raise children with responsibility and teach them how to become contributors? Looking for ways to make your capital work harder? Today, we’re talking with Gary Boomershine, CEO of RealEstateInvestor.com about creating a family economy and private lending for real estate. If you’re an investor or business owner who wants to create the life…
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The Ugly Truth About 10/90 Infinite Banking Policies – James Neathery
By Rachel Marshall |
Want maximum immediate liquidity with an IBC policy? Planning to fund a 10/90 infinite banking policy and then take max loans to fund real estate? Are these double-dipping returns too good to be true? STOP. Listen to this first. The allure of making an IBC policy better than even the creator of the term IBC…
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Amazon, E-Commerce, and Billionaires, with Shaahin Cheyene
By Rachel Marshall |
Shaahin Cheyene built a billion-dollar business by the time he was 18 by creating a thrill pill cult. He’s an award-winning business mogul, author, and filmmaker. He is also the inventor of Herbal Ecstacy, the nootropic that sparked the (100% legal) Smart Drug Movement. He’s been called the “Willy Wonka of Generation X.” Now, he’s…
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Answers to Your Money Questions, Part 3
By Rachel Marshall |
We’re so thankful for the opportunity to answer your money questions and clear up your confusion. If you’re stuck, we want to help you make sense of the situation so you can move forward. Today, we’re continuing the conversation to answer questions from you—our audience. We want to help you on your quest to control…
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Groundhog Day is an Event, Not a Business Strategy; with Adam Hommey
By Rachel Marshall |
Are you repeating the same day over and over again, or building momentum and springing forward by leaps and bounds? Are there opportunities buried in your own business? Today, we’re talking with Adam Hommey, author of Groundhog Day Is an Event, Not a Business Strategy. If you want to find out how to connect your brilliance…
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7702 Whole Life Insurance Dividends Update (2021) Part 2
By Rachel Marshall |
Are you considering whole life insurance, but want to know more about the new products the life insurance companies have released in response to the 7702 changes in 2021? How a whole life dividend rate is computed? Is cash value life insurance improving? Well, the new products are finally here! Let’s dive into the 7702 whole…
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7702 Whole Life Insurance Updates
By Rachel Marshall |
Are you considering whole life insurance, but want to know more about the new products the life insurance companies have released in response to the 7702 Whole Life Insurance updates in 2021? The new products are here. What does the 7702 tax code mean for whole life insurance? Tune in now to get the need-to-know…
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The World’s Most Disciplined Man, with Craig Ballantyne
By Rachel Marshall |
What are the top 1% of high-performers, producers, and achievers doing differently? How is it possible to get more done, scale your business, and have MORE time for what matters, not LESS? Discipline. It’s what you need, but it’s not what you think. You can’t hustle and grind into your ideal life. Our guest, Craig Ballantyne…
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Whole Life Insurance Dividends and Interest Rates
By Rachel Marshall |
How are whole life insurance dividends and interest rates faring in this low interest rate environment? Is today’s long stretch of low interest rates a bad sign for whole life insurance in the future? Today, we’re having a candid conversation about today’s interest rate environment, the impact on bond rates and prices, and how that…
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Delusional Altruism, with Kris Putnam-Walkerly
By Rachel Marshall |
Want your charitable giving to make the greatest difference in the world? Today, we’re talking with Kris Putnam-Walkerly, author of Delusional Altruism, who advises philanthropists who want to achieve greater clarity, impact, and joy with their giving. We’ll discuss why how you give matters, the 7 delusions of altruism, and how to create lasting change.…
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The Number 1 Secret to Succeeding
By Rachel Marshall |
If you’re shaking your head at the state of the world right now, you’re not alone. There are food shortages, supply chain disruption, medical mandates, unemployment, price inflation, and more of our freedoms at stake. Yet, people are thriving, there’s more opportunity than ever, and you will succeed if you live by this one truth. …
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The 4-Week Vacation, with Dr. Sabrina Starling
By Rachel Marshall |
How does the quality of your life relate to the health of your business? How do you free yourself from the constant demands of your business? If you have a cash-sucking business, there’s hope. It doesn’t have to be this hard. Joining us today for this conversation is Dr. Sabrina Starling, the Business Psychologist. with…
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Answers to Your Money Questions, Part 2
By Rachel Marshall |
We all have money questions. If you don’t, you just haven’t asked them yet. Today, we continue to answer questions from you—our audience, tribe, fans, those in a quest to control their money and financial future! You can view part one of this conversation here. There are some great ones here that might be on…
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Business Secrets from the Bible, with Rabbi Daniel Lapin
By Rachel Marshall |
What if your thoughts about the Bible and what it has to say about money were crippling you instead of helping you to flourish the way you’re meant to? Today’s guest is Rabbi Daniel Lapin, returning for another deep and powerful conversation about business, money, and the Bible. He’s a rabbi, speaker, TV host, and…
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Answers to Your Money Questions, Part 1
By Rachel Marshall |
We all have money questions. If you don’t, you just haven’t asked them yet. Today, we’re answering questions from you—our audience, tribe, fans, those in a quest to control their money and financial future! There are some great ones here that might be on your mind too. So maybe you’ll get the answer you’ve been…
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Get Different, with Mike Michalowicz
By Rachel Marshall |
Want the most effective and radically simple marketing system in existence? Today, we’re talking with Mike Michalowicz, perennial best-selling author of Profit First, Surge, The Pumpkin Plan, FixThis Next, and his newest release Get Different. If you want to scale your business and reach more people, here’s the answer you’ve been waiting for. Tune in…
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Paid-Up Additions: The IBC Secret Sauce
By Rachel Marshall |
Want to get an insider’s look at an IBC policy? When it comes to how the Infinite Banking Concept works, the magic is (mostly) in the paid-up additions or PUAs. Let’s go to the IBC lab and talk about PUAs today. What are they, and how do they impact your whole life insurance policy? So…
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Multifamily Real Estate Investing, with Kent Ritter
By Rachel Marshall |
Would you like to make better investment decisions? Today, we’re talking with Kent Ritter, full-time real estate investor and operator of Hudson Investing about scaling and diversifying your real estate portfolio. So if you want to expand your investing perspective… tune in now! How Kent Ritter Got Started In 2010, Kent started as a partner…
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Managing Multiple IBC Policies in Your Infinite Banking System
By Rachel Marshall |
Are you planning to have multiple IBC policies, and don’t know where to start? If you’re already a few years into using the Infinite Banking Concept, you’ve seen and experienced the power of storing cash in a whole life policy. You’re earning interest and dividends, have exceptional compounding power, and guaranteed access to use your…
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The Holistic You, with Rabbi Daniel Lapin
By Rachel Marshall |
It can often seem that there’s a tradeoff between money and relationships, that you get one only at the expense of the other. But if you want to succeed in both critical life categories—you want thriving relationships you feel great about, and to live at the peak of your financial performance, you need wisdom that’s…
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IBC 201: Life Insurance for Children and Grandchildren
By Rachel Marshall |
Are you already a few years into your first IBC policy, and you’ve experienced the power of storing cash in a policy? Maybe now, you want to store more cash. Is it time to start another policy? Should you insure yourself, your spouse, kids, or grandkids? Why? How does it work when you build a…
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Scale Your Real Estate Investing Business, with Gary Boomershine
By Rachel Marshall |
Want to scale your real estate investing business, and make more money? Today, we’re talking with Gary Boomershine, CEO of RealEstateInvestor.com, who has created software to grow your real estate business, services to scale your income, and coaching to help you achieve the freedom you deserve. If you’re an investor or business owner who wants…
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IBC 201: How to Maximize Your IBC Policy
By Rachel Marshall |
Do you already have your first IBC policy, and want to take it to the next level? Maybe you’re a few years in and you’ve seen and experienced the power of storing cash in a policy. You’re earning interest and dividends, have exceptional compounding power and guaranteed access to use your money, and you’re watching…
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Breakthrough to Success the Easy Way, with Mike Kitko
By Rachel Marshall |
Today, we’re talking with Mike Kitko; author, speaker, coach who helps you lead powerfully, love selflessly, profit shamelessly, and play recklessly. If you’re an elite business owner who wants to break through to success and live soul out… tune in now! Does success have to be hard? Mike Kitko argues that the breakthrough to success…
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How Infinite Banking Loan Interest Works
By Rachel Marshall |
Want to use your Infinite Banking policy, but wish you understand the nuts and bolts of how Infinite Banking loan interest works first? Today, we’re answering a question from our wonderful community of listeners: What’s the policy loan if I wanted to borrow 1K? Are there any interest rates?—Riley Nelson So if you want to…
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Increase Income Through Alternative Investments, with Denis Shapiro
By Rachel Marshall |
Are you frustrated with the volatility, fee structure, and abstract nature of most investments? Do you feel that you’ve outgrown the status quo investing strategy and want to play a bigger game with your investing? Have you heard of alternative investments, but don’t know where to get started? Do you need investments that are built…
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5 Reasons Your Financial Plan is Failing
By Rachel Marshall |
Are you on track for financial freedom? If you don’t know the answer to this question, you’re not alone. Most people think the answer is how much more they have left before the house is paid off, how much left on the student loans, the balance of their retirement fund, the stock market’s performance, the Federal…
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Bob Wheeler, the Money Nerve
By Rachel Marshall |
How do you create a healthy relationship with money that serves you? Today, we’re talking with Bob Wheeler, author of The Money Nerve, about how to create radical abundance. Bruce and I recently had the pleasure of joining Bob on his podcast, Money You Should Ask, and we just knew we had to share him with…
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Creating a Balanced Wealth Portfolio
By Rachel Marshall |
We like to ask our audience, what is your biggest challenge with building wealth, and we receive so many insightful questions. Today, we’re answering a question from Matt about how to create a balanced wealth portfolio. So if you want to make sure you’re thinking through all the pieces of your financial plan and doing…
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Pumpkin Plan Your Business, with Mike Michalowicz
By Rachel Marshall |
Want to grow and scale a profitable business? It’s just like growing a giant pumpkin! Back on the show after discussing Profit First, we have multi-best-selling author Mike Michalowicz to discuss some of newest books: The Pumpkin Plan, and Get Different. I promise, a few minutes with this guy and you’ll have a whole new…
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Jim Harbaugh’s Contract Shows the Value of Life Insurance
By Rachel Marshall |
Ever wonder if the rich and famous use life insurance? Life insurance is a private asset. That’s why you don’t hear a lot about it in the public arena. But wouldn’t you love to hear how life insurance is being used in the lives of people whose names you’d recognize? Today, we’re talking about some…
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How to Get Business Credit, with Ty Crandall
By Rachel Marshall |
Need capital in your business, fast? Today, we’re talking about another way to get a capital infusion through business credit. The problem is that most business owners who want financing don’t get as much as they could, because they haven’t worked on the qualification process. That’s where CreditSuite can help. Ty Crandall has become a…
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Life Insurance Demutualization: What it is and What it Means for You
By Rachel Marshall |
For Infinite Banking, the ideal policy is a specially designed, high cash value, dividend-paying, whole life insurance policy with a mutual company. But some mutual companies, including Ohio National, have recently demutualized. So what is whole life insurance demutualization, and what does it mean? Today, we’re going to talk about demutualizing and how it affects…
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What to Do About Inflation
By Rachel Marshall |
Inflation is in the news. Should you be concerned? What should you do to make sure you’re protected? In today’s conversation, we’ll talk about inflation, the consumer price index, and how to stay financially strong so you can build financial freedom. Join us below for the conversation! What is Inflation? The most common belief about…
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Using Infinite Banking in Your Business
By Rachel Marshall |
Love the idea of Infinite Banking, but want to see how it could apply to your business? Looking for a way to improve your creditworthiness, financial stability, get great cash storage, capital reserves, to maximize your profitability in your business? Today, we’re going to talk about how to boost your business’s financial performance with Infinite…
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Top Questions About Infinite Banking, Part 2
By Rachel Marshall |
In part 1, we started discussing the top questions about Infinite Banking that we hear all the time. This week, we’re finishing up the conversation, so that you can make a decision about Infinite Banking with confidence. Hopefully, we’ll cover the question on your mind. (And if we don’t, check out Part 1 of this…
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Grow Your Business by Design, with Cesar Quintero
By Rachel Marshall |
Are you looking for a formula to grow your business? Cesar Quintero, Certified EOS Implementer and visionary of The Profit Recipe is here to help! So, if want to figure out how to tap into your purpose, get traction, and solidify a healthy team… tune in below! Is there a formula for business growth? As it…
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Top Questions About Infinite Banking, Part 1
By Rachel Marshall |
Are you considering Infinite Banking, but you aren’t sure yet if it’s a good fit for you, and you’d rather figure it out before investing time into a personal conversation with an advisor? Look, your concerns are absolutely valid! But let’s let those questions propel you to action, not indecision. Today, we’re answering the top…
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The Morning Routine to Take Bold Action I Learned from Dan Sullivan
By Rachel Marshall |
How are your New Year’s resolutions going? We’re almost three months into 2021, and it’s a great time to take an inventory of how you’re doing. This one simple morning routine I learned from Dan Sullivan has had a greater impact on my year than anything else. Today, we’ll talk about that one little idea…
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Profit First for Dentists, with Barbara Stackhouse
By Rachel Marshall |
Do you want to be more profitable, and enjoy the success of a thriving business, instead of running ragged on the hamster wheel of chasing the next sale? Barbara Stackhouse is writing Profit First for Dentists. Sound familiar? It’s the specific application of Mike Michalowicz’s Profit First system, tailored to the dental industry, with their…
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Is Infinite Banking a SCAM? Dave Ramsey Says So.
By Rachel Marshall |
Have you heard Dave Ramsey’s opinion of Infinite Banking and Whole Life Insurance? He says it’s a scam, a joke, hogwash, horrendous, a pile of manure, old school life insurance done poorly, a jumbled word picture, you can’t cut through the BS, screwing people, and just doesn’t feel right. Today, we’ll separate opinion from fact,…
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Thou Shall Prosper with Rabbi Daniel Lapin
By Rachel Marshall |
Do you want to make more money this year? Today, we’re talking with Rabbi Daniel Lapin, author of Thou Shall Prosper — Ten Commandments for Making Money, one of the deepest and most profoundly philosophical books about the wisdom you need to be successful. So if you want to learn about the steps that make success…
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Is Infinite Banking Dead? 7702 Plan and Law Changes
By Rachel Marshall |
Right now, you have a fantastic opportunity to use whole life insurance as a place to store cash, build capital reserves, get better than bank rates on savings, AND the ability to earn never-ending compound interest, even WHILE you’re using the same money for something else. And you don’t have to qualify to access your…
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Attracting Influencers and High Net Worth Clients, with Steve Sims
By Rachel Marshall |
If you want to achieve the impossible, connect with the most powerful people in the world, achieve the next level in your business, strengthen your relationships, lead your community, and make an impact… listen in, because we’re talking with Steve Sims. Quoted as “The Real Life Wizard of Oz” by Forbes and Entrepreneur Magazine, Steve…
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Where is the Best Place to Save Money?
By Rachel Marshall |
Americans are saving more money than ever, yet interest rates are at an all-time low. If you’re looking for the best place to save money, it might be time to stop saving with banks. A recent CNBC article states: “In the midst of the coronavirus crisis, many Americans are spending less and saving more. At the…
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The Go Giver Influencer, with Bob Burg
By Rachel Marshall |
There is a major problem in the world today: it’s not people disagreeing with one another… it’s that they cannot disagree agreeably, civilly, and most importantly, persuasively! Here, at the end of a turned upside-down year, the gift we need most is a solution. That’s where The Go-Giver Influencer comes in. In this interview, we’re…
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The Secure Act: Important Changes to Your IRA that You Need to Know
By Rachel Marshall |
If you’re planning to leave an inheritance to your children, there’s a new rule in the Secure Act that will probably cause your kids to pay more taxes if you pass on your retirement plan. Today, we’re discussing how the Secure Act, passed in 2019, affects your retirement plans and may front-load taxes to kids…
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Investing in Raw Land, with Mark Podolsky, the Land Geek
By Rachel Marshall |
Curious about how investing in raw land could help you accomplish your financial goals? In this episode, we’re talking with Mark Podolsky, The Land Geek, the raw land investor who’s completed over 5500 land deals, with an average ROI of over 300% on cash flips, and over 1,000% on the deals he sells with financing…
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Maximizing Your Financial Potential, with Scott McCright
By Rachel Marshall |
Most people never maximize their full financial potential. That means they don’t accumulate the assets they could, and what they do save and invest isn’t protected and gets eroded too quickly. Then they take distributions in a way that shrinks their income, and they’re always trying to outrun the fear of running out. Sound too…
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The Case for IBC, with Dr. Robert P. Murphy
By Rachel Marshall |
Considering Infinite Banking, or IBC, but still a little skeptical? In this episode, we’re talking with Dr. Robert P. Murphy, a free-market economist, who has testified before Congress on energy markets and monetary policy and has given many interviews on TV and radio. He is the author of hundreds of articles and several books on…
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Behind the Scenes with Bruce and Rachel
By Rachel Marshall |
Want to optimize your money and maximize your wealth and income for life, and curious about how we can help? Been listening for a while and want to learn more about our company and what we can do for you? Today, we’re taking you behind the scenes of The Money Advantage. So, if you want…
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Shoes, Speed, and Success, with Steven Sashen, Founder of Xero Shoes
By Rachel Marshall |
Now and then, you have the chance to meet extraordinary people and learn more from their story than you ever thought possible. This conversation with Steven Sashen of Xero Shoes is one of those opportunities! In this episode, we’re talking with Steven Sashen about shoes, speed, and success. He’s one of the fastest men over 55…
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Is Life Insurance Protected from Creditors? Creditor Protection of Life Insurance
By Rachel Marshall |
Want to shelter your assets from the prying eyes of the IRS, claims of creditors, or the public? Cash surrender value and life insurance proceeds are exempt from creditors in most states. In this episode, we’re talking about the privacy and creditor protection of life insurance. So, if you want to know how to protect…
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Keys to Asset Protection, with Douglass Lodmell
By Rachel Marshall |
Should you be concerned about asset protection? What types of risk should you know about? What you don’t know about protecting your assets CAN hurt you. In this episode, we’re talking with Douglass Lodmell, one of the nation’s leading asset protection experts and founder of Lodmell & Lodmell about asset protection and how it works.…
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Direct Recognition vs. Non-Direct Recognition: Does it Matter?
By Rachel Marshall |
Are you considering whole life insurance and want to know which is better: Direct vs. non-direct recognition life insurance companies? What does it mean? Why does it matter? How does it impact you? And should it be a part of your decision-making process? In this episode, we discuss the why, how, and what of direct…
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Too Old For Infinite Banking with Whole Life Insurance?
By Rachel Marshall |
Do you want to use whole life insurance to store cash, build an emergency/opportunity fund, and create a legacy, but you wish you’d learned about this concept when you were younger? Do you feel like you’re too old for the Infinite Banking Concept (IBC)? Fortunately, it might not be too late for you to get…
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Solving Healthcare Costs, with Dave Chase
By Rachel Marshall |
Are you concerned about ballooning healthcare costs? You should be! It’s an expense that’s risen far faster than inflation, and paying more than you need to is a money leak that prevents you from making the forward traction towards your financial goals that you deserve. In this episode, we’re talking with Dave Chase about how…
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Whole Life Insurance Dividends Demystified, with Perry Miller
By Rachel Marshall |
Do you love the idea of getting whole life insurance dividends, but are stuck comparing one company’s dividend performance to another? Should you go with the company that has the highest dividend rates? What do the dividend rates even mean? How do I consider how dividends will impact my long-term cash value growth? Will the…
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Solving Capital Gains Tax with the Deferred Sales Trust, with Brett Swarts
By Rachel Marshall |
Do you want the freedom to sell real estate at the top of the market and wait to invest until the right time, without having to rush cash into a new property with a 1031, but still be able to defer taxes? A deferred sales trust may be for you. In this episode, we’re talking…
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When Should You Use a 1035 Exchange with Life Insurance?
By Rachel Marshall |
Do you have a life insurance policy you’re concerned may not last, lacks guarantees, or may lapse, and you’re wondering how you could trade it in for a better model? The good news is that you have options, and you’re not stuck forever! Enter: the 1035 exchange. But, a strong word of caution: you need…
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Family Banking Strategy with Whole Life: An 11-Year Case Study, with John Moriarty
By Rachel Marshall |
This week, we welcome John Moriarty back to the Money Advantage Podcast. In Part 1, we talked about building a family bank on a conceptual level. Now, we pull in real facts and figures to show you how private family banking looks in action. If you have considered implementing family banking and didn’t know where…
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Wealth Transfer Risks that Can Cost You Big, with Ron Phillips
By Rachel Marshall |
Want to know what happens to your real estate portfolio after you’re gone? In this episode, we’re talking with Ron Phillips—CEO of RP Capital, a real estate brokerage—about his client who passed away. It turns out, his family didn’t even know what assets he had, or what to do with them, and it almost cost…
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How Safe are Life Insurance Companies?
By Rachel Marshall |
We frequently discuss high cash value life insurance here at the Money Advantage, yet with the financial uncertainties of COVID-19, how safe are life insurance companies? How strong is the life insurance industry really? What impacts do today’s low-interest rates, economic turmoil, and the pandemic have on my long-term growth rates and the policy guarantees?…
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Custom-Designed Estate Planning, with Stephen Haynes
By Rachel Marshall |
Considering estate planning, but not sure how to make it work best for your family? Wondering how to balance your unique age, stage, personalities, and goals? Does estate planning feel constrictive, or your ambitions seem bigger than what you can accommodate with a finite plan? Do you wonder how you could possibly know what’s best…
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Estate Planning for Everyone, with Andrew Weinhaus
By Rachel Marshall |
Today, we’re talking with Andrew Weinhaus about why you need an estate plan. He’s an attorney who has worked in estate planning for 30 years. That means he knows it like the back of his hand. So, you get the tremendous value of hearing about estate planning in a way that’s relatable, plain and simple!…
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Building Family Wealth, with Jon and Missy Butcher
By Rachel Marshall |
Do you want extraordinary relationships with your kids? Are you longing to build a family that’s strong and enduring, living life on purpose? Building family wealth is so much more than being a family with a lot of money. So, if you aspire to do the most for your family, start with the building blocks.…
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Life Insurance Agent Commission and Whole Life Policy Design, with Rodney Mogen
By Rachel Marshall |
Not all whole life policies are designed equally. Some that show up better on an illustration actually have a higher risk. Rodney Mogen came back on the show to continue the conversation about life insurance agent commission and whole life policy splits. We address the “Fear, Uncertainty, and Doubt” in the IBC world…
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Complete Family Wealth, with Keith Whitaker
By Rachel Marshall |
Will the work you do create a foundation for your kids and grandkids to prosper? Then how do you create long-term complete family wealth that does the most good for as long as possible? How do you make sure the money you make, the business you build, and the real estate and investments you acquire…
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Sequence of Returns Risk: How to Get the Most Investment Income Without Running Out of Money
By Rachel Marshall |
Did you know there’s a secret hiding in plain sight that average rates of return will never tell you? In this episode, we’ll discuss Sequence of Returns and the risk they pose to your future income. Then, we’ll show you exactly how to minimize the risk. So if you want to get predictable income from…
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Family Values: The Starting Point of a Legacy, with Richard Wilson
By Rachel Marshall |
If you want to create a legacy of wealth, the starting point is a strong culture of family values. That’s because having the greatest impact and doing the most for your children hinge on their character and self-leadership. And their character and self-leadership depend on yours – your example, your relationship, and your communication. So…
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Estate Plans that Transcend Generations with Andrew Howell
By Rachel Marshall |
Do you want to leave a legacy with an estate plan that transfers wealth and empowers the next generation? Find someone who is helping others do it successfully. And that means tailoring a customized, bespoke plan specifically to your family. Today we’re talking with highly recognized estate planning attorney, Andrew Howell, about the principles and…
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Maximizing Retirement Income with Whole Life Insurance – Dr. Wade Pfau
By Rachel Marshall |
Want to get the most income later in life? Your success depends not on one product, but the coordination of financial tools and your entire personal financial system. Whether your focus is on acquiring cash-flowing assets or you have a more typical investment portfolio, whole life insurance and annuities can play a critical role. That’s…
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The Conversation Between Generations
By Rachel Marshall |
Do you want to leave a legacy for future generations to come, but worry about the gift corrupting them? Are you hoping to pass on meaning even more than the money itself? Do you wonder how to start the conversation? Do you worry if family dynamics will prevent you from communicating your points clearly and…
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Expat Living and Offshore Investing, with Mikkel Thorup
By Rachel Marshall |
Have you considered investing offshore, or even becoming an expat and living abroad? Today, we’re talking with Mikkel Thorup, of The Escape Artist, about how to have more travel, freedom, and control. So if you want to travel and live overseas, invest internationally, shrink taxes and grow your wealth, tune in now! In this episode,…
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10/90 Premium Split & Blended Term PUA Rider Risks, with Rodney Mogen
By Rachel Marshall |
Considering a 10/90 premium split (Base/PUA) policy design with a Blended Term PUA Rider for an IBC policy over a design truer to Nelson Nash’s original 33/67 split? Was it because someone showed you that you can get more cash value in Year 1? Or an earlier break-even point, and still outperform the cash value…
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Everything You Need to Know About Self-Directed IRAs, with Edwin Kelly
By Rachel Marshall |
Do you have money in a retirement account that you wish you could use to invest in real estate? Today, we’re talking about self-directed accounts and investment strategies, with Edwin Kelly, the CEO of Specialized Trust Company. So, if you want to know how to best use qualified plan money to help you reach…
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Buy The Avocado Toast, with Stephanie Bousley
By Rachel Marshall |
Are you looking for unconventional ways to get out of student loan debt? Today, I’m talking with Stephanie Bousley, millennial debtor-turned-success story and author of Buy the Avocado Toast, about how she’s creatively tackling $289K of student loans. (Hint: it wasn’t with mainstream advice.) So if you want to pay off student loan debt, build…
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Saving Time with Passive Cash Flow
By Rachel Marshall |
Are you looking for practical guidance on how to create passive cash flow from real estate? Today, we’re talking with Lane Kawaoka, of SimplePassiveCashflow.com about real estate investing for cash flow. He’s a second-time guest on our show. We’ve brought him back because his work is so valuable to help you build time and money freedom.…
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Is Velocity Banking the Fastest Way to Pay Off Your House?
By Rachel Marshall |
Want to pay off your house fast? Considering Velocity Banking? You’re not alone. So many people are motivated, whether by culture, values, or something else, to pay off their house as quickly as possible. This desire is completely normal. But it can leave you vulnerable to some pretty big unintended consequences. When we’re emotionally driven…
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Short-Term Rentals, with J. Massey
By Rachel Marshall |
Do you want to find out how to use short-term rentals to create cash flow right now? Today, we’re talking with J. Massey, CEO and Founder of Cashflow Diary, about how he built a 34-unit-and-counting short-term rental business from scratch. So if you want to know why short-term rentals are the perfect fit for today’s…
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Velocity Banking vs. Infinite Banking
By Rachel Marshall |
Are you a wealth creator with a need to have access to cash in the safest way that puts you in control? Velocity Banking shows up again and again as a solution to pay off your home faster and save interest. It even appears as the ideal way to store up equity in your house to use for…
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Investments Don’t Hug, with Mark Bertrang
By Rachel Marshall |
Have you wanted a way to share your greatest possible gift of love with your spouse, children, and loved ones, but weren’t exactly sure how? The best gift requires out-of-the-box thinking because it’s not something you can buy at Hallmark. Investments Don’t Hug, by Mark Bertrang, shows you how. It’s the most poignant, emotional, and…
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Life Insurance Company Ratings and Why They Matter Right Now
By Rachel Marshall |
Here’s new life insurance company rating information for every wealth creator who wants to be certain that your savings are stable and guaranteed, so you can be sure the financial moves you make to gain safety really are solid and dependable, so you don’t lose money or wonder if an economic crisis could collapse the…
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Mindset Encouragement, with Mark Battiato, Growth Into Greatness Institute
By Rachel Marshall |
We all have the opportunity to upgrade our environment, inner circle, and mindset. In fact, it’s a prerequisite for living your best life! Today, we’re talking with Mark Battiato, co-founder of the Growth Into Greatness Institute, about growing your business, having the maximum impact, increasing profitability, and becoming the best version of you. Who Is…
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Reverse Mortgages: How to Get the Most Income, with Mike Stanley
By Rachel Marshall |
Do you want to find out how to get the most income with reverse mortgages, and still have the cash to replenish your estate and pass on a legacy? If you want to maximize income, especially during your later years, understand how to get a permission slip to get more income with a reverse mortgage,…
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The Death Benefit: Most Underrated Power of Life Insurance – Ryley Smith
By Rachel Marshall |
The death benefit sounds like the least attractive and most basic part of life insurance. Wouldn’t the only people talking about it be either a doomsayer or Captain Obvious? Far to the contrary! Life insurance death benefit offers a tremendous advantage that enhances your life and makes it so much richer. So we’re taking…
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How To Get A Financial Bunker To Weather Economic Storms
By Rachel Marshall |
Does the current market volatility make you wish you had a financial bunker to protect you from losing money? If you would love to gain control by having the certainty of guaranteed money today and in the future … need to make traction towards financial freedom, regardless of the global economy … want to have…
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How 2 Investors Found Privatized Banking, With Brett Hildebrandt and Molly Urban
By Rachel Marshall |
Are you trying to decide how and when to implement Privatized Banking? Today, we’re talking with Brett Hildebrandt and Molly Urban about how they are getting answers to their most important questions about Privatized Banking. This episode is for you if you want to satisfy your thirst for knowledge about Privatized Banking, close the loop on…
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Making Money Online Quickly: Keys to Success, with James Smiley
By Rachel Marshall |
In this episode, we talk with James Smiley about why most entrepreneurs struggle with making money online quickly. If you want to create a brand, become an influencer, and build a self-sustaining business so you can build a life and business you love, tune in now! In this episode, you’ll discover: How he went from…
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Coronavirus: How to Survive and Thrive During Massive Uncertainty
By Rachel Marshall |
With the threat of Coronavirus breathing down our necks, unprecedented social measures to stop the spread of the virus, and the tumbling chaos in the financial markets, it can feel like our world is fragile and fraying. How do you create a life and business you love in the midst of that? Our goal in…
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7 Advantages of Whole Life Insurance You’re Not Supposed to Know
By Rachel Marshall |
Most people miss the advantages of whole life insurance because they view it as strictly an insurance product that doesn’t do anything else. But it’s that perspective, not the product, that has the limitations. Do you need to get the highest-quality life insurance you can count on, but you feel like life insurance agents are…
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Beginner’s Guide to Buying Your First Property, with Jeff Schechter and Jack Gibson
By Rachel Marshall |
Ready to invest in real estate, but don’t know where to start? In this episode, Jeff Schechter “Shecky” and Jack Gibson discuss buying your first investment property – a turnkey rental. So if you want to springboard into asset-based cashflow, be fully prepared, and buy the right property so you can replace your income with…
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The Cost of Whole Life Insurance: No Cost If You Get More Than You Put In
By Rachel Marshall |
If you’re ready to get the best life insurance for the best price, then I’ve got a secret here about the cost of whole life insurance you need to learn about FAST. A quick secret for success in getting the best life insurance policy: a properly structured whole life insurance policy creates cash value that…
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Lifetime Cashflow Through Real Estate Investing, with Rod Khleif
By Rachel Marshall |
Rod Khleif has transformed from losing $50 Million to living a spectacular life and achieving everything he’s dreamed of. Rod is a passionate real estate investor who has personally owned and managed over 2000 properties. As one of the country’s top real estate, business, and peak performance luminaries, Rod has also built over 23 businesses…
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Waiver of Premium: How to Get a Bulletproof Life Insurance Policy
By Rachel Marshall |
Waiver of premium is like having insurance on your insurance. So, if you are a wealth creator who wants to make sure your life insurance will be the cornerstone of your wealth and take care of your family no matter what, here are 3 quick questions to ask to make sure you get a bulletproof…
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Investing in Mortgage Notes: How to Get Big Returns with as Little as a $100 Investment
By Rachel Marshall |
In this episode, we interview Jorge Newberry, CEO of American Homeowner Preservation, about how to invest in distressed mortgages with as little as $100. So if you want to get between 7 – 12% annual cash returns paid out monthly, understand your investment, and make a huge difference in families, neighborhoods, and communities, starting with…
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Be Your Own Bank: 3 Secrets Every Saver Needs
By Rachel Marshall |
If you want to get your money to do the most, learn these essential keys to be your own bank. (NOTE: “Be your own bank and the Infinite Banking Concept” does not mean that you are literally a bank or creating a bank; rather, we mean emulating the idea of banking.) Instead of being a…
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International Investing, with Michael Cobb, ECI Development
By Rachel Marshall |
In today’s show, we’re interviewing Michael Cobb, Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder of ECI Development. This real estate development company is building and financing inspired residences for adventurous souls in Belize, Panama, Nicaragua, Costa Rica. Prepare to expand your investor’s paradigm to consider diversifying your asset portfolio outside the US. Think resort-style living for the…
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How to Take a Whole Life Policy Loan and Pay It Back
By Rachel Marshall |
Infinite Banking has the edge over other funding methods because of the strategic use of whole life policy loans. If you’re new to the concept, let’s rewind to make sure we’re on the same page. Infinite Banking is a strategy of building up cash value inside of a specially designed whole life insurance policy. The…
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Mastering Happiness, with Dr. Joel F. Wade
By Rachel Marshall |
In today’s show, we’re interviewing Dr. Joel Wade, of Mastering Happiness. Dr. Wade is an Author, Psychotherapist, and Life Coach who’s centered his work on happiness, and helping people live happier, better, and more effective lives. And we’re talking about true happiness and well-being, not simply the happiness of feeling good in a lucky moment…
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The New Year Planning Secret Every Great Entrepreneur Knows
By Rachel Marshall |
There’s one thing most people miss when setting up their goals for the coming year. And because of this little oversight, so many new years resolutions that started out as cheerful balloons dancing towards the sky become like coins slipping our grasp and clattering to the ground. That means that New Years resolutions can become…
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Paid Up Additions (PUA): Get the Best Policy Design With This Big Shift
By Rachel Marshall |
What is the perfect funding ratio between base premium and the paid-up additions rider (PUAs)? You may be surprised to discover that this question comes up often in our one-on-one conversations with people who want to implement the Infinite Banking Concept personally. And since whole life policy design is important enough to discuss one-on-one, it’s…
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Hacking Your Wealth with Privatized Banking – A Client’s Story: Nnene Mbonu
By Rachel Marshall |
Nnene Mbonu, a real estate investor and one of our clients, is hacking her way to wealth with Privatized Banking. Find out how in this episode. Nnene Mbonu has worked in the oil and gas industry for 18 years and seen the cyclical nature of the industry. After facing two layoffs in the span of…
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When Things Don’t Go According to Plan
By Rachel Marshall |
Real life: today, things didn’t go according to plan. Bruce and I had allocated the hour to recording a great podcast with a guest. But there was a misalignment of time zones, and they didn’t show up. Rather than wasting time and energy getting frustrated, we used the moment as an opportunity for our growth…
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One Powerful Question to Maximize Freedom and Control – A Client’s Story: Dr. Lee and Candice Matthis
By Rachel Marshall |
In today’s show, we highlight Dr. Lee and Candice Matthis and their inspiring story. Dr. Lee Matthis is a chiropractor working with Tuck Clinic, a large practice in southwestern Virginia, and plays a significant role in improving the profession and healthcare in general through consulting and clinic management and his work with the UVCA. His…
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The Economic Value of Certainty, by Les McGuire (Reviewed)
By Rachel Marshall |
Les McGuire reveals a timeless truth about the economic value of certainty that goes back as far as scripture. It’s that to have the highest chance of flourishing, you need certainty, guarantees, and stability. In Jesus’ parable of the wise and foolish builders, the wise man’s house on the solid rock withstood storms. He was…
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Creating Time and Money Freedom with Real Estate, Anna Kelley, REI Mom
By Rachel Marshall |
In today’s show, we’re interviewing Anna Kelley. She’s a real estate investor who has created time and money freedom. And, she’s the founder of REI Mom, helping women create a legacy through real estate investing. Where Real Estate Fits into the Cash Flow System Here at The Money Advantage, we are a community of wealth…
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Are We at the Top of the Market? How to NOT Lose Money
By Rachel Marshall |
After seeing an upward trend in the markets over the past decade, you may be concerned that we’re at the top of the market cycle. Many people are feeling the volatility and uncertainty. How do economic factors direct your decision-making? Should you stay in for the long haul and ride it out? In today’s show,…
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Bob Fraser: Real Estate Notes with Aspen Funds
By Rachel Marshall |
In today’s show, we’re interviewing Bob Fraser, Co-Founder and CFO of Aspen Funds. Aspen Funds operates several private investment funds in real estate notes for accredited investors, offering a real estate backed opportunity with low volatility, high returns, and comparatively high liquidity. Where Alternative Investments Fit into the Cash Flow System Here at The Money…
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Why You Shouldn’t Retire
By Rachel Marshall |
Retirement seems top of mind in almost every financial endeavor in our culture. It’s this buzzword at the culmination of all your financial pursuits, as if it’s the thing we all must strive for, and the trophy of financial success. The endpoint. The goal. The place where we get when we have finally “arrived.” Financial…
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The Truth About IULs, with Todd Langford
By Rachel Marshall |
In today’s show, Todd Langford joins us to dig deeper into Indexed Universal Life. He is the CEO and developer of Truth Concepts financial calculators, better known as a financial Truth Teller. In this valuable conversation, we uncover the fundamental uncertainty of indexed universal life insurance further. Recently, we had a conversation about the…
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What to Do With Tax-Deferred Investments for Business Owners
By Rachel Marshall |
Tax deferral may seem like the epitome of smart financial planning. But tax-deferred investments can be a tricky trap like the spiderwebs that caught Frodo in Lord of the Rings. How should you think about retirement accounts if you’re a business owner? In today’s conversation, we answer: What is tax deferral? What are the underlying…
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Tax Savings Strategies for Doctors, Dentists, and Chiropractors
By Rachel Marshall |
In today’s show, we interview Dustin Griffiths, tax strategist with Kings Tax and Accounting. We’ve had him on the show twice before because taxes are a key area that we see over and over again that business owners of all types are leaking money. Let’s bring this into perspective for a minute. If you were…
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Why It’s Not Risky to Invest in Your Business
By Rachel Marshall |
Investing in your business can be one of the most focused, strategic, and productive financial decisions you can make. If the environment and the indicators are right. That’s because your business is one of your best investments. However, if you listen to the conventional perspective of typical financial planning, you’ll be led to believe just…
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Indexed Universal Life: Dangerous Truths About IUL Risks
By Rachel Marshall |
Indexed Universal Life Insurance can seem attractive. At some point in your Infinite Banking research, you’ve probably even heard about using IULs instead of whole life insurance. Consequently, we get a lot of questions about whether IULs are better than whole life. Usually, this is because the illustrated values are better than for whole life,…
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The 401k Alternative You Deserve to Know About – A Client’s Story, Chuck Fahs
By Rachel Marshall |
In today’s show, we have a “fireside chat” with a client who is using Privatized Banking to invest in real estate. Here’s a real-life example of using Privatized Banking as a 401k alternative. Why? To gain control, build wealth, and create protection for his family along the way. Where Does Privatized Banking Fit into the Cash…
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Irrational Change: You Can’t Reason Your Way Out of Something You Didn’t Reason Into (Reviewed)
By Rachel Marshall |
Change is hard, even for people, like me, who get started on new things rather quickly. Our habits – the way we’ve always done things – end up running our lives, even when we’d like to choose otherwise. We react defensively to feedback, even after committing to receive and apply it gracefully. We use poor…
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Applying Poker Game Theory to Entrepreneurship, with Jordan River
By Rachel Marshall |
In today’s podcast, we interview Jordan River. You’ll hear about how he turned a $50 deposit into $50,000 in online poker winnings in 12 months using GTO (game theory optimization). He’ll share how using the principles of GTO will help you grow your business. Where Building Your Business Fits into the Cash Flow System Investing in your…
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Buy-Sell Agreements: Using Life Insurance to Fund Your Exit Strategy
By Rachel Marshall |
Locking in your exit strategy with a buy-sell agreement can create great certainty. The reason is that it will accommodate the continuity of your company in the broadest range of circumstances. Planning for your continuation when you or your co-owners exit is critical. It could mean the difference between ownership transition becoming the capstone of your…
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Simple Passive Cashflow, with Lane Kawaoka
By Rachel Marshall |
In today’s podcast, we interview Lane Kawaoka, the “engineer passively investing in real estate”. He controls over 2600 units across ten states, and is the host of Simple Passive Cashflow. He recorded the show from Belize, where he was doing due diligence on some coffee and chocolate farms. We’re discussing his journey to financial freedom…
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Why You Shouldn’t Cancel Whole Life Insurance
By Rachel Marshall |
Before you cancel your whole life insurance policy, read this first. No matter your reasons, you need to know what canceling means and why it’s not usually your ideal move. At some point, you saw the value in owning whole life. You could have sought out the protection for your family, the cash storage, the…
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Done For You Real Estate, with Kevin Clayson
By Rachel Marshall |
Today’s interview is about turnkey investing with Done For You Real Estate (DFY). We’ll also discuss the tips, tricks, and secrets of turnkey investing, and reveal how every investor can replace their income with rental real estate. Where Investing Fits into the Cash Flow System As important as it is to invest in the right…
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Why the Executive Bonus Plan Is the Ideal Golden Handcuffs
By Rachel Marshall |
The Executive Bonus Plan can be the ideal “golden handcuffs” for the top talent you can’t afford to lose. In truth, associating long-term dedicated employment with slavery seems a bit archaic and melodramatic. We all know you can’t keep good people by holding them hostage. Instead, you’ve got to set the table that attracts them…
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Wellings Capital: Opportunities in Commercial Real Estate, with Paul Moore
By Rachel Marshall |
Wellings Capital provides access to value-add recession-resistant assets. They’ve accomplished this by partnering with expert operators in the storage facility, manufactured housing community, and multifamily apartment spaces. Wellings Capital funds offer accredited investors 15%+ returns without having to work so hard to find great individual deals. Today’s conversation unpacks the current trends in these commercial…
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15 vs. 30 Year Mortgage: Myths About Paying Off Your Mortgage
By Rachel Marshall |
When it comes to paying off your mortgage, the 15 vs. 30-year mortgage question can stop you in your tracks. Chances are, you’re probably trying to figure out how to get a better interest rate or get out of debt sooner. But to make the decision that puts you in the most financial control, you…
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Stacey Brown Randall, Generating Business Referrals Without Asking
By Rachel Marshall |
Stacey Brown Randall teaches you how to generate referrals to grow and scale your business, without asking. Better yet, she’s uncovered the reason most referral systems fail miserably. Instead of asking, paying, or following gimmicky techniques that make everyone uncomfortable, she knows exactly what to do instead. You might be wondering just how she created…
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Key Man Insurance: Protecting Your Business, Profits, and Livelihood
By Rachel Marshall |
Key Man Insurance is a life preserver for your business. It can prevent the devastating impact of losing a key person in your business, your revenue, and you personally. It can mean the difference between your small business collapsing or rising like a phoenix from the ashes. At one of your most vulnerable moments, key person…
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Never Split the Difference, with Chris Voss
By Rachel Marshall |
Never Split the Difference is making waves in the business world by demonstrating that negotiation starts with the most counterintuitive skill of empathy. That’s because author Chris Voss is likely the most qualified person to be teaching negotiation. With a long history in international crisis and high stakes negotiations as the FBI’s lead international kidnapping negotiator, and…
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The Night I Almost Died, and Why My Family Wouldn’t Need a GoFundMe
By Rachel Marshall |
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…
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Self Directed IRA for Real Estate Investing
By Rachel Marshall |
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…
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Profit Maximization: Find and Fix Your Money Leaks
By Rachel Marshall |
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…
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Marco Santarelli, Norada Real Estate Investments
By Rachel Marshall |
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…
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How to Wean Grown Kids Off Your Payroll, Freeing Up Retirement Cash (Reviewed)
By Rachel Marshall |
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…
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Economic Value Added (EVA) and Infinite Banking
By Rachel Marshall |
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…
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Profit First, with Mike Michalowicz
By Rachel Marshall |
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…
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Business Growth: The Counterintuitive Approach that Actually Works
By Rachel Marshall |
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…
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10 Top Mistakes Buying Life Insurance
By Rachel Marshall |
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…
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Pat Hiban, Six Steps to Seven Figures
By Rachel Marshall |
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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Don’t Step Over Dollars to Chase Pennies
By Rachel Marshall |
One of the biggest mistakes people make in saving money is stepping over dollars to chase pennies. This happens any time you put so much time and energy into cost-cutting tactics to save a few cents, that you ignore the greater opportunities to make money. The reason this is so attractive is that it takes…
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Smart Asset Opportunities, with Ross Stryker
By Rachel Marshall |
Ross Stryker, CEO of Smart Asset Opportunities, is the poster child for taking control of your life and financial destiny. In fact, just 4 years after he made a shift from typical thinking to investing in cash-flowing assets, he achieved financial freedom. He was liberated by the power of his choices. His key decisions to…
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Privatized Banking: The Best Life Insurance Companies
By Rachel Marshall |
How do you find the best life insurance companies? You want only the strongest, most stable companies to ensure the best results over the long-term. But what criteria do you use to evaluate and discover which companies are, in fact, the best? Is there an objective measure, or is it a matter of personal opinion…
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Rate of Return: Average Isn’t Real
By Rachel Marshall |
The real rate of return is objective, rational, and substantial. It delineates the exact performance of your capital from start point to end point. It has actual value and meaning. Like concrete beneath your feet, it’s solid ground. At its core, it is the truth. But finding the truth is often much harder than it appears. Searching…
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High Return Real Estate, with Jack Gibson
By Rachel Marshall |
Jack Gibson, President and Co-Founder of High Return Real Estate, gets it. After building a multi-million-dollar income with a multi-level health company, he had a serious wake-up call. A bet was placed against his company’s stock, and he ran the risk of losing his financial footing. He felt vulnerable watching his only income source teeter…
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Borrowing Against Life Insurance vs Bank Financing
By Rachel Marshall |
Why would I borrow against my life insurance instead of getting a bank loan? You might be thinking, I could get a great rate from the bank because I have a good credit score. You might be right, but do you want to rely on that? Let me propose this idea to you. Back in…
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Privatized Banking – Life Insurance Loans and Why We Use Them
By Rachel Marshall |
Life insurance loans are one of the superpowers of the Infinite Banking Concept. They give you ready access to capital at any time, for any reason. These loans from life insurance policies make the cash value of specially-designed life insurance an ideal pool of capital for your investing strategy. Life insurance policy loans provide the opportunity to…
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Grow and Leverage: Brian Robbins, Chiropractor & Real Estate Investor
By Rachel Marshall |
Brian Robbins is a 27-year chiropractor, author, real estate investor, the owner of multiple companies, and the father of 10 children. He’s not only making a great income, but he’s also found a way to create sustainable passive income as well. This shift is crucial to doing it all and doing it well! We’ll learn from his…
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9 Keys to a Happy Career Making Millions (Reviewed)
By Rachel Marshall |
A big part of building a life and business you love is doing fulfilling work that produces a high income. Some may relegate that caliber of work to the one-in-a-million, unicorn-type anomaly – a dream job that doesn’t exist. However, research-based evidence proves otherwise, finding that 38% of US employees report that they are “very satisfied” with their…
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Better Than A Budget: Cash Flow Awareness
By Rachel Marshall |
The ultimate goal of cash flow awareness is to save more each month. Why? Because generously paying yourself first is the foundation of wealth creation. With more savings, you build up capital to invest in cash-flowing assets so you can create time and money freedom. But across all income levels, most people’s savings habits are anemic, or even…
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Mobile Home Park Investing – Jefferson Lilly of Park Avenue Partners
By Rachel Marshall |
When it comes to seeking out and mastering a profitable niche, Jefferson Lilly of Park Avenue Partners, a mobile home park investor, is a true leader. Looking for a stable way to provide value and earn returns, Jefferson began analyzing real estate deals in multifamily housing across the Midwest. What he found was perplexing, but he continued…
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Strategic End of Year Tax Moves That Leave You Wealthier
By Rachel Marshall |
As you count down the days until Christmas, you’re also counting down the days you have before you tie up the loose ends on your fiscal year to prepare for 2018 taxes. We’ll walk you through practical and strategic tax moves you can make to close out the books, stay organized, and save taxes. This…
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Privatized Banking: High Cash Value and Long-Term Growth
By Rachel Marshall |
A typical whole life insurance policy won’t give you the high early cash value and long-term growth you need for Infinite Banking. As enticing as its certainty and control are to wealth creators, it’s not enough. You’ll need enhancements to convert your policy from a slow equity-builder into one that you can use quickly. Cash-value…
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Teaching Kids Free Market Principles, with Connor Boyack
By Rachel Marshall |
Connor Boyack is the author The Tuttle Twins, a series of a premier free market educational books for kids. Once a web developer and online marketer, his passion transformed him into an economic, history and political philosopher and educator. Because he was perplexed by current events, he began studying history’s patterns, looking for answers to…
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Rich Person Roth: For the Most Tax-Free Income (Reviewed)
By Rachel Marshall |
Although Trump’s Tax Reform cut taxes in many ways, millions of Americans will see taxes increase in 2018. The lower standardized deduction and the $10K cap on deductions for SALT (State and Local Taxes) will primarily affect those in the upper-middle to mid-upper class. Consequently, tax planning is becoming a growing priority for an increasing…
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What Kind of Policy Do You Use for Privatized Banking?
By Rachel Marshall |
You’re on the hunt for the best life insurance policy to use for Privatized Banking. For this, not just any policy will do. You want to buy exactly the right kind of life insurance to get cash you can use, earn uninterrupted compounding, and have your dollars working in two places at the same time. Life insurance…
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Turnkey Real Estate Investing in Memphis, TN, with Mid South Homebuyers
By Rachel Marshall |
Get to know the team at Mid South Homebuyers. This conversation will help you determine how and when turnkey rental real estate could help you invest for cash flow. Who Are Terry Kerr and Liz Nowlin Brody? Terry Kerr Terry Kerr was born in 1970 in Memphis Tennessee. Except for some nomadic travel in his early twenties, has…
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Early Tap of the 401(k) Replaces Homes as American Piggy Bank (Reviewed)
By Rachel Marshall |
Piggy banks may seem best suited to our childhood era. We mentally organize them with wagon-rides, tooth fairies, and the endless pencil-sharpening of early grade school. But as adults, we need and use piggy banks; they just come in a different form. When people need money for life’s setbacks and lean times, one of the…
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Infinite Banking Concept (IBC): The Golden Key that Unlocks Your Financial Life
By Rachel Marshall |
The Infinite Banking Concept is a financial strategy, first codified by R. Nelson Nash, that uses high-cash-value, dividend-paying whole-life insurance so policyholders become their own bankers. They store savings, earn guaranteed growth and tax-deferred dividends, and then can borrow against the policy’s cash value. This creates a powerful system where YOU control your capital, not…
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LifeBook: Creating an Extraordinary Life, with Jon and Missy Butcher
By Rachel Marshall |
You are a creator! You can create and live your own extraordinary life, starting right now. And here are the tools to do so, right at your fingertips! Jon and Missy Butcher, founders of LifeBook, have embodied creating their own life. And you can do that too. To quote Steve Jobs, “Everything around you that…
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Don’t Be a “Rugged Individualist” – Delegate! (Reviewed)
By Rachel Marshall |
As entrepreneurs building growing businesses, it often becomes necessary to transform ourselves. Innovation requires shedding our old thought patterns and ways of operating, so we can embrace new ones that serve us better. Dan Sullivan, of Strategic Coach, outlines this phenomenon in his growth-provoking article, Don’t Be a “Rugged Individualist” – Delegate! He contrasts two ways of…
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How to Pay off Debt: Things to Avoid
By Rachel Marshall |
Let’s say you’re in a position where you want to pay off debt. You have decided that the best and highest use of your money is to get rid of a particular loan or multiple loans so that you have more cash flow that’s not required to be paid to these fixed loan payments. The…
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Cash Flow Index: The Smartest Way to Pay off Debt
By Rachel Marshall |
Most people struggle to get out from debt like they’re drowning in the ocean. Like drowning, they waste energy, time, and money floundering and flailing instead of taking calculated, focused, strategically-timed strokes that would free them most efficiently. The Cash Flow Index removes this struggle. Before we dive into the Cash Flow Index, let’s talk…
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Nelson Nash: Author of Becoming Your Own Banker and Founder of IBC
By Rachel Marshall |
Nelson Nash is an exceptional thinker who discovered a secret to prosperity that was too good to keep to himself. The Infinite Banking Concept® was born when he noticed what was already possible inside cash value life insurance; the ability to earn interest, gain access to capital and take control of your financial life. Since then,…
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Taking Time Off Can Increase Your Productivity and Better Your Company (Reviewed)
By Rachel Marshall |
For the business owner who wants to perform at their best and make the most out of life, the answer may be in working less, not more. In his insightful article Taking Time Off Can Increase Your Productivity and Better Your Company, Dan Sullivan, of Strategic Coach, reveals the leverage that taking time off can…
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Opportunity Cost: The Invisible Cost of Financing
By Rachel Marshall |
Opportunity cost, like the submerged portion of an iceberg, is a part of your financial decisions hidden from view. While odorless, colorless, tasteless, and silent, opportunity cost is a threat to your wealth creation. This wealth restrictor is no respecter of persons or purchase types. Opportunity cost is the tag-along to every financial decision you’ll…
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J Massey: Creating Cash Flow with Real Estate
By Rachel Marshall |
If you’ve been in our community for a while, chances are, you love cash flow, and you know we do too! You’re interested in quickly creating income streams with cash-flowing assets. You want assets you know and control that produce income for you so that your source of income is not restricted to the money…
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Staying Positive by Looking Backward (Reviewed)
By Rachel Marshall |
Dan Sullivan shares a profound perspective on goal-setting, exponential vision, and staying energized to continue progressing, in his article Staying Positive by Looking Backward. We’re sharing this article, along with our experience of using these concepts, to help fortify your abundance mindset. We know that developing a healthy, positive perspective is the secret weapon of…
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Paying Cash Destroys Compound Interest
By Rachel Marshall |
Let’s talk about paying cash. Now it certainly has its pros, but it also has its cons. The reason people often pay cash is that they don’t want to pay interest. They don’t want to go into a position of what they feel is debt. They would rather pay cash to avoid an interest charge. However,…
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The Right Way to Spend Money: Spender, Saver, or Steward?
By Rachel Marshall |
Alexander Pope said, “To err is human, to forgive divine.” Financially speaking, it would be more accurate to say, “to spend money is human, to create wealth divine.” No one ever needed a lesson in how to buy things. In fact, with no restraint, we manage quite well to find plentiful ways to spend money. How you spend…
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Why Debt Free Doesn’t Make You Financially Free
By Rachel Marshall |
Becoming debt free is often listed as a notch on the belt of financial progress. It’s widely discussed, admired, longed for, celebrated, and even praised by so-called financial experts like Dave Ramsey. But, paying off debt may be and personalities risky or even altogether unnecessary. In fact, you’re probably not in debt in the first place! We…
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Should I Pay Cash or Finance Real Estate Investments?
By Rachel Marshall |
Do you want to purchase cash-flowing rental real estate? Are you are asking the question: should I pay cash or finance real estate investments? Assume that you have enough to pay cash and pay for the property outright. But do you want to do that? In order to determine if you want to pay cash or…
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Spartan Invest: Turnkey Real Estate Done Right, with Maureen McCann
By Rachel Marshall |
In this interview with Maureen McCann of Spartan Invest, we’ll answer: What is turnkey real estate? How can I use turnkey real estate to build cash flow from assets? What do I look for in a turnkey real estate provider? Why might I want to invest with Spartan Invest? How can I gain confidence when…
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Boost Investment Returns with Infinite Banking
By Rachel Marshall |
How does the cash value inside a life insurance policy boost investment returns in real estate? And why is this a better strategy than using cash? A properly structured whole life policy provides a competitive rate of return when compared to other savings vehicles. A whole life policy with a maximum paid-up addition rider accumulates cash…
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Who Are the Financial Experts?
By Rachel Marshall |
How do you know if the advice of financial experts applies to you? In fact, who are the financial experts? Does fame or popularity make someone an expert? What about having the biggest stage or the largest reach? Is it a degree, certification, or credential that qualifies them? Instead, the litmus test for a financial expert…
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Lessons from a Commercial Multifamily Investor, with Paul Moore
By Rachel Marshall |
In this fascinating interview with Paul Moore, we discussed opportunities for investors to build generational wealth through commercial multifamily investing. Unfortunately, there are high barriers to entry into this investment sector. New investors to this space may lack the capital requirements, loan qualifications, and experience needed to gain a seat at the table. Through real…
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Why Cash Flow Today?
By Rachel Marshall |
Why cash flow Today? The goal of the typical financial model is to accumulate a pile of cash. It is akin to climbing a mountain, where the journey to the top is all about creating a lump sum. At the top, you’re hoping the lump sum generates enough income to live the rest of your…
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The Biggest Thing You Can Do to Increase Your Cash Flow
By Rachel Marshall |
The #1 most effective way to increase your cash flow today is to think like the bank. Banking generates voluminous cash flow. There are rules for how the bank operates that have established banking as the most powerful business model in the world. You can follow these rules to increase your cash flow, starting from…
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Ted Benna: Reflections from the “Father of the 401(k)”
By Rachel Marshall |
If you listen to the “financial experts” on tv or the radio, you will hear the typical blanket advice that you should put money into a 401(k). But the question is, does that advice apply to everybody? To get as much of an insider’s perspective as we could find, we interviewed Ted Benna, “inventor” of…
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4 Ways to Save Money on Life Insurance
By Rachel Marshall |
Now, when you’re shopping, you want to make the best decisions, and it’s not always about the price. If you wanted to save money on everything, you would buy only at the dollar store, right? In this video, we discuss four ways to save money on life insurance without being cheap. We want to not…
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How to Shop for Insurance Pt 3: Life, Health, and Disability Insurance
By Rachel Marshall |
Life, health, and disability insurance protect you, your body, your wellness, and your livelihood. This range of coverage includes some of the most essential protections. Too often, people ask the wrong questions. This leads them to draw the wrong conclusions about life, health, and disability insurance. As a result, many remain drastically underinsured or forgo the protection altogether.…
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How to Shop For Insurance Part 2: Home and Auto Insurance
By Rachel Marshall |
Home and auto insurance are two pillars of insurance protection that are almost universally understood to be necessary. However, when it comes to choosing and paying for coverage, you have nearly infinite options. The range of coverage details, exemptions, coverage amounts, and limitations add complexity. This can make shopping for insurance seem like a maze…
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How to Shop for Insurance Part 1: 7 Tips to Save on Insurance
By Rachel Marshall |
When you shop around for insurance, it’s best to start with a game plan. Then you know what to look for and how to save on insurance without sacrificing value. It’s just like shopping for groceries, a marketing strategist, or an investment property. First, you need to know what you want. Next, you want to know…
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The Go-Giver: The Unexpected Secret of Success, with Bob Burg
By Rachel Marshall |
If you have been reading The Money Advantage blog for a while, you may already know that The Go-Giver book played a central role in How The Money Advantage Began. We are huge fans of Bob Burg and John David Mann’s Go-Giver Series. The Go-Giver is an engaging parable about the unexpected system of getting…
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Why You Want Insurance Part 3: It Costs More to Self-Insure
By Rachel Marshall |
To navigate your insurance decisions, you must weigh the costs and opportunity costs of each option. While some choose to self-insure as a solution to reduce insurance costs, there are additional costs hidden beneath the surface that you need to be aware of. Insurance is fairly polarizing. Chances are, you either love it or you…
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Why You Want Insurance Part 2: It Protects Your Human Life Value
By Rachel Marshall |
Insurance is about more than protecting your stuff. It’s about protecting your human life value. Often, your life insurance needs rank pretty close on the motivation list with you need to change the oil in your car. Here’s the filtering mechanism your brain goes through when you hear it: Not that pressing. Things are going fine without it. …
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Estate Planning That Works, with Rick Randall
By Rachel Marshall |
Rick Randall says that estate planning that works is not the norm, but it does not have to be that way. The goal of estate planning is to dictate how you will transfer the baton of your life’s wealth and wisdom to generations after you. With it, you ensure your legacy will live on, beyond you,…
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Why You Want Insurance Part 1: Insurance Transfers Risk
By Rachel Marshall |
Throughout civilization, people have created tools to transfer risk, protecting themselves from negative circumstances. This is the core function of insurance: to transfer risk. It’s what makes insurance not only something you want but something to love. However, many people have a misguided and negative view of insurance, being inadequately insured or uninsured altogether. As…
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The Family Office Model: Invest Like the Wealthy, with Richard C. Wilson
By Rachel Marshall |
In this episode, we asked Richard C. Wilson, the CEO of the Family Office Club, to share his experience in coordinating the wealth teams of multimillionaire and billionaire families. There’s a divergence between the investing strategies of the status quo and those of the ultra-successful. The ultra-wealthy leverage a family office model so they can…
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Saving vs. Investing: Should I Save or Invest?
By Rachel Marshall |
Have you ever wondered, should I save money or invest? How does my investing strategy fit in with my cash flow creation system? How do I get my saving and investing to work together so that I can maximize my whole personal economy? Where Investing Money Fits into the Cash Flow System First we focus…
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Diversification Is Ignorance Protection
By Rachel Marshall |
Diversification is typical financial planning advice that average investors use to protect themselves from losses. Simply put, diversification is ignorance protection. It is admitting that you don’t know what you are doing. It is common to think of investing and the stock market as one and the same. However, investing encompasses much more than just the stock market.…
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Saving vs. Investing: What Is Investing? Part 2 – How to Find Your Best Investments
By Rachel Marshall |
In a sea of investment choices, it can be overwhelming to determine which are the best investments for you. But don’t let overwhelm keep you in the dark, procrastinating, making mediocre decisions, losing money, and perpetually frustrated. The first step to confident investing is having a clear picture of exactly what you want and WHY. …
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Personal Finance Solutions for REALTORS®, with Moses Seuram
By Rachel Marshall |
Many successful REALTORS® struggle when it comes to planning for the future. They have high incomes, live an upper-middle-class lifestyle or better, build growing businesses. However, they don’t have a plan for future income that they’re confident will lead to financial freedom. This is no truer than in the REALTOR® community. More than 50% of…
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Saving vs. Investing: What Is Investing? Part 1 – Cash Flow
By Rachel Marshall |
Most investing returns fizzle far beneath our expectations. When we most want our money to generate cash flow, we end up flatlining, or even losing money. The prosperity and confidence we’d hoped for elude us, leaving us more anxious and uncertain instead. Could it be that we have our sights on the wrong target? Let’s…
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Transform Your Life and Business with the Power of Gratitude, with Kevin Clayson
By Rachel Marshall |
We interviewed Kevin Clayson, author of FLIP the Gratitude Switch. He has made it his life’s work to empower people with a powerful, tangible formula that puts gratitude to work. Gratitude is a key ingredient in the abundance mindset recipe required for building a life and business you love. It’s like the yeast in a bread…
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What Is Your Financial Picture?
By Rachel Marshall |
As important as savings is in our financial life, there is a lot of confusion surrounding the idea of savings. As a result, many people think they’re saving when they are not saving at all. When you don’t know your financial picture, you lack clarity and likely won’t have money to save. In order…
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How Do Your Savings Stack Up?
By Rachel Marshall |
So, here’s an action that you can do right away, in your personal financial life to determine how your savings stack up. Write down any places where you’re storing money. Now I say places because some of those might be accounts. It could be a savings account, a checking account, a money market account, a…
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Save Automatically & Invest Intentionally
By Rachel Marshall |
Often when we put money automatically into retirement plans, things like 401ks, 403bs, this is usually through a payroll deduction from an employer. This is commonly referred to as ‘saving for retirement.’ However, this is investing because that money is often at risk in the stock market, and can lose value. It’s time to save…
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What Is Savings? – Saving vs. Investing:
By Rachel Marshall |
What Is Savings: Why We Need a Definition In all the financial pressure you feel to plan for the future, have you ever stopped to consider, fundamentally, what is savings? Often the answer is in asking the right questions. Concerning great issues, this is one that will behoove you to ask, understand, and answer that…
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Trump’s Tax Reform: What Entrepreneurs Need to Know, with Dustin Griffiths
By Rachel Marshall |
Trump’s tax reform has made a lot of big changes to the tax code. Because of the overhaul, our proactive tax team posted a series of blogs outlining the changes and what they mean for you. When we read them, we knew right away that we wanted to share them with you. So, we brought…
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How to Save Like the Wealthy
By Rachel Marshall |
If you want to seize opportunities like the wealthy, you will need to learn how to save money like the wealthy. Building a financial system is a lot like barrel racing. Far away from the roar of audiences, the outcome of the race is determined by the hours of preparation and conditioning spent outside the…
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Explode Real Estate Returns with Privatized Banking – Jimmy Vreeland
By Rachel Marshall |
Jimmy Vreeland is maximizing his real estate returns by using the premier financing strategy of the wealthy. As stand-alone tools, both real estate and high cash value life insurance are top-notch. Their powers of cash flow, appreciation, equity, leverage, tax advantages, and a hedge against inflation are unrivaled by any other product. But when you combine these…
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Why the Wealthy Love Cash, Part 2
By Rachel Marshall |
The concept of holding cash – savings – is such an intricate, multi-faceted one. This series will walk you through the WHY, the compelling reasons to value and build cash savings. Then, we’ll show you how to apply it and reveal the key distinctions to keep you on track. If you have a great enough WHY, then…
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Why the Wealthy Love Cash, Part 1
By Rachel Marshall |
Have you ever had conflicting thoughts about cash savings? You’d feel better with more savings, but you’re not really sure it’s a winning financial strategy. Savings is pure magic. Within its seed is infinite and tremendous potential. This article will help you see and unleash the power of savings to accomplish your financial goals. Savings is…
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How to Pay Less in Taxes Legally, with Dustin Griffiths
By Rachel Marshall |
“Tax Empowered” vs. “Tax Scared” It’s time to stop tipping the IRS and pay less in taxes legally, from now on. No one likes paying the IRS, but are you letting the government steal from you? If you aren’t strategic, tax deadlines can feel like doomsday. You’re stuck with hating that you pay so much…
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What is Prosperity Economics? Part 2
By Rachel Marshall |
Typical Financial Planning vs. Prosperity Economics Prosperity Economics is a wholesome and positive remedy to the limitations, guesses, and fear-based typical financial planning. On the one hand, the typical financial conversation holds an underlying opinion that you should give your money to someone else more qualified than you, put it aside for the future, not…
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Maximizing Your Business Tax Deductions in 2018, with Mark Schreiber
By Rachel Marshall |
Do you know if you’re maximizing your business tax deductions? If the thought of the new year brings you tax anxiety, you’re not alone. Many business owners fear tax season and the “day of reckoning” when they find out how much they owe to Uncle Sam. No one likes to part with hard-earned dollars or…
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What is Prosperity Economics? Part 1
By Rachel Marshall |
Prosperity Economics has begun its renaissance as an alternative to typical financial planning. An increasing number of courageous, conscious, independent thinkers have outgrown typical financial planning. They resonate with a different financial philosophy that provides more control, certainty, and permission to use their money now. For them, the financial status quo has been losing its…
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Dr. Robert Murphy: Infinite Banking – Increasing Capital and Cashflow
By Rachel Marshall |
Robert Murphy discusses an out-of-the-box strategy, Infinite Banking, that complements the entrepreneur. He is an economist in an unconventional wrapper. His sense of humor and straight-talk help him convey the most difficult concepts with elegance and simplicity we can all understand. He’s a free market thinker with the courage to be contrarian. He goes against…
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Abundance: Philosophy, Principles and Beliefs
By Rachel Marshall |
Your financial life should have come with the instructions: “For best results, abundance thinking required!” Your financial results are a direct product of your way of thinking about money. While it’s tempting to jump right into strategies and products and investments, you’ll never outperform your mindset. You are your greatest investment, therefore exponential results are…
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Just Take Action
By Rachel Marshall |
With naivety that makes me laugh now, after having my first child, I thought I’d have so much free time, why not start a business? As much courage as it takes to tell one’s story, it’s also tremendously freeing and empowering. I heard it said that the most important gift we can give is our…
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The Mindset Shift
By Rachel Marshall |
At 25 years old, Bruce Wehner had chest pains and thought he was having a heart attack. The crisis caused him to face his own mortality. He re-evaluated the nobility of hard work, pushing himself, and hustling. Bruce’s backstory highlights two strategic mindset shifts that have developed him into the person he is today. Because…
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How The Money Advantage Began
By Rachel Marshall |
The Money Advantage was born out of unexpected collaboration in the most unlikely of circumstances. Three financial service professionals in an industry known for its undercurrent of competition, from across state lines, different companies, different levels of experience, and different generations. With the common ground of a desire to bring empowering education to business owners…
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