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Today we’re talking about our simple strategy for owning and managing rental properties. We have a course called Rental Properties for Passive Investors and we got some feedback that we think it’s important to address.Show NotesInvestableRental Properties For Passive Investors CourseStart Investing with Roofstock Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today we have a guest on the show - the Co-Founder and first CEO of Netflix. Marc Randolph to talk about his new book That Will Never work. The real-life, totally improbable story of Netflix’s early days, told in Marc Randolph’s unconventional, engaging, inspiring style. A vivid primer on the realities of startup ventures, and a seriously entertaining read. Now a National Bestseller.Show Noteshttps://www.marcrandolph.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Is there’s an index fund bubble? Today we’re talking about how index funds are taking over and how the state of index funds should affect how you invest. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today we’re taking a look at how the Golden Butterfly has performed in the recent market correction compared to other investment strategies. We will be looking at The Golden Butterfly, The All Weather Portfolio; and Vanguard’s Total Stock Index and we’re going to compare each portfolio by pretending you had $100,000 perfectly allocated in each strategy as of October 2, 2019 (before COVID-19) and compare it to the portfolio’s value as of April 1, 2020 (6 months later).Show NotesRental Properties for Passive Investors- An LMM course on our proven, data-driven approach to building a portfolio of income-producing rental properties that perform in the long-term. Use this link to get $50 off the course.Portfoliocharts.com - Portfolio Charts explores practical worldwide index investing strategies using intuitive charts and real-world examples that look beyond the raw numbers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today is 5 questions episode and we will be talking about foreclosures as a real estate investment, coding bootcamps, timing the market, Fundrise IPO and managing financial goals in your relationship. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It is no secret that Andrew and I each own multiple online businesses that earn us passive income. Before we started we had no idea what we were doing. It’s not easy to start a website from scratch and if you’re not already building an online business you might not even know what a great idea looks like. Today we’re talking about how you can buy an existing online business. We have a special guest on the show today, Blake Hutchinson, the CEO of Flippa.com. We’ll get into the details of buying on the platform, what to look for, and how to properly value an online business. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today we are talking about payday loans or what some new fin-tech companies are now calling “early wage access”. These companies seem to be disguising predatory lending with shiny new apps geared towards millennials making it even easier to get a payday loan. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today is 5 questions episode and we will be talking about dividend stocks, The Fisher Effect, employees stock options. non-taxable accounts and what to do if history repeats itself. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today is we are talking about the Rule of 55. We’ve gotten quite a few listeners who have asked us to cover this so today we wanted to explain exactly what it is and how it works. The Rule of 55 isn’t the only way to access your 401k early so, were also talking about other ways to tap into your 401k and what would be the right reasons to take advantage of these early distributions Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today we are answering a question from a listener, Andres about buying into a franchise and how they look as business opportunity. We get into actual franchise profitability, compare two popular franchises and explain how one franchisee makes over $2 billion a year.Show NotesFranchise Index Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices