Business News and Other Sh!t

By Amer Abdullah

Business News and Other Sh!t' is a comedy show about investing. #ComedicInvesting

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September 30, 2019 #67: Get an IRA. Get $1.2-billy in it. GTFO.
"o-k, don't shoot! I'll open a self-directed IRA!"
--Me, holding both hands up, after talkin to Dennis "IRA" Blitz
Episode 67, Business News other Sh!t, yes you're still subscribed to this.

What a cool episode y'all! Dennis Blitz-ed us with the *BEST* IRA advice on the 🌍! He's the founder & CEO of the super-nerdy-yet-super-cool IRA Club (iraclub.org).

No joke - Dennis met Peter Thiel, who has the *BIGGEST* IRA in the country at $1.2bn (I already asked, it's his PayPal stock). Dennis breaks it alllll down, make sure you catch episode 68 on Wednesday.

As for biz news: yes, Trump is getting impeached people. This is really happening. What effect does it have on your investments? What business impact does this have on real estate? Stocks? Bonds? Blonds?

*Spoiler alert* it probably ain't gonna have a big effect.
Final thing we talked about: Adam Neumann, gone-zo CEO of WeWork, actually jumped out of the dumpster fire we *know & love* as WeWork! YAY! JUSTICE HAS BEEN SERVED!!!
Sit back, relax. Enjoy the episode y'all. Peace be with your IRA.

SHOW HIGHLIGHTS
00:00- Podcast intro
01:23- New restaurant
03:25- BNOS introduction- Introducing IRA Club, Dennis & Kasha
04:50- Talking about IRA club
07:50- Retirement talk
09:40- Peter Thiel IRA
11:50- Donald Trumps potential impeachment
14:20- Impeachments
16:50- Eisenhower heart attacks
17:40- Information/ Walter Cronkite/ Facts over feelings
23:25- WeWork
29:30- Adam Neumann steps down
35:10- Adam's shady practices
37:20- J.P. Morgan

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September 25, 2019 #66: How Do You Go *Viral*? Chill Marketing Pro Margy Sweeney Breaks It Down
Episode 66.
We had Margy Sweeney on. Let me tell y'all, this woman knows her sh!t (www.akrete.com).
Her whole thing is helping you go viral, making you 'trending.' That's right. You can get your company to go viral or trending. If you tell the right story the right way using someone like Margy.
We also get into what would she would have told WeWork, and what she's telling her cannabis companies with all this drama with vaping. She breaks it down for us.
Sit back, relax and enjoy the episode.
Peace.
SHOW HIGHLIGHTS
01:40- Women taking over the workforce
05:30- Women in male dominated industries
07:47- SomerCor
10:00- PR marketing
13:35- WeWork
19:00- WeWork confidentiality/ Office space
23:10- Going viral/ Positive response
25:15- Skender revolutionizing buildings
30:49- Pricing for PR marketing
32:50- Holding your own as a woman
39:20- Networking experiment
43:20- Owning your title
46:20- Egos from CEOs and other leaders
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September 23, 2019 #65: Iran Pokin' the Sh!t Out the Bear
Let's see:

Trump pulls out of Iran nuclear accord and applies FOOT-TO-THROAT sanctions on their economy. THEN:

(1) Iran blows up an oil tanker in May
(2) Iran blows up a second oil tanker in June
(3) Iran shoots down an American drone in June
(4) Iran blows up half of Aramco facilities in September

As long as we ain't attacking them, Iran's gone keep pokin' the bear. Put on your oil seat belts, prices 'bout to go up some more, $75/barrel, maybe $100!? Click listen to her us discuss it all.

Our guest this ep was PR gangsta Margy Sweeney (Founder/CEO of Akrete, a top 20 PR/Marketing firm in the US, top 14 in The Chi). Check her out at www.akrete.com.

We also kicked it with Margy's daughter Maddy - a comedian! Check her out on The You Never Know Show, a new sketch comedy show on Twitch TV this fall, youneverknowshow.com & IG@youneverknowshow.
Tho the Fed cut rates last week, this whole Iran-Saudi thing could act as a bubble prick as oil prices continue to rise IMO. (I don't think most people understand - we almost went to WAR this week y'all!)

We then hit up vaping and the proposed ban - Margy had a TON of opinions because she does PR/Marketing for cannabis companies! We got her hot take on wassup with vaping, especially with cannabis oils.
Sit back, relax. Enjoy the episode.
Peace, y'all.
Amer

SHOW HIGHLIGHTS
01:30- Various jail sentences and drug war reparations
03:50- Cannabis stores
05:45- An introduction to Margy
09:00- Sick
09:30- Commercial real estate
10:40- Twitter/ Foursquare
12:40- Geo tagging/ Privacy
14:35- Fed interest rates
16:35- Opportunities in real estate
19:20- Dollar is our religion
23:50- Trump/ Left and right policies
27:55- America can go both ways financially
28:10- Margy's family history
32:20- Old money/ Crown family
34:55- Saudi Arabia/ Potential war
39:40- Iran's the potential aggressor
44:50- Buy oil, Iran's getting desperate
46:15- Vaping
50:10- Cannabis industry's passion
56:20- Marketing to kids
58:10- Vaping research
59:45- Not knowing the answer
01:01:45 - Altria buying into fund, cannabis

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September 18, 2019 #64: Secret to Un-F**king Yourself? “Consistent Awareness Generation” with Hayden Humphrey
Episode 64!
We had Professional Life Coach Hayden Humphrey (https://www.haydenhumphrey.com) on this episode.
Hayden is a young man who knows his stuff, not only he is a life coach, but he's also teaching the material.
We broke down what's needed to make change, double your income, get a promotion among much more!
This guy proves you can get the job you want and make the money at that dream job. His secret? "Constant Awareness Generation," its a structure that empowers you to enact radical change in your life and see the results! He walked me through my own survival mechanisms, fear of white men and goals for my restaurant. So we covered a lot- everything from the difference between Life Coaching and Therapy to wrestling with our flaws and past traumas. And I gained a lot of introspection in Episode #64!
So sit back, relax, enjoy the episode and I hope you learn something.
Peace!
SHOW HIGHLIGHTS
01:10- Introducing Hayden
01:48- Anxiety
04:30- Turn Over, Un-f*** Yourself
04:50- Life Coaching vs Therapy
10:40- Victim Mentality
12:55- Amer's Upbringing, Survival Mechanism
16:50- Psychosomatic
19;20- Success stories
24:08- More Survival Mechanisms
27:20- The Impossible Mindset
29:40- Moving on to Something Else
33:25- Amer's Mission of the Restaurant
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September 16, 2019 #63: Europe's Economy is *Breaking Bad*
Negative interest rates getting MORE negative?
Printing Euro's like they're goin outta European style?
Yup, Europe 'bout to dish out some "economic" meth

This episode was great bc we had bad a$$ life coach Hayden Humphrey on (https://www.haydenhumphrey.com/). This dude not only coaches -- he also trains new coaches. Knows his his sh!t. Make sure you catch his full interview in Part Two on Wednesday.

We got a taste of his expertise tho: another CEO at Nissan just bit the dust (wonderin which clown is gonna be the next CEO? Ya, same here. We ask Hayden -- what if the ousted CEO hit you up for life coach advice: what would you tell dat clown?

We also hit up stock market's: they're basically at an ALL-TIME record high again. And I know it's crazy to say this -- slowly but surely, keep on buyin because our economy and our country's all about keeping that market up rn. And when it goes down a lot? Keep that powder dry.
Sit back, relax. Enjoy the episode. Thanks for listening in!
Peace.
Amer

SHOW HIGHLIGHTS:
01:17- About Columbus
03:00- Introducing Hayden
06:20- Purdue Pharma is a major supplier of opioids
07:20- About Bernie Sanders
14:00- Immigration
14:45- Stock market and housing
17:50- Stocks are at a peak
20:05- Australia
24:32- Rotten tomatoes
27:42- Nissan and Hiroto Saikawa
30:24- Virginian Black face
33:10- Hiroto's advice (from Hayden)
38:05- Creating consistent awareness generations
40:40- The European Union's inflation
45:35- Eddie Murphy
48:00- AT&T
48:45- Pigs and AT&T
54:45- Xfinity

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September 11, 2019 #61: How’s It Feel To Make $1mm Trade Mistake? Me & CIO for City Exchange War Stories
What's up y'all Episode #61.
You ever wonder how a big institution like the city of Chicago manages its money? Jabari Porter is our guy, He was CIO of Chicago. He was the Chief Investment Officer. He ran a team to invest the city's $8 billion (that they just have laying around.) And so he teaches us what they would think, how they would do it. And he shows us how much money he made for the city last year.
What's it like working for the government? Versus working for Northern Trust (where he used to manage portfolios)? If you want to know about big money and big bonds and how to lend out $8 billion, this is the episode for you.
Sit back, relax and enjoy it. Thanks for listening in.
Peace.

SHOWNOTES:
01:05- Jabari as Chicago's CIO
03:20- Jabari's experience at Northern Trust
07:20- Jabari on avoiding dramatic loss and long duration positions
09:10- The inverted bond curve
12:05- How much money did Jabari help the city make?
14:40- Jabari on using his work experience personally
15:40- Amer's trade mistakes
18:00- Bond market versus real estate investments
20:20- Jabari's advice for investing in the bond market
24:30- Return "on" versus return "of" investment
26:00- What to do when your investment tanks
27:30- Permanent destruction of capital

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September 09, 2019 #60: CIO for City of Chicago Invests $8-billy Of Our Cheddar - He Tells Me What He's Buyin' !
Wassup y'all,

Jabari Porter left a cush gig at Northern Trust to work for Rahm as Chief Investment Officer. He invested the City's $8 billion in cash. What'd he buy? Can City Hall handle investin' $8 billion? Did Rahm kick Jabari's door down every time market's went south? Make sure you check out the full interview on Wednesday's Part 2!

We also had kicka$$ comedian Michael Kim Lewis on - check him out every Friday night at The Comedy Clubhouse, 10pm, doin improv!

We hit up the topic of HATE - how do you deal with hate when it shows up in your heart? Can it hurt you and your business? Yo we jumped into discussing our strategies on getting that sh!t out of our veins.

We finished up talking about WeWork tryna IPO ReWork. YO - these dudes are desperate tryna cash out on whatever they think they are. WeWork ain't that special.

The thing I HATE (okay, fine, annoys the sh!t out of me) most about WeWork? CEO Adam Neumann. BNOS PEEPS - I don't trust this dude at all. He's doing so many sketchy things with WeWork. These guys were tryna sell themselves to the public for a $50 billion valuation. Now they talm'bout $20 billion valuation. And I don't even think it's worth that much! Buyer BEWARE!

Sit back. Relax. Enjoy the episode!
Peace.

SHOWNOTES
01:25- Introductions

04:10- Plugs and Hatred

09:00- Shootings

11:00- Michael's improv / Jabari plugs

13:00- Proximity, an upcoming Chicago investing firm

17:00- Wall Street Journal aka WSJ

18:40- Positive Friday: Jobs report, Hurricane Dorian, and sharpies

20:55- Uber

23:10- Dow Jones is up thanks to 'China talks'

28:45- WeWork's trying to jazz it up

33:30- Jabari, our financial specialist

35:45- Adam Neumann is sketchy business

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September 05, 2019 #59 *Daft* We're Up All Night To Get Wealthy! with Wealth Manager Osman Arain
What's up y'all. Episode 59.
We had our badass guest Osman Arain (Portfolio Manager / Wealth Manager) break it down for us. Yeah, this dude don't play around. Dartmouth and Columbia credits. Hard working dude. Very smart and can articulate really well. Lancey Joe and I fire questions and have some fun with him.
Our assistant producer also came in with some crazy stories about lying his way into a job where he eventually got found out and kicked out.
Millennials! Y'all don't use wealth managers enough. And Osman is saying you should. It will benefit you to have someone else (emotionally detached from your money) to be watching it.
Did millennials suffer psychologically from the 2008 crisis? Yes, they did. Are these challenges insurmountable? No. Osman believes you can get past them and he breaks down how. He also talked about how to avoid permanently losing some of your money that's invested. Make sure you listen in and get some of that wisdom from him.
And finally, he's like, yo, everyone ends up with a big opportunity at some point in their life. A windfall of a big amount of cash in some way- whether it's a raise/promotion, you move to a different city that's cheaper, or inheritance. What do you do with that when it comes? You want to be prepared.
Sit back, relax and enjoy the episode.
Peace.
SHOWNOTES
01:40- What is a portfolio manager? And why are they important?
08:40- Jaded and JUUL-ed millennials
11:00- Osman on millennial clients
13:30- The educational system is a disaster- is college worth it?
17:10- Who shouldn't go to college?
20:40- When is it time to hire a financial adviser?
23:47- The benefit of an emotionally detached investor
25:10- Big Mistakes: Permanent destruction of capital & living above your means
32:17- Our assistant producer lied his way into the kitchen
35:18- What to do with your money and how to accumulate wealth
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September 03, 2019 #58: Could Epstein’s “Pimp Island” Affect Your Investments?
Wassup cash-maker's,

Let's take a gander at Epstein's boys, shall we?
- Donald J. Trump
- Bill J. Clinton
- Prince Andrew of Wales (who?)

You tryna' tell me some big-name CEO-types weren't visitin' creep-o-island? Of course they were.

There's risk out there in them markets, people. I'm not saying sell, just hold onto your hats, it could get bumpy as Ghislaine Maxwell (Epstein's business manager) starts to speak.
How about our guests?
- Osman Arain, bangin' portfolio manager
- Lancey Joe, bangin' comedian

Yo, make sure you check out Lancey Joe's comedy show - the best independent show (I think) in the city called Comedy Tub over at Chicago Joe's, every Thursday, 8pm.

Onwards: opioids are fo' real. The Sacklers' (fam that owns Purdue Pharma, biggest dealer of opioids to vulnerable Americans) talm' about settling for $12bn ($3bn cash, $9bn from FUTURE sales of supposedly legit opioids). I think the Sackler's should've died in the 80's with parachute pants.

Finally, we hit up JUUL, vape-capital of America. These dudes bout to get investigated like Gayle King interviewing R. Kelly. FTC, FDA, ETC. Teenagers startin' to show up at hospitals with seizures and other illnesses. At the same time, Altria trying to re-unite with Phillip Morris - listen in to see if Altria owning 35% of JUUL will stop the merger of Marlboro's.
Chill and make cash people,
Peace
Amer

SHOWNOTES
03:37- Introducing our guests
06:15- Disclaimers
09:11- Osman's credits (Osman Arain on LinkedIn)
13:17- Lancey's comedy show gets to standing room only
15:07- Jeff Epstein: A pimp for the elites
19:45- Jeff Epstein's prostitution island
24:30- Jeff Epstein's suicide, a very sketchy situation
26:23- Reasons to create a will
33:13- The Sackler family settlement
37:27- Johnson & Johnson's lawsuit and the market
40:25- Altria and Philip Morris, re-merging as people smoke less
42:26- JUUL has all kinds of flavors
44:39- JUUL is under investigation by the FDA and FTC
50:20- Saudi Arabia wants to sell 5% of Aramco, the biggest company in the world
55:20- Why would Saudi Arabia want to sell a piece of Aramco?

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August 28, 2019 #57: Jeff Tack's Journey from Billion Dollar Portfolio Manager to Serial Real Estate Entrepreneur
What's up? What's up?
Episode 57.
We're interviewing Jeff Tack of Woodward Real Estate Partners. This dude is a fixed income pro. There aren't many people like this dude in Chicago. This guy knows the markets really, really well.
He worked at ABN AMRO in the South Bank for over a decade. He managed a $20+ billion portfolio there. Then at Credit Agricole, where he also had a huge portfolio. At Crestline, he had over $10 billion. He was managing huge amounts of money!
We learn how he thinks about making those transactions: How to manage that money? How to make money in a big way?
But now the dude has left that world. He's now an entrepreneur doing his own real estate thing. This dude was buying up cribs in the recession. He bought a lot of them. All of them in Michigan. His first one, he paid 16 grand. As he calls it, “half a Camry.” And then just kept waving at them after that.
And now we figure out what's he doing with it. And how can we be doing stuff like that. Maybe the Great Recession's gone, but he still has some great advice on how to make money in real estate.
So yeah, tune in. Listen to the episode. Sit back. Relax.
Peace!

SHOWNOTES
01:40 – Jeff Tack's job background and profile
03:25 – ABN AMRO investing on secure products
05:10 – $10 trillion mortgage loans in the US
06:40 – Jeff's $25 billion portfolio at La Salle
08:00 – Comparing investing to drug dealing
10:50 – US mortgage market: world's largest, most liquid market
12:10 – Jeff on losing and gaining a lot of money
13:45 – Massive transactions fees
16:00 – How not to steal a billion
18:30 – The goal is to make money
19:35 – Fixed Income market is bigger than the stock market
21:35 – Good debt and bad debt
22:30 – Jeff's memorable story as a portfolio manager
26:15 – Becoming a serial entrepreneur + taking advantage of the Great Recession
28:35 – First house Jeff and his partner bought for $16,000
30:45 – Now is the right time to buy a house + getting rich via real estate
31:45 – On mobility and renting vs. owning a house
33:20 – Looking for opportunities to buy
35:55 – Millennials not buying houses + housing loan options
38:30 – Jeff's property management company + construction business
41:10 – Real estate benefits + jumping on opportunities

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