BetterWealth with Caleb Guilliams

In today's BetterWealth episode, I had the pleasure of welcoming back to the show, Harry Stout published author and former senior executive for several of the nation's largest annuity companies. Be sure to check out my first episode with Harry in the show notes below. In this episode Harry shares with us his wealth of knowledge on the subject of Annuities. Annuities are a misunderstood and underused financial tool.  Consumers don’t understand them but should.  Americans in or near retirement are facing an income crisis and are scrambling to generate predictable cash from their accumulated assets.  There are few, if any, places to look to generate lifetime income streams.  Research has shown that consumers overlook annuities because they don't understand the products.  They don't understand how to use these products to create protected lifetime income. In his new book, The FinancialVerse:  Today's Annuities − A Tool to Create Protected Lifetime Income, Harry N. Stout takes his over twenty-year experience in the global annuity industry and presents an objective text to educate consumers on the ins and outs of how to use annuity products in income planning and to address longevity risk.  The book provides a clear roadmap on key consumer questions and concerns surrounding annuity products including:What Are Annuities and How Do They Work?The Core Benefits of AnnuitiesAnnuity Income Tax Benefits and NegativesAnnuity Product TypesWhy Buy An Annuity?The Major Positives and Negatives to Buying AnnuitiesHow Much Income Should I Plan For?Financial Strength Behind the ProductsWhere To Buy and The Buying ProcessYour Next Steps The book can be ordered at financialverse.com/annuity and through Amazon and major national book distributors.#BETTERWEALTHFor more information on BetterWealth or the content you hear on the Podcast visit us at www.betterwealth.com/podcast.Episode Links & Resources: Episode 296: How To Increase Your Personal Financial Literacy with Harry Stout https://youtu.be/B4DzqF-tfSw Guest Bio:  Harry N. Stout is a published author and former senior executive for several of the nation's largest annuity companies.  He is a past director of the National Association for Fixed Annuities (NAFA), the Life Insurance Marketing and Research Association (LIMRA), the Financial Services Council of Australia and the Insurance Marketplace Standards Association. He has over twenty years of practical experience in all aspects of annuity products.  A certified public accountant by training, he has industry experience in the U.S. and abroad.  He is acknowledged as a national annuity thought leader and has written for numerous financial publications and participated in national media of all types.  You can visit www.financialverse.com for more information about Harry and subscribe to his free twice weekly MoneySavers blog at www.financialverse.com/blog.Guest Links: Get a copy of Harry’s book: The FinancialVerse:  Today's Annuities − A Tool to Create Protected Lifetime Income https://www.financialverse.com/annuity #BetterWealth📞 Free 15 Minute Clarity Call: https://bttr.ly/ytclarity📕 The And Asset Book: https://bttr.ly/book💸 BetterWealth Quiz: https://bttr.ly/quiz👪 AndAsset.com: https://bttr.ly/andasset🎥 BetterWealth Youtube - https://bttr.ly/bwyoutube🤵🏼 Financial Advisor, Agent or Coach: https://bttr.ly/advisor

In today's BetterWealth episode, I share with you a training I had with a group of agents as we dove into the first section of the AND Asset. Listen as I share my perspective on section one of the AND Asset book: The Wealth Equation.#BETTERWEALTHFor more information on BetterWealth or the content you hear on the Podcast visit us at www.betterwealth.com/podcast.#BetterWealth📞 Free 15 Minute Clarity Call: https://bttr.ly/ytclarity📕 The And Asset Book: https://bttr.ly/book💸 BetterWealth Quiz: https://bttr.ly/quiz👪 AndAsset.com: https://bttr.ly/andasset🎥 BetterWealth Youtube - https://bttr.ly/bwyoutube🤵🏼 Financial Advisor, Agent or Coach: https://bttr.ly/advisor

In today's BetterWealth episode, I am sharing with you a clip from an episode I had done with Dominic Rufran and we discuss the question we get all the time “how much can I contribute to my AND Asset?” I specifically wanted to share this clip again as it’s own episode because it is misunderstood on the reasons and process that determines contribution amounts for each individual person. Listen as we discussed the criteria for determining how much you are able to contribute by human life value, cashflow and health. I also compare the underwriting process to a bank loan for a house and breakdown the principle behind why there are contribution limits. #BETTERWEALTHFor more information on BetterWealth or the content you hear on the Podcast visit us at www.betterwealth.com/podcast.#BetterWealth📞 Free 15 Minute Clarity Call: https://bttr.ly/ytclarity📕 The And Asset Book: https://bttr.ly/book💸 BetterWealth Quiz: https://bttr.ly/quiz👪 AndAsset.com: https://bttr.ly/andasset🎥 BetterWealth Youtube - https://bttr.ly/bwyoutube🤵🏼 Financial Advisor, Agent or Coach: https://bttr.ly/advisor

Episode Description: In today's BetterWealth episode, I had the great honor of interviewing a dear friend, MItchell Earl, COO at Praxis and author of Don't Do Stuff You Hate. Praxis is a college alternative 12-month program that matches ambitious, hard-working young adults with full-time, paid apprenticeships at growing businesses. Listen as Mitchell and I talk about why college isn’t the right tool most people need for the outcome they want. Most college students rarely walk away with doing college correctly, by identifying the outcome they want and spending their money and time to obtain those goals. Most students walk away with crippling debt, a job that wasn’t what they got their degree from, and years of time spent in a classroom rather than building work experience. Listen as Mitchell shares why Praxis leads with the goal to give students an alternative route to college where they go into a program specifically designed to meet their desired needs and desired outcomes and coming out with more work experience, skill training and a job that pays more than the money they spent for their education. Mitchell also shares with me what makes students successful in college or the academic setting and why alternative options like Praxis help develop better success today in the workforce. I also ask Mitchell to discuss his money 101 philosophies. Listen as he talks about the mindset of capturing value. If you are interested in giving your child a different alternative to college Mitchell has graciously offered several amazing resources and a scholarship opportunity by checking out Praxis here: https://discoverpraxis.com/betterwealth/ #BETTERWEALTHFor more information on BetterWealth or the content you hear on the Podcast visit us at www.betterwealth.com/podcast.#BetterWealth📞 Free 15 Minute Clarity Call: https://bttr.ly/ytclarity📕 The And Asset Book: https://bttr.ly/book💸 BetterWealth Quiz: https://bttr.ly/quiz👪 AndAsset.com: https://bttr.ly/andasset🎥 BetterWealth Youtube - https://bttr.ly/bwyoutube🤵🏼 Financial Advisor, Agent or Coach: https://bttr.ly/advisor

In today's BetterWealth episode, I pull out two clips that I did while answering a few questions regarding the AND Asset. Listen as I talk about who the AND Asset is for and why you should work with BetterWealth. We are the ONE-STOP-SHOP for everything AND Asset, so check out our resources at https://betterwealth.com/vault.#BETTERWEALTHFor more information on BetterWealth or the content you hear on the Podcast visit us at www.betterwealth.com/podcast.#BetterWealth📞 Free 15 Minute Clarity Call: https://bttr.ly/ytclarity📕 The And Asset Book: https://bttr.ly/book💸 BetterWealth Quiz: https://bttr.ly/quiz👪 AndAsset.com: https://bttr.ly/andasset🎥 BetterWealth Youtube - https://bttr.ly/bwyoutube🤵🏼 Financial Advisor, Agent or Coach: https://bttr.ly/advisor

The exotic CPA!In today's BetterWealth episode, I welcome the newest member of the BetterWealth Team, Trevor Ward, CPA who has joined our team to help me in our business development side of the company.  Listen as Trevor talks about how he met the team and how he became a pivotal part of helping our company grow and push our message out to more people!Trevor talks about his love for financial planning, his take on opportunity cost and the impact that has had on his life and mindset of money. #BETTERWEALTHFor more information on BetterWealth or the content you hear on the Podcast visit us at www.betterwealth.com/podcast.#BetterWealth📞 Free 15 Minute Clarity Call: https://bttr.ly/ytclarity📕 The And Asset Book: https://bttr.ly/book💸 BetterWealth Quiz: https://bttr.ly/quiz👪 AndAsset.com: https://bttr.ly/andasset🎥 BetterWealth Youtube - https://bttr.ly/bwyoutube🤵🏼 Financial Advisor, Agent or Coach: https://bttr.ly/advisor

In today's BetterWealth episode, I had the pleasure of interviewing the author of “Giftology” John Ruhlin. John Ruhlin is the world’s leading authority in maximizing customer loyalty through radical generosity. John describes his philosophy of R.O.R - Return on Relationships. Listen as John shares his story, coming from a small farm town and developing into the world’s leading authority in maximizing customer loyalty through radical generosity. John describes better wealth as investing into human beings. John talks about the misconceptions of gift giving, taking care of your employees and offering non-branding legacies to your relationships and the impact that has on your own company. John shares with our audience his giftology strategies on authentic giving and how to intentionally invest in gratitude. #BETTERWEALTHFor more information on BetterWealth or the content you hear on the Podcast visit us at www.betterwealth.com/podcast.Guest Bio: John Ruhlin is the world’s leading authority in maximizing customer loyalty through radical generosity. He is the founder and author of Giftology and has been featured in Fox News, Forbes, Fast Company, Inc and New York Times. While becoming the #1 performer out of 1.5 million sales reps for one of the world’s most recognizable brands, John developed a system of using generosity to gain access to elite clients and generate thousands of referrals. He and his firm now help automate this process for individuals and organizations like UBS, Raymond James, DR Horton, Keller Williams, the Chicago Cubs, and Caesar’s Palace. John and the Giftology team can help any individual turn their clients into their own personal sales force to drive exponential growth.Guest Links: HERE is a link for more GIFTOLOGY content to podcast listeners:www.giftologysystem.com#BetterWealth📞 Free 15 Minute Clarity Call: https://bttr.ly/ytclarity📕 The And Asset Book: https://bttr.ly/book💸 BetterWealth Quiz: https://bttr.ly/quiz👪 AndAsset.com: https://bttr.ly/andasset🎥 BetterWealth Youtube - https://bttr.ly/bwyoutube🤵🏼 Financial Advisor, Agent or Coach: https://bttr.ly/advisor

If we don’t understand the problem the solution doesn’t matter!Episode Description: In today's BetterWealth episode, I talk about the problems that you face today as it relates to your wealth and the outside forces that are working against us and hurting our chances of being successful in the future as it relates to our wealth. Albert Einstein once said “We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them.” Listen as I walk through a few of the biggest problems I believe we as a society face when it comes to wealth creation. Problems such as inflation, low interest rates, fear, commercial leases, taxes, the 4% rule, spending more than we make, and low savings. But at the end of the day it is imperative that in our own personal/family economy we have a good grasp of the money we have coming in and how we can grow that, where the money is being spent and is it the most efficient or is there money being lost, and finally is the money that we are saving protracted and working in such a way that it will continue to support our lives in the future. #BETTERWEALTHFor more information on BetterWealth or the content you hear on the Podcast visit us at www.betterwealth.com/podcast.#BetterWealth📞 Free 15 Minute Clarity Call: https://bttr.ly/ytclarity📕 The And Asset Book: https://bttr.ly/book💸 BetterWealth Quiz: https://bttr.ly/quiz👪 AndAsset.com: https://bttr.ly/andasset🎥 BetterWealth Youtube - https://bttr.ly/bwyoutube🤵🏼 Financial Advisor, Agent or Coach: https://bttr.ly/advisor

Nelson Nash was obsessed with controlling capital and creating more volume to grow. In today's BetterWealth episode, Dom and I talk about a lot of myths around infinite banking. There are several misconceptions around infinite banking that has people coming to us asking questions like “If I take my money from my policy and pay it back with interest, is it true I get that interest back?” Dom and I talk about where these myths came from, how concepts from Nelson Nash have been twisted. Becoming your own banker had the primary principle of “saving more money” and have the ability to have more of a volume of money being controlled because Nelson was obsessed with controlling capital and creating more volume to grow. Also I describe how Nelson wanted to encourage more savings by the psychology of “paying yourself back” with a higher interest so you can develop better behavior when it comes to savings and control. Join me on YouTube as Dom and I illustrate the concept of policy loans and how they work in paying interest, paying the principal, or if you never pay your policy loan back, how that works. We answer the questions and myths about paying your policy back, the interest of your policy and some of Nelson’s psychology of money. #BETTERWEALTHFor more information on BetterWealth or the content you hear on the Podcast visit us at www.betterwealth.com/podcast.#BetterWealth📞 Free 15 Minute Clarity Call: https://bttr.ly/ytclarity📕 The And Asset Book: https://bttr.ly/book💸 BetterWealth Quiz: https://bttr.ly/quiz👪 AndAsset.com: https://bttr.ly/andasset🎥 BetterWealth Youtube - https://bttr.ly/bwyoutube🤵🏼 Financial Advisor, Agent or Coach: https://bttr.ly/advisor

In today's BetterWealth episode, I had the privilege of interviewing Justin Donald who Entrepreneur Magazine calls the “Warren Buffett of Lifestyle Investing.” Listen as Justin shares his story and how he came to make the decision and mindset towards a life determined by their design and how to ask the quality questions you need to get that life. In our interview I shrew with you Justin’s new book “The Lifestyle Investor” that I claim is the number two book everyone should read after Robert Kyasoki’s book “Rich Dad, Poor Dad'' because Justin writes the practical process of HOW to make lifestyle shifts. Listen as Justin shares with us his three tears of developing financial freedom by practical solutions to covering future expenses today; What does it cost you to survive? What does it cost you to live your exact lifestyle today? What do you want that you don’t have? Justin also shares some of his “commandments” in the book such as lifestyle and reducing risk. I ask Justin to share with us where we should start our mindset around the framework of investing, in which he shares the opinion of the most important thing being financial education. I ask Justin finally to describe the section of his book where he describes how and why he has used Whole Life Insurance personally to build wealth. Stay tuned for Justin’s incredible answer! Be sure to get a copy of Justin’s book: www.LifestyleInvestorBook.com  #BETTERWEALTHFor more information on BetterWealth or the content you hear on the Podcast visit us at www.betterwealth.com/podcast.Guest Bio: Entrepreneur Magazine calls Justin Donald the “Warren Buffett of Lifestyle Investing.” He’s a master of low-risk cash flow investing, specializing in simplifying complex financial strategies, structuring deals, and disciplined investment systems that consistently produce profitable results. His ethos is to “create wealth without creating a job.” In the span of 21 months, and before his 37th birthday, Justin’s investments drove enough passive income for both he and his wife Jennifer to leave their jobs. Following his simple investment system and 10 Commandments of Lifestyle Investing, Justin negotiated deals with over 100 companies, multiplied his net worth to over eight figures, and maintained a family-centric lifestyle in less than 2 years. Just 2 years later, he doubled his net worth again. He now consults and advises entrepreneurs, executives, and successful media personalities on lifestyle investing. Justin has also appeared on nearly 100 podcasts, including Entrepreneurs on Fire, The Mike Dillard Show, Making Bank, Achieve Your Goals, Capability Amplifier, Tractionville, Inside Personal Growth, Conscious Millionaire, Franchise Secrets, the Accelerated Investor, and Unbecoming. Justin distilled his lessons and proven investment system that reliably generates repeatable returns into The Lifestyle Investor podcast and the best-selling book The Lifestyle Investor: The 10 Commandments of Cash Flow Investing for Passive Income and Financial Freedom, released in January 2021. The Lifestyle Investor was an instant hit, making the USA Today best seller list, breaking #8 on all of Amazon.com, and #1 on the Wall Street Journal’s best seller list. All proceeds from copies of The Lifestyle Investor go to Love Justice International, a nonprofit fighting human trafficking in 17 countries. Justin is a lifelong leader and trainer with a track record of achievement. In his 20s, he worked with Cutco/Vector and quickly became one of the top managers in the company, and one of the youngest to achieve Hall of Fame status. His personal playbook of best practices was deployed nationwide as a training program to onboard sales representatives. While in this role, Justin began investing heavily in real estate and owns several profitable real estate related businesses, a large portfolio of multifamily rentals, OrangeTheory Fitness franchises, and several other successful operating companies. His entrepreneurial ventures include IFM Restoration, a residential maintenance and rehab company founded in 2016. IFM recently funded its Series A with S3 Ventures, the largest venture capital firm in Texas, leading the round. Justin is a member of Tiger 21 and a board member of Front Row Foundation International. He and Jennifer contribute to various causes privately and through their church, fighting cancer, building clean water wells in third-world countries and other humanitarian efforts. Additionally, they sponsor multiple children through Compassion International. The Donalds are based in Austin, Texas, and love adventure-based international travel with their beloved daughter.Guest Links: Learn more about Justin Donnals:www.JustinDonald.com  www.LifestyleInvestorBook.com #BetterWealth📞 Free 15 Minute Clarity Call: https://bttr.ly/ytclarity📕 The And Asset Book: https://bttr.ly/book💸 BetterWealth Quiz: https://bttr.ly/quiz👪 AndAsset.com: https://bttr.ly/andasset🎥 BetterWealth Youtube - https://bttr.ly/bwyoutube🤵🏼 Financial Advisor, Agent or Coach: https://bttr.ly/advisor