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News from the front |Episode 116 |Nov 10/23 

 

• National Debt Observations​

• I Bond Update​

• Retirement Plan Update

 

 

 

 

News from the front |Episode 117|Nov 22/23 

 

• Dave Ramsey's latest bad financial planning advice- 4% rule is now 8%???

• Taking Social Security at 62- more bad advice from Ramsey Solutions​

• Year-End Planning- Reimbursable Plan Overview

 

News from the front |Episode 114 |Oct 13/23 

 

• Inflation rates and how it affects the consumer​

• Going from $0 to millionaire status​

• Discussion of the value of diversification in investments- Walgreens Stock Case Study​

 

 

News from the front |Episode 115|Oct 20/23 

 

• Business Entities- When do you need one? How many should you have?​

• Hi-Yield Savings Accounts- Overview, Pros and Cons​

• Richest People in America 2023

 

News from the front |Episode 112 |Sept 29/23 

 

• Tik Tok Myth Debunked- Section 643(b)Spendthrift Trust Don’t Work for avoiding income tax​

• Dividend Growth and Getting "Mailbox Money"​

• St Bernard Parish Real Estate Investors- Meeting Recap

 

News from the front |Episode 113|Oct 06/23 

 

• Private Jet Strategy for Big Time Tax Savings​

• Credit Scores and Credit Line Increase Tips to help business and personal liquidity​

• Asset Allocation Discussion- are bonds even necessary?

 

News from the front |Episode 110 |Sept 08/23 

 

• House Hacking- Is it as good as the TikTokers claim for building wealth?​

• Managing 0% Interest Rate Credit Cards- why protecting your personal credit score is important​

• IRS Tax Debt- Consider qualifying for "Currently Non Collectible" status​

 

News from the front |Episode 111|Sept 22/23 

 

• Net Worth- Prioritize getting to your first $100,000 mark​

• Credit Stacking- Overview and how to utilize​

• Permanent Life Insurance- consider the accelerated death benefit​

 

News from the front |Episode 108 |Aug 25/23 

 

• Real Estate Investing Strategy- Short-Term Rental vs Long Term Rental

• Cost Segregation- Myth versus Reality​ and Owning

• Controlling Assets- What works best?​

 

 

 

News from the front |Episode 109|Sept 01/23 

 

• Get out of Credit Card Debt- Ideas for your "Side Hustle"​

• Credit Score Tip- Minimize balance reported to the credit bureaus​

• Crypto Currency Update- Is anyone still optimistic?

 

News from the front |Episode 106 |Aug 11/23 

 

• BRRR Method- How do real estate investors use this? Does it work?​

• Gross Profit Margin- why this is a number you need to know and control​

• What's your "temperature" while investing? Knowing this helps you pick the correct strategies while building and growing wealth

 

 

News from the front |Episode 107|Aug 18/23 

 

• August Rule for Tax-Free Rental Income- Insight on how the IRS determines cost​

• 401k Contributions- when should you contribute instead of using other account types?​

• Hard Money vs Easy Money- when is it better to be an investor vs a CEO?​

 

 

 

News from the front |Episode 104 |July 28/23 

 

• Dividend Snowball- Thoughts on long term effects of investing in a dividend paying stock​.

• Making good purchase decisions on investment property. Are you an investor or a remodeler?​

• Business expense reimbursement with an accountable plan​

 

 

News from the front |Episode 105|Aug 04/23 

 

• Credit Strategies. Business and personal rules to know.

• Build Wealth System- Two important rules

• Protecting Assets- Should you use an LLC or Trust​

 

 

 

News from the front |Episode 102 |July 14/23 

 

• Investment Portfolio Management- When to hire a pro? When to DIY?​

• How do the rich stay rich and the working class stays poor.

• Types of income and the tax disadvantage that keeps you down 3. Pitfall of buying a liability with a liability- New car example​

• Mid Year Tax Planning Suggestions

 

 

News from the front |Episode 103|July 21/23 

 

• W4 Forms- How to update if your tax situation changes

• BGE Intro- How we use the Build Grow Enjoy system to organize your financial life

• Investment Management- Where you should focus for performance evaluation

 

 

 

News from the front |Episode 100 |June 30/23 

 

• Hunter Biden Tax Investigation.

• Concentrate holdings or diversify? What builds wealth better? What protects wealth?

• Assets Feed You, Liabilities Bleed You. Recap of a unique way of viewing assets and liabilites as taught in the Infinity Investing Program from Anderson Advisors

 

 

News from the front |Episode 101 |July 07/23 

 

• Self Directed IRA Overview​

• Wills vs Trusts- Which is best for transferring your assets after death?

• Real Estate Investment Returns- Expected Returns

 

 

 

 

News from the front |Episode 98 |June 16/23 

 

• Infinite Income Concept vs 4% Draw Down Strategy​

• Assets and Liabilities through a different opinion​

•  Diverse Income Streams

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

News from the front |Episode 99 |June 23/23 

 

• Is Cryptocurrency dead? Does anyone use crypto for daily transactions?​

• Little things adding up to big things. Can credit card cash back rewards increase your net worth?​

• Infinite Banking, Be your own bank, whole life policy loans. Good idea or waste of money?​

 

 

News from the front |Episode 96 |June 02/23 

 

• Employee Retention Tax Credit- IRS cracking down on the scammers​

• Crypto Currency- Good investment or the next​

• Start Up St Bernard Announcement

 

 

 

 

 

News from the front |Episode 97 |June 09/23 

 

• Why do so many Bars fail as a business? How does one make money in that industry?​

• Stock data, what does it all mean for analysis?​

• Summer travel and gatherings- can these be business deductions?​

 

 

News from the front |Episode 94 |May 19/23 

 

• Fixed Rate vs Adjustable Rate Mortgage​

• Risk Discussion in Equity Portfolio. Income vs Asset Value as point of focus​

• Short Term Rentals Compared to Long Term Rental Benefits and Pitfalls

 

 

 

 

 

News from the front |Episode 95 |May 26/23 

 

• Using Bonds for Retirement Income. Is it the best idea? Should you use a bond mutual fund or individual bonds in a laddered portfolio?

• Infinite Income Overview- what is your number

• Certifications and alphabet soup. Which ones are useful?

 

 

News from the front |Episode 92 |May 05/23 

 

• I Bond Rate Surprise | Fixed Rate More Than Doubles​

• Cash is trash? Discussion of cash reserves, equity, and income generation​

• LLC question- why you should form one and how to do it.​

 

 

 

 

 

News from the front |Episode 93 |May 12/23 

 

• $30,000 Decisions vs $3 decisions. Review of some topics in Ramit Sethi podcast and book​.

• Cash is trash, equity not much better follow up. Is a paid off mortgage a good financial move?​

• How good is Warren Buffet and his company Berkshire Hathaway at investing? Should you follow and copy?​

 

 

News from the front |Episode 91 |Apr 21/23 

 

• IRS Withholding Estimator​

• Focus on the important numbers. What gets measured gets managed

• I bond update- Current rate 6.89% Is that a good rate? How you should utilize an I bond in your financial plan.How much should you pay with your estimate?

 

 

 

 

 

News from the front |Episode 91 |April 28/23 

 

• Americans Now Spend More on M*Rijuana Than Chocolate​

• 2023 Dogs Of The Dow List | Top 10 Highest Yielding Dow 30 Stocks Now​

• IRS Tax Debt Resolution - most are scams. Beware

 

 

 

 

 

News from the front |Episode 89 |Apr 7/23 

 

• Dividend Yield- Review of the effect of compounding reinvestments.​

• Delaware Statutory Trusts- How a real estate investor can use these to diversify holdings​

• Know your Numbers- Why this is the primary success factor.

 

 

 

 

 

 

News from the front |Episode 90 |April 14/23 

 

• Tax Due Date 4/18

• State Due Dates​

• How much should you pay with your estimate?

 

 

 

 

 

 

News from the front |Episode 87 |Mar 24/23 

 

• Employee Retention Tax Credit Scams/Aggressive Sales Tactics

• Personal Wealth Building -Getting to the first $100k is critical to overall success

• Infinity Income- Definition and Description

 

 

 

 

 

 

News from the front |Episode 88 |Mar 31/23 

 

• Dividend Yield - what does it mean? How does it effect your wealth?​

• IRS Tax Update

 

 

 

 

 

 

News from the front |Episode 85 |Mar 10/23 

 

• Tax Update- Wheres My Refund Tool​

• How do I build a passive income generating stock portfolio?

 

 

 

 

 

 

News from the front |Episode 86 |Mar 17/23 

 

• Silicon Valley Bank- FDIC protection, the danger of a "Bank Run", and how fractional reserve banking work​

• How much does the average American worker have saved for retirement?​

• Ides of March- Tax Deadline Update​

 

News from the front |Episode 83 |Feb 24/23 

 

• College Savings Alternatives- Education IRA, 529 Plans, I-bonds, Roth IRA​

• Know your Numbers- which numbers do you need to watch?​

• Corporate Transparency Act- Update​

 

News from the front |Episode 84 |Mar 03/23 

 

• Self Directed IRA strategy- Investment Options besides rental real estate. Tax liens, private lending, and more​

• Inflation illustration using a chocolate bar​

• Berkshire Hathaway Annual Meeting Notes

 

News from the front |Episode 81 |Feb 10/23 

 

• IRS Processing Time Update and Telephone Wait Time Update​

• Dave Ramsey Investment Portfolio vs Other Options​

• 2022 Stock Market Results- How do your investments compare?​

 

 

News from the front |Episode 82 |Feb 17/23 

 

• Does Anyone ever lose money in real estate investing? Be wary of the YouTube gurus in this area​

• How Do Millionaires Allocate Their Investments Article Here.​ 

• IRS Update- Refunds Down 11% Compared To 2021

 

News from the front |Episode 79 |Jan 27/23 

 

• IRS turnaround times- is service finally improving?​

• Grant Cardone- says $400k is not enough to live on?​

• Real Estate Market Snapshot

 

 

News from the front |Episode 80 |Feb 03/23 

 

• Building Passive Income with low $$​

• I-Bond Recap​

• Three Fund Portfolio vs other managed portfolios​

• Tax Update- Changes to La calculation, W4 Updates and more​

 

News from the front |Episode 77 |Jan 13/23 

 

• Can Chat GPT Answer Complex Investing and Retirement Questions? Rob Berger: https://youtu.be/EUDgo5T7wBQ

• Using Leverage vs Cash in Real Estate Investments​

• Filing Due Dates Coming Up

 

 

News from the front |Episode 78 |Jan 20/23 

 

• 1% Rule for Real Estate Investing​

• Don’t Quit Your Day Job(when starting something new)​

• There is more money in being a shovel seller, than a shovel user​

 

 

 

News from the front |Episode 75 |Dec 16/22 

 

• Senator Cassidy pushes for Income Tax Relief for Hurricane Ida victims​

• Year-End Quick List for Tax Savings

• Year-End Bonus for Tax Payments

• 2023 Budget Plan using QuickBooks

 

 

News from the front |Episode 76 |Jan 06/23 

 

• Secure Act 2.0​

• Trump's Tax Returns- Anything to see?

• IRS Collection Bots Have Amazing First Year​

 

 

 

 

News from the front |Episode 73 |Dec 02/22 

 

• Fixed Asset Tracking Feature in QuickBooks

• Marginal Tax Rate vs Average Tax Rate Explanation​

 

 

News from the front |Episode 74 |Dec 09/22 

 

• Don’t get complacent in your Business. Never take your foot off the gas​

• Trump Tax Fraud Conviction Discussion​

• 1099 For Venmo?

 

News from the front |Episode 71 |Nov 18/22 

 

• The New Tax Table Update!

• Huge News on the FTX Crypto Collapse- Billions of $$ Vanished

• Covid Penalty Relief for Disaster Areas Still Available!

 

 

News from the front |Episode 72 |Nov 25/22 

 

• Is it worth the 1% fee to hire a financial planner?​

• Sales- The more hands you shake, The more you make​

• Accepting Credit Cards- When should you charge a "Convenience Fee"​

 

News from the front |Episode 69 |Nov 4/22 

 

• Balancing Tax, Business, and Asset Protection​

• New I bond rate- 6.89%​

• Real Estate Investing- Grow fast, or slow and steady​?

 

 

News from the front |Episode 70 |Nov 11/22 

 

• Crypto Currency- Will it ever be practical? Is it a Ponzi scheme?​

• Retirement Plan Options Recap​

• Accounting – Is insourced or outsourced the best option?​

 

News from the front |Episode 67 |Oct 21/22 

 

• ERTC update- fax solicitations, sales emails etc.​

• Kabbage getting sued for improper PPP loans​

• Paying for Financial Advice- is 1% a fair price​

 

News from the front |Episode 68 |Oct 28/22 

 

• Maximize your business travel deductions​.

• Year-End Tax Planning​.

• Blue Folder Recap.

 

 

News from the front |Episode 65 |Sept 30/22 

 

• Hurricane Ian-Disaster Assistance for Florida Residents

• Three Legged Stool- Clint Coons book "Next Level Real Estate Asset Protection

• QBO Right Tool​

• Stock Market Update- Big volatility​

 

News from the front |Episode 66 |Oct 7/22 

 

• New ability to e-file 1099 forms directly with IRS​

• Crypto Currency, NFT, etc- How to use the "Greater Fool Theory" to make money​

• Tyreek Hills State Tax Liability

 

 

News from the front |Episode 63 |Sept 16/22 

 

• Tax Deadlines- Extended Deadline for Individuals October 15​

• Business Tax Planning – C Corp vs S Corp. When is double taxation, not a bad thing?​

• Renting Virtual Land- Ponzi scheme or legitimate investment opportunity​

• Employee Retention Tax Credit Update

 

News from the front |Episode 64 |Sept 23/22 

 

• Forming an LLC when you need to an attorney vs DIY​

• Why are small businesses struggling to hire employees?​

• Don’t trust Wall Street - :) Clip from Wolf of Wall Street.

 

 

News from the front |Episode 61 |Sept 2/22 

 

• Control of your investments? SDIRA vs brokerage accounts vs company plan.

• ​QuickBooks pricing changes and updates? More reasons than ever to hate Intuit

 

News from the front |Episode 62 |Sept 9/22 

 

• Is Rental Real Estate management really passive? Or is it hard work?​

• LLC Fomalities- Why its important to stay in good standing with the Secretary of State? Liability

News from the front |Episode 59 |August 19/22 

 

• Football Analogy- Defense wins championships. Many business owners are good at making money but not at keeping it. Creditors, taxes and more can cause failure​.

• Real Estate has out performed stocks, gold and bonds over the last 12 months​.

• Update on Inflation Recovery Act (LOL) but there are some tax credits available

 

 

News from the front |Episode 60 |August 26/22 

 

• What is a holding company? How do I use it in my overall plan?​​.

• Prioritizing Savings- Rule of Thumb from JP Morgan Asset Management​.

• Non Public REITs- solid investment or a Ponzi Scheme?​.

• $10,000 Student Loan Foregiveness Update

 

 

 

News from the front |Episode 57 |August 5/22 

 

• Lines of Credit vs Credit Card and why to apply now.

• Inflation Reduction Act- Increase IRS funding by $80 Billion to harass small business. owners​.

• ERTC scams. The credit is good but the refund mills are exaggerating things

 

 

News from the front |Episode 58 |August 12/22 

 

• Inflation Reduction Act???​.

• Charging Order Protection- does your LLC provide it in the event you get sued?​.

• Starting out in Real Estate Investing- Should I sell my house to my S-corp?​.

• Beginning Stock Market Investor- what should I buy first?​.

 

 

News from the front |Episode 55 |July 22/22 

 

• Sale of Rental vs Sale of a Flip Property​ 

• 3 Fund Portfolio, 60/40 rule and other stock market observations​

• Summer Vacation Season- organize your trips to maximize tax savings​

 

 

 

News from the front |Episode 56 |July 29/22 

 

• Revocable Living Trusts- a strategy for creating generational wealth​

• Limited Liability Companies vs Corporations​

•  Retirement Plan Beneficiary Review ​

 

 

 

 

News from the front |Episode 53 |July 8/22 

 

• ​Schedule C and S Corporation Checklist

 

 

 

 

 

 

News from the front |Episode 54 |July 15/22 

 

• How is my social security benefit calculated? Is it easy to increase?​

• Beware ERTC scams- update ERTC page on website

 

 

 

News from the front |Episode 51 |June 24/22 

 

• Analyzing real estate investments- 1% rule

• Investing in a recession- focus on the dividends since they are "real"

• S Corp vs C Corp at current tax rates

• Blue Binder- organizing financial documents 

 

 

News from the front |Episode 52 |July 1/22 

 

• When to start taking social security benefits. Early – FRA – Or delay until 70​

• Housing prices- are they going up or going down?​

• What to look at in mid year updates  

 

 

News from the front |Episode 49 |June 10/22 

 

• New Where is my Refund Tool?

 

• IRS Mileage Rate 62.5 cents/mile​.

 

• ROI on rentals or businesses. Unintentional Philanthropy?

 

 

 

News from the front |Episode 50 |June 17/22 

 

• Recession on the way- Diversified Income Streams​.

• Stock Market Volatility- what causes it? Earnings and DCF.

• What can I do to avoid Volatility?​

• Is now a good time to invest? What should I do if I am just starting out?​

• Client Accounting Discussion- law firm trust accounts in QuickBooks

 

News from the front |Episode 47 |May 27/22 

 

• Stock Market is down, is now the time to rebalance my portfolio?
• Security by Obscurity- create a layer of protection using trusts to own real estate.​

• Paying a mortgage off early, Paid of Property vs Debt Destruction by Inflation​

News from the front |Episode 48 |June 3/22 

 

• Revocable Living Trusts – why do you need one?​

• Simplifying investments- how much diversification is too much?​

• Crypto Currency- whats the real value of Bitcoin, Ethereum etc?

 

News from the front |Episode 45 |May 14/22 

 

• Crypto Market Implosion- what you can do to capitalize.​
• More in-depth discussion of I-bonds.​

• Kohlers Trifecta for organizing business entities.

 

News from the front |Episode 46 |May 21/22 

 

• Why is it important to "Know Your Numbers"​

• HRA overview​

• Stock market recap- Roth conversion? Rebalance?

 

 

News from the front |Episode 43 |April 22/22 

 

• Health Savings Accounts- Multiple benefits. Highly recommended if you are eligible​.
• Tax Season Update- backlogs at IRS seem to be working themselves out and refunds for current year seem faster than normal in many cases​.
• Like Kind Exchange- Delaware Statutory Trusts and benefits for property with accumulated depreciation

 

4News from the front |Episode 44 |April 30/22 

 

• I-bonds- Interest rates over 7% and climbing​

 

 

• SSI Recipients eligible for low-cost internet.

 

 

•  Side Hustle + Job or Just go for it?​

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

News from the front |Episode 41 |March 25/22 

 

• Presidential Disaster Area update and Qualified vs Non-Qualified
• IRS backlog to be cleared by the end of 2022 Commissioner to Congress: IRS will clear the backlog by year’s end (thetaxadviser.com)​
• Refi till ya die- how to use increased asset values to provide the cash you can use, tax-free​
• Investing in Opportunity Zones- ways to save on capital gains tax

News from the front |Episode 42 |April 1/22 

 

• Elon Musk's Twitter comments about Taxes.​

 

• New Tax proposals by Biden

 

• Asset Ownership or Control of Assets. What do you really "own" with a paid off property?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

News from the front |Episode 39 |March 11/22 

 

• ​Crypto Update- decreased value, effect of Ukraine invasion, crypto millionaires. What about gold, or US Dollars?
• Social Security Retirement Benefits- take as soon as eligible or wait? Whats the best way to use this income insurance?​
• Low cost ways to start your $1mm Roth and progress to high growth potential investments

 

 

 

News from the front |Episode 40 |March 18/22 

 

• IRS Casualty Loss Deductions- Hurricanes and other updates​

• Maintaining control of your assets to grow your numbers. Warren Buffet vs ANY Wall Street endorsed investment advisor​

• Inherited Roth IRAs. The Best way to withdraw money and stretch out the tax savings​

• More Crypto News- big losses in value lately. Why?

 

 

 

News from the front |Episode 37 |February 25/22 

 

• ​New Business Entity Decision. Sole Proprietor or S-corp
• Know Your Numbers. Commit to Daily Review and Action
• 1% rule in real estate
• Work in Progress- 6 rules for Successful Business Growth

 

 

News from the front |Episode 38 |March 4/22 

 

• Retirement income planning- Roth, 401k etc or something entirely different (rentals)

• Know your numbers. Commit to daily review and action- my example with monthly accounting

• Form 8915 F for 2nd portion of qualified retirement plan distributions taken in 2020

 

 

 

News from the front |Episode 35 |February 18/22 

 

• IRS: Update Page For Filing Issues​

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

News from the front |Episode 36 |February 11/22 

 

• IRS Update- Still have many forms in draft mode. Not many current year returns can be filed(8879, efile and more)​

• Casualty Loss- Hurricane Ida vs Other Casualty Losses​

• Reverse Mortgage- Similar to what real estate investors do when they harvest equity from rental property

 

News from the front |Episode 33 |February 4/22 

 

• Metaverse – Amazed at how people find ways to make money. There is always a way​.
• 100% Meals Deduction​.
• Office in Home Deduction And Increased Auto Expense​.
• Child Tax Credit example of the "loan" and effect on tax refund. Similar to Bobby Schroeders example on Facebook​.
• Roth IRA- Vacation Home Strategy​.

 

News from the front |Episode 34 |January 28/22 

 

• IRS Backlog Issues and New Problems. Advanced Child Credit

• 1099 and Other Form Deadlines.

• Crypto Headaches on Tax Filing

• Dangers of "If I can't pay for it, I don’t need it"

 

 

 

 

 

 

News from the front |Episode 31 |January 22/22 

 

• Crypto gains discuss the difference between speculation and investing.
• Tax Season Starting Monday January 24
• Ownershipof land - What do you really "own" after considering property tax and other obligations. Answer - the right to use the property to make money.

 

News from the front |Episode 32 |December 17/21 

 

• How is the real estate market?.
• Corporate Tax Observations.
• Year End Accounting Stuff.

 

 

 

 

 

News from the front |Episode 29 |December 3/21 

 

• Cost of living well index​.
• BBB no more back door roth after 12/31​. 
• Year-end inventory no-no​.
• Roth strategy for a vacation property.

 

News from the front |Episode 30 |November 19/21 

 

• Real vs Historical dollars vs Nominal dollars​
• Reduction of the Maximum Individual Income Tax Rate | Louisiana Election Results: Tax Reform Ballot Measures.

 

News from the front |Episode 27 |November 12/21 

 

• Intro to new service Self Directed IRA.
• Intro to Crypto Currency and ways to invest​.
• Important Deadline Reminders solo 401k.

 

 

 

News from the front |Episode 28 |November 5/21 

 

• 9/28/21 Recovery Rebate "MISCALCULATION" Letter from IRS​.

• Year End Planning Alert- Opportunity Zone Deadline 12/31/2021​.

• Productivity Tip- Atomic Habits 1% Improvement Ilustration.

News from the front |Episode 25 |October 29/21 

 

• Build Back Better- Scrapped Changes to IRAs and 401ks​.

• Easy business ideas for your side. 

• Check tax withholdings.Productivity Tip-

 

 

 

News from the front |Episode 26 |October 22/21 

 

• $1,000,000 IRA Is it enough?​

• Banks/IRS transaction sharing. What happened to the 4th amendment?.roductivity Tip-

 

 

 

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