Wealth Formula by Buck Joffrey

When we think about investing, our minds usually go straight to stocks, bonds, and real estate. But some of the best opportunities come when you stop thinking of investing as something separate from your everyday life. What do I mean by this? A lot of the things we buy are treated as expenses when they could be investments. You might wear a watch or jewelry simply because you like them, but you avoid spending too much because it feels frivolous.  Yet what’s better—paying $250 for a decent watch that will be worthless in 10 years, or $5,000 for a Rolex that could be worth twice as much over the same period? The same idea applies to cars and even furniture. I have a good friend who lives by this philosophy. For decades, he’s chosen to invest in the finer things rather than the ordinary, and it has become a cornerstone of his personal investment strategy. It’s about thinking differently—turning what most people see as expenses into assets. Art falls into that same category. I’m not a huge art guy myself. Sometimes I’ll buy a piece off the street because I’ve never thought of art as an investment. Yet for centuries, people have purchased art for its beauty, cultural value, and emotional impact—and often made a financial killing in the process. Today, art is recognized as a legitimate asset class—something that not only enriches your life on the wall but also diversifies and strengthens your portfolio. This week on Wealth Formula Podcast, we’re going to explore how fine art has evolved into an investment category in its own right, and how you might think about incorporating it into your wealth strategy. Learn more about Philip Hoffman and The Fine Art Group: www.fineartgroup.com Transcript Disclaimer: This transcript was generated by AI and may not be 100% accurate. If you notice any errors or corrections, please email us at phil@wealthformula.com.  If you donate a hundred million dollars of art, you can probably get a tax rebate for the full amount of the donation. Welcome, everybody. This is Buck Joffrey with the Wealth Formula Podcast. Coming to you from Montecito, California. Uh, today before we begin, I wanna remind you again, there's, um, a website called wealth formula.com that you should check out. Um, one of the things on there is, uh, the ability to sign up for our accredited investor club now really do, um, suggest you check it out if you are an accredit investor and potentially get onboarded, uh, with our team. Uh, because as we enter into this fourth quarter here, we have a number of, uh, potentially interesting opportunities, um, that involve significant tax, uh, tax mitigating type investments. Usually using depreciation, whether that's, uh, related to, you know, apartment buildings, sometimes in commercial aircraft, things like that. But if you are an accredit investor, I think you should at least get onboarded so that you can check out the opportunities that are out there that are coming your way. This is, of course, a private group, so that. Um, you will not get access to these, uh, opportunities unless you are part of investor clubs. So go to wealth formula.com and sign up for our credit investor club if you, uh, if you are one. Uh, let's talk today a little bit about a shift, uh, in thinking. Uh, you know, we, when we think about investing, you know, of course we're usually going straight to. Whatever it is that we're typically thinking about, whether that's real estate, stocks, bonds, whatever. But some of the best opportunities come when you stop thinking about investing as something separate from your everyday life and you start thinking about the things that are in your everyday life. So what do I mean by all of this? Well, a lot of things, uh, we buy, um, are treated as expenses. When if you kind of shift your mindset a little bit, they could be thought of as investments rather than expenses. So here's an example that's kind of obvious, right? Many of you wear watches, many of you wear jewelry because you liked them, but you might also say to yourself, well, I like them, but I'm not gonna spend that much on it. Otherwise, it'd be frivolous. So. You, maybe you buy a, a nice watch for 250 bucks. Um, but here's the thing, what happens, uh, with a watch that's probably 250 bucks that you bought in the mall. It's probably gonna be worthless in about 10 years. Now, what if you actually paid like five grand for, you know, a Rolex? I might pay a little bit more than that, but let's say you paid $5,000 for a Rolex or some other brand that has notoriously increased in value, that's really hard to get your hands on. Um, well, in 10 years, that $5,000 Rolex or that $10,000 Rolex or whatever, it, it's probably gonna be worth more than when you bought it. At some point it will, if you look at the historical numbers on watches, for example, and various types of jewelry. That's just what happens when you buy the really nice stuff. The same idea applies to cars. Of course, you know, those of you who are car buffs, you know, that, um, you know, uh, you may, you may not, uh, you may not be looking for the most, uh, reliable whatever car you may be looking for something that you really want to drive that's, uh, kind of a classic car that you know is gonna go up in value. But you can even get that in things like furniture. I have a, I have a friend who lives by this philosophy and he's. You know, for decades, he's chosen to invest in the finer things, uh, rather than the ordinary, and has become, um, really a cornerstone of his personal investment strategy in some, you know, so it's really about thinking differently, turning what most people see as expenses into assets. So, you know, this particular interview we're gonna do today is about art. Art falls into that same category, you know, especially for those of you who love art. I'm not a huge art guy myself. Okay. Sometimes I'll buy a piece off the street because I've never, um, because I like it, you know? But I've never really thought of as an investment, and maybe this is not an area that I love enough to make part of my investments, right? But some of, some of you will. Um, you know, I mean, for centuries people have purchased art for beauty, cultural value and emotional impact, and then. As a side effect of that, they've often made, uh, they've made financial killings in the process. So, you know, today, um, art is recognized as a legitimate asset class, something that. Not only can enrich your life on the wall, but also diversifies and strengthens your portfolio. So that's what we're gonna talk about on this week's, uh, wealth Formula podcast. We're gonna explore how fine art has evolved into an investment category in its own right and how you might, uh, think about incorporating it into your personal wealth strategy. We'll have that interview right after these messages. Wealth Formula banking is an ingenious concept powered by whole life insurance, but instead of acting just as a safety net, the strategy supercharges your investments. First, you create a personal financial reservoir that grows at a compounding interest rate. Much higher than any bank savings account. As your money accumulates, you borrow from your own bank to invest in other cash flowing investments. Here's the key. Even though you've borrowed money at a simple interest rate, your insurance company keeps paying. You compound interest on that money even though you've borrowed it. Net result, you make money in two places at the same time. That's why your investments get supercharged. This isn't a new technique. It's a refined strategy used by some of the wealthiest families in history, and it uses century old rock solid insurance companies as its backbone. Turbocharge your investments. Visit Wealth formula banking.com. Again, that's wealth formula banking.com. Welcome back to the show everyone. Today my guest on Well, formula Podcast is Philip Hoffman. He's the founder and chairman of the Fine Art Group, a global leader in art investment advisory and finance. Philip spent years as an executive at Christie's before pioneering the first art investment fund, effectively creating a new asset class for investors. And today the fine art group oversees more than 20 billion in, um, advised assets across 28 countries. Philip, welcome to program. Lovely to be here. Welcome from Sunny Lee, the Alps. Very nice. It's, uh, very appropriate, I guess, for the art world to be coming from some nice places like that. Um, well, let's, let's get right into it. Uh, you know, you, you started, uh, uh, at Christie's, uh, and, uh. Then ended up, um, getting this situation in place where high income professionals can start thinking about, uh, art as an investment. What, tell us the story. What, how, how did that happen? So, I got into the art world completely by accident. I trained at KPM. And as a CPA and then by accident, got asked to be CFO of Christie's when I was 27. I was the youngest board director by about 20 years. Uh, I had no interest in joining Christie's 'cause I thought he was a antiquated company selling, uh, with, with old fashioned people selling Rembrandts a little did I know that there was one and a half thousand staff involved that, um, they were trying to sell Basquiat and. Picassos and Renoirs and, and, and everything from colored Damons to vintage motorcars. So it was a fascinating business to join when you are 27. And, uh, but I didn't wanna be CFO, I wanted to actually get my hands dirty and find out what the business is all about. And that was my first exploit, was to meet a client who had bought two pictures, one a can leto for about 50,000 pounds and a. Monet for around the same amount in 1976, and we went to the warehouse to look at it with my experts, and we recognized both were genuine and both, uh uh, what is it, 30 years later were worth.

We all know technology and geopolitics shape the world, but there’s a quieter, less obvious force that dictates the flow of wealth and opportunity: demographics. Where people live, where they move, and how populations grow or shrink — these are the currents that ultimately drive economic gravity. That’s why all of the multifamily investments you see through Investor Club focus on areas where there is job creation. Where there is job creation, there is population growth, and people have to live somewhere. Scale that concept up to a global level, and you start to see why migration, climate, and demographics are the real megatrends of the century. Take China — decades of the one-child policy have created a demographic cliff. Contrast that with parts of Africa and South Asia, where populations are booming. Add to this the wildcard of AI, which could either amplify the advantages of youthful nations or offset aging ones. For investors, entrepreneurs, and anyone thinking long term, the key isn’t where the puck is today — it’s where the puck is going. That’s the topic of this week’s Wealth Formula Podcast. Transcript Disclaimer: This transcript was generated by AI and may not be 100% accurate. If you notice any errors or corrections, please email us at phil@wealthformula.com.  If a place is attracting young people, it must be doing something right. Welcome everybody. This is Buck Joffrey with the Wealth Formula Podcast. Coming to you from Montecito, California. Before we begin, I wanna remind you that there is a website associated with this podcast is called wealth formula.com. Go there and uh, check out some of the resources we have, including the opportunity. To join our accredited investor club. Uh, this is a. A group, uh, for a credit investors to see a potential deal flow that you wouldn't see otherwise, uh, because they are private, uh, private nature. So the process is easy. If you are an accredit investor, go ahead and sign up and get onboarded. Then basically wait to see what kind of deals are out there and see if you're interested. Check it out. Wealth formula.com. Okay, so let's start. Uh, let's talk a little bit today about something that's really important, maybe not appreciated as much. You know, we know that technology and geopolitics shape the world, but there's a quieter, sort of less obvious force that dictates the flow of wealth and opportunities. And that is demographics, um, where people live, where they move, and how populations grow or shrink. These are the currents that ultimately drive economic gravity. And that's why all of the multifamily investment you see through say investor club, uh, focus on areas where there's job creation. Why? Because where there is job creation, there is population growth. And guess what? People have to live somewhere, right? So that's something that you might be familiar with already, but scale that concept up to a global level and you start to see why migration. Climate demographics, they're really the sort of mega trends of the century. All you have to do is take a look at China, right? Decades of one child policy have created essentially a demographic cliff for them. And you contrast that with parts of Africa and South Asia where populations are booming. And then you add to this, the wild card of ai, which could either amplify the advantages of youthful nations or, or potentially offset. Aging ones like China, as we mentioned. So for investors, entrepreneurs, and anyone really thinking long, uh, term, the key isn't necessarily where the Pak is today, as the Great Gretzky once said. It's where the puck is going, and that is the topic of this Week's Wealth Formula podcast, and we will have that for you right after these messages. Wealth Formula banking is an ingenious concept powered by whole life insurance, but instead of acting just as a safety net, the strategy supercharges your investment. First, you create a personal financial reservoir that grows at a compounding interest rate much higher than any bank savings account. As your money accumulates, you borrow from your own bank to invest in other cash flowing investments. Here's the key, even though you've borrowed money at a simple interest rate. Your insurance company keeps paying you compound interest on that money even though you've borrowed it. Net result, you make money in two places at the same time. That's why your investments get supercharged. This isn't a new technique. It's a refined strategy used by some of the wealthiest families in history, and it uses century old rock solid insurance companies as its backbone. Turbocharge your investments visit. Wealth Formula banking.com. Again, that's wealth formula banking.com. Welcome back to the show, everyone. Today I'm joined by Parag, Dr. Parag Khanna, a globally recognized strategist, bestselling author, and founder of Alpha Geo. His work focuses on some of the most important forces shaping the future of wealth, opportunity, uh, wealth, opportunity, migration, demographics, climate and technology. He's advised governments, global institutions, and even military leaders on how to navigate a rapidly changing world, and his books, including Move the Future is Asian, have become. Essential guides for understanding where people capital and power are headed. Uh, welcome to show up Pak, how are you? Thank you. Great. Great to be with you. And, uh, thanks again for coming all the way across, uh, the world from Singapore. Uh, I just got you off your, uh, ice bath and, and tea, so we should be ready to go right now. Ready to rock? For sure. That is the best way to start the day. So I wanna talk to you about things that, you know, you're, you're an expert on. Um, one of the things that you talk about is, uh, migration as an investment signal. So you've written that migration is, is a driver of growth, which makes intuitive sense. So what migration trends should investors be watching closely as signals, uh, for where capital will flow next? Sure. I mean, there's many reasons to talk about migration and you know, just backing up for a moment, it really is the original globalization. So when we think of globalization as a force for good, a force for prosperity, a force for comparative advantage among nations and so forth, well migration, it all began with a single step. Now, the reason this is so important today is because not only do we have the mass migrations of today, which can be both. Enriching and also destabilizing. Right? It's not merely an unadulterated good look at the politics of the United States right now, for example. Yeah, in Europe. Yeah. Migration, turning migration off or on literally has a significant measurable economic impact. Right now, for example, already economists are debating how. The extent to which cutting off inflows of migrants is going negatively impact GDP as we head into a recession, right? Among other things, right? So will it be wages or is it simply going to choke the innovative capacity? In the productive capacity and just the output of key industries. Uh, so that's something to, to dig into in a, uh, for a bit. But the real, one of the big reasons why I wrote the book is because. Unlike the last a hundred plus years where the world population was going like this, right? Quadrupling over the past century. Now we're reaching a plateau, as you know, and this is why Elon Musk and everyone talks about, yeah, you know, peak humanity and civilizational decline and low fertility rates. I mean, he's, he's late to the game, quite frankly. You know, those of us who work on these issues have been talking about this for a very long time. We've also noticed that it's too late. A lot of people on social media are still kind of saying, let's get, let's have more babies, or These rich people have babies, right? I just need to remind everyone so we're on the same page. It's not enough. It's not nearly enough. There are not enough children. There will never be enough children. You need humanoids in robots or whatever the case may be, to take care of the elderly and the young. At this point, there's so few young people. So migration matters because where young people go in particular, take millennials, gen Z, gen Alpha, take everyone between the ages of five and 40. 35 years, or they're up to 45. So a 40 year block spanning a couple of generations. Everyone today, who's young, where they go, they vote with their feet, whether they're moving from California to Texas, right? You know, LA's loss is Austin's gain, or San Francisco Boulder, Colorado's gain, or you know, Boise Idaho's gain, right? It's zero sum when you don't have population growth, right? My people, I lose. You gain people, you win. So the zero sum nature of demographics and migration is what's new because up until the present, every place was just having more and more children. So it's like, oh, well a million Indians left India, like no big deal. Right? Um, but once, once you stop having population growth, it's, it's zero sum. So in other words, why does it matter for investors? It's three words. Follow the people. If a country, so you know, you and I can sit here and pontificate and we can say, oh, Europe is finished. Europe is dead. Well, I mean, look, go to Lisbon, go to Berlin. Go to Athens. Yeah. Those places feel dead. No, they're attracting young people. So it's not necessarily at a country level. Right. But city by city, place by place. It's, you can boil down all the complexity of the world. Geographically into this one thing. If a place is attracting young people there, mu it must be doing something right. So, so in that regard, pro, so who, who are some of the winners and who are some of the losers when it comes to, at the city level? So here's a place that everyone's heard of Dubai, right? The United Arab Emirates, right as a country and Dubai as a city.

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I’m not a big stock guy. However, there are some companies out there that you know are just going to change the world, and it would be nice to be able to own part of them—especially before they go public. That’s why this week on Wealth Formula Podcast we’re diving into a topic that’s been on my mind for quite some time: the world of pre-IPO investing. If you’ve ever felt like by the time a company finally hits the public market it’s already ballooned in value and you’re basically buying in at a premium, you’re not alone. I personally had my eye on a company called Circle, which deals in stablecoins. As I’ve talked about on the show before, I think it’s going to be huge globally. But as soon as Circle went public, the valuation shot up to a point where I felt like it was way too expensive to jump in. If I had access to those shares before the IPO, I would have definitely taken the plunge. Now, this isn’t just about one company. We’ve seen this story play out with others, and right now there are some major game-changers like SpaceX on the horizon. SpaceX, one of Elon Musk’s ventures, is one of those companies you just know is going to have a massive impact. But how do you get access to those deals? If you’re an accredited investor, I have good news. Getting a piece of the action before these companies go public isn’t just for the ultra-wealthy insiders anymore. It’s becoming more accessible to accredited investors who want to get in earlier and potentially see greater upside. That’s the topic of this week’s Wealth Formula Podcast.Transcript Disclaimer: This transcript was generated by AI and may not be 100% accurate. If you notice any errors or corrections, please email us at phil@wealthformula.com.  If you are purely investing in the public markets, in many cases, you've missed the majority of a company's growth cycle. Welcome everybody. This is Buck Joffrey Wealth Formula Podcast, coming to you from Montecito, California today. Before we begin, as I always do, I will suggest you visit walt formula.com, which is the, um. Primary Home of Wealth Formula podcast, and it's also where you can get some resources outside of the podcast, including access to our accredited investor club, otherwise known as investor Club. Uh, that is where you can get, if, if you aren't an accredited investor, you can get access to opportunities that you would not otherwise see because they are not available to the general public. Um, speaking of. That kind of investment that's not typically, uh, available to the general public. Uh, that takes us sort of to the topic of today's show. That is, um, well, you see, I'm not a big stock guy, as you probably know, if you've listened to this show before, I'm not, you know, listen, I'm not anti stock. It's just not, you know. Generally what I've invested in my life. However, there are some companies out there that you just know are going to change the world, and because of that, it'd be nice to potentially be able to own part of them, you know, especially if they, if before they go public. That's why this week on Wealth Formula Podcast, we're gonna dive into a topic that's sort of been on my mind for some time. The world of what's called pre IPO investing. Basically investing before a stock goes public. Now, if you've ever felt like by the time a company finally hits the public market, it's already ballooned in value and you're basically buying at a premium, you're not alone. Again, this is not something I do often, but I had, um, as you know from my previous shows, I believe heavily that this whole world of stable coins is going to be enormous. And I had my eye on a company called Circle and then trades with CR Cl, uh, which deals in stable coins, uh, which is a, a really big player in stable coins. I think this is gonna be huge. Uh, but as soon as Circle went public, the valuation shot up, like just took off where it was kind of ridiculous and. At that point, basically it was just too expensive to jump in. It just didn't make any sense. Now, if I'd had access to those shares before the IPO, and if it, you know, started where it actually started, I definitely would've taken the plunge and I actually would've made a lot of money. But that didn't happen. Now, this isn't just about one company. We've, you know, seen this happen several times, uh, before people know there's this big private company that, you know, all the. Insiders are gonna make a bunch of money on IPO comes bang, they all cash in, right? But there are some out there that are in that pre IPO phase right now, such as SpaceX, um, you know, Elon's, uh, one of Elon Musk's companies. Um, you know, they are out there traveling space. They also own starlink, uh, all that kind of stuff. So, you know, that company's gonna have a huge impact, at least. I mean, you know, I guess you don't know for sure, but. Shown us one thing before he, he can, uh, he can build extraordinary companies. So that's something I would be interested in. But how do you get access to those deals, right? If you're an accredited investor, as it turns out, I have good news on this show. Getting a piece of the action before these companies go public isn't actually just for the ultra wealthy Silicon Valley insiders anymore. It's actually becoming more accessible to accredited investors who want to get in early. Potentially see greater upside. So that is a topic of this week's show, and we will have, uh, that conversation right after these messages. Wealth formula banking is an ingenious concept powered by whole life insurance, but instead of acting just as a safety net, the strategy supercharges your investment. First, you create a personal financial reservoir that grows at a compounding interest rate much higher than any bank savings account. As your money accumulates, you borrow from your own bank to invest in other cash flowing investments. Here's the key, even though you've borrowed money at a simple interest rate. Your insurance company keeps paying you compound interest on that money even though you've borrowed it. Net result, you make money in two places at the same time. That's why your investments get supercharged. This isn't a new technique. It's a refined strategy used by some of the wealthiest families in history, and it uses century old rock solid insurance companies as its backbone. Turbocharge your investments visit. Wealth Formula banking.com. Again, that's wealth formula banking.com. Welcome back to the show, everyone. Today my guest, uh, on Wealth Formula podcast. Christine Healey, she's founder of Healy Pre IPO. Which is a, uh, boutique brokerage firm that gives high net worth investors access to some of the world's most exclusive pre IPO opportunities. Companies like SpaceX, open AI and Stripe long before they hit the public markets. Uh, she's closed over 600 million in private market deals. Previously held leadership roles at firms like Destiny Tech 100 and Forge Global. She's built a white glove concierge level service for investors who want insider access to vetted late stage private companies without the corporate red tape. Welcome to the program, Christine. Thank you, buck. Great to be here. Well, um, let's, let's kind of start with, so we have a lot of, you know, retail investors, accredited investors. This may not be something, uh, that, that they know much about. So for investors who only know about public markets, uh, those types of stocks, what exactly is the pre IPO market? How does it work? So I see a lot of high net worth investors that may hold, um, very skilled professional jobs. They might be doctors or lawyers or small business owners, and they see companies like SpaceX constantly in the news with these amazing milestones. Or they might use open AI's product chat GBT every day in some cases. But they're seeing these amazing technological innovations as a bystander. A lot of them are saying, um, I've worked hard to build an amass some wealth. I've got a high income. I wish there was a way to actually financially participate in these stocks. Sure. So investing pre IPO is essentially a way to invest in these companies while they're still private companies in a bespoke privately. Brokered transaction where you might be matched with a private seller, like an early employee, or you might be matched with an early VC that's looking for liquidity and you can actually get in before the IPO. So we've seen a lot of IPOs recently be very choppy, very volatile. Mm-hmm. In many cases, um, a lot of value in a technology company's lifecycle is accruing purely on the private markets. Since these tech companies are waiting longer and longer to IPO in a lot of cases. So if you are purely investing in the public markets, in many cases, you've missed the majority of a company's growth cycle. So what I do is help investors, um, that are accredited to get into some of their favorite companies that, that they love, that they believe in. Mm-hmm. That they're inspired by. And to navigate the private market, which is very tricky, in some cases, messy and requires a lot of bespoke, um, process. Yeah. And, and I think, um, one of the things that I have noticed sort of, kind of sniffing around this pre IPO space, there's obviously a few companies who, who do this and um, you know, one of the questions I always have when I'm looking at it as a retail investor is like. Yeah, this is an interesting company. I hear about, you know, ripple or I hear about like Circle before it happened. Um, and the issue there becomes like, how in the world do you know if it's a good price? Because, you know, the valuations, um, that these things are being offered at often look significant, right? They'll say the, there's like a, uh, the last valuation was, you know, uh, literally, you know, half or. 25% of what,

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