Tips for Separating from Active Duty, Avoiding Index Universal Life Insurance (IUL), and Military Entrepreneurship with Erik Baskin #129

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Real-estate returns, disability insurance, time-blocking techniques, and more! Erik Baskin is a Certified Financial Planner (CFP) and Air Force veteran. He's a fee-only, fiduciary financial planner and entrepreneur.    Main points:

• Separating from the military and lessons learned during the transition
• Military veteran entrepreneurship
• Knowing if real estate investing is good for you
• IUL policies- the math doesn't work out
• Why it's good to invest at all-time highs
• Holding onto too much cash

Links:

• BaskinFP.com https://www.baskinfp.com/
• BLUFfinance Podcast https://www.baskinfp.com/podcast
• Personal Finance Club Detailed Review of IUL Math https://www.personalfinanceclub.com/is-iul-a-scam-yes/
• Just Keep Buying book by Nick Maggiulli https://www.amazon.com/Just-Keep-Buying-Proven-wealth/dp/0857199250
• Erik Baskin on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/erikbaskin/

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