CFO Weekly Why Traditional Financial Advice Fails and What To Do Instead with Chris Miles, Founder of Money Ripples
Mar 25, 2025
55:14
In this episode of CFO Weekly, Chris Miles, Founder of Money Ripples, joins Megan Weis to expose the myths behind conventional money advice and reveal smarter ways to generate passive income. Chris shares his journey from being a conventional financial advisor to achieving financial independence twice, including how he escaped $1 million in debt after the last recession.
Chris, the “Cash Flow Expert” and Anti-Financial Advisor, is a leading authority teaching entrepreneurs and professionals how to get their money working for them today. His expertise has been featured in US News, CNN Money, Entrepreneurs on Fire, and BiggerPockets. Through his company, Money Ripples, Chris has helped clients increase their cash flow by nearly $300 million over the past 12 years.
What You’ll Learn:
- Why most financial advisors aren't financially free themselves
- How Chris went from millionaire to millions of dollars in debt and back again
- The biggest lies about 401(k)s, the stock market, and "set-it-and-forget-it" investing
- The best passive income strategies that actually work today
- How alternative investments can provide better returns with lower risk
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Previous guests include: Tom McDermott, CFO at Career Certified, Claire Bramley, CFO at Teradata, Chris Miles, Founder of Money Ripples, Ranil DeSilva, CFO & COO at CARE, Jordan Grumet, Financial Independence Expert & Host of Earn & Invest & William Washington, Global CFO at Baker McKenzie
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