Invest Like a Boss

Kirk Du Plessis is the founder of Option Alpha, an online education and coaching platform for investors interested in learning more about the financial markets and derivative options. Kirk is responsible for everything from maintaining the business model, revenue strategies, marketing, strategic partnerships with brokers, writing, design, and website development.

During the show, Kirk will cover options strategies, risk management, trading psychology, option pricing and portfolio allocation. You'll learn how other make this a full-time income including ways to optimize the process. Listen to the end to hear the best trading platforms plus Kirk personal investments.

Links:

LinkedIn
Optionalpha.com
Optionalpha.com/toolbox  (Software)

Where we are:

Sam - Asia
Johnny FD - Ukraine
Kirk - East Coast USA

Discussed:

ILAB 57 – MJ DeMarco – What the Unscripted & Millionaire Fastlane Author Himself Invests In
ILAB 54 – How Anyone Can Retire in 10 Years or Less, with Todd Tresidder

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Books:

Start Here – Recommended readings

Time Stamps:

04:35 - Brief background
09:26 - Trading and running OptionAlpha
12:40 - Risks in Forex and options
15:01 - Common options
17:27 - Being a full-time investor
20:54 - Selling option contracts
24:22 - Leveraging methods
30:19 - Generating 6k per month
37:31 - Optimizing through software
42:52 - Win rate preference when trading
47:38 - Best trading platforms
49:51 - Kirk personal investments
56:47 - Buying index funds of VTI

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Michael Foster is the Lead Research Analyst for Contrarian Outlook. He is the only analyst in the world who is 100% devoted to CEFs with market caps under $1 billion. Michaels reports are widely read by analysts and portfolio managers at some of the largest hedge funds and investment banks in the world, with trillions of dollars in assets under management.

During the show, Brett Owens talks with Michael on the CEFs to buy with safe dividends and high yields. You’ll learn the difference between Closed End Funds, Mutual Funds, and Exchange Traded Funds including buying at a discount. Sam Marks will share his experience buying CEFs and explain the process.

Links:

Contrarianoutlook.com

Where are we:

Johnny FD – Ukraine
Sam – Asia

Discussed:

Michael’s Articles

> The 9.9% Yields Every Retiree Must Own

> 10 Funds That Crush the Market and Pay up to 9.5%

> Gabelli Equity Income Fund

Sam’s Municipal Bond CEFs 

VTN

VPV

IIM

BKN

NAD

ILAB 33 – Brett Owens, 3 Recession Proof REITs to Buy Now

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Books:

Start Here – Recommended Reading

Time Stamps:

07:15 - Safe dividends and yields

10:27 - Close end funds, mutual fund, and ETF

14:35 - CEF quantity and discounts

20:51 - Typical investors

27:33 - Types of funds with high payout

41:59 - Buying CEF and municipal bond funds

43:27 - Downsides to CEF

47:32 - Process of buying

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Sam Marks and Johnny FD share their investing updates from the past three months. Listen as Sam explains why he exchanged a half million USD into RMB and how Johnny's Forex account has developed. You'll find out if early retirement is right for you including how Sam and Johnny strive to balance wealth, time, and happiness.

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Where are we:

Johnny FD - Ukraine
Sam - Asia

Discussed:

ILAB 03 – Foreign Exchange Trading with Brian from Art of FX
ILAB 06 – Invest in Yourself to Startup an Award Winning Brewery
ILAB 07 – Building Hong Kong’s Biggest Self Storage Business

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Book:

Start Here – Recommended Reading

Time Stamps:

08:11 - Sam’s new investments
12:39 - Johnny’s investment update
15:41 -  Half million exchanged to RMB
24:01 - Forex trading account growth
30:11 - Black Hops Brewery investment
32:39 - Hong Kong self-storage units
36:25 - Early retirement ups and downs
55:45 - What is happiness?
1:00:45 - Current bucket list projects
1:04:51 - The happiest we’ve ever been

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Jilliene Helman is the CEO of RealtyMogul, the largest online marketplace for investors to pool money and crowdfund pre-vetted real estate investments. Prior to RealtyMogul, Jilliene served as Vice President at Union Bank, where she spent time in wealth management, finance and risk management. The RealtyMogul team brings over 200 years of collective experience underwriting, managing, and acquiring over $20 billion in real estate across asset classes and markets nationally.

During the show, Jilliene will explain why RealtyMogul has over 125,000 investors and what real estate investing can do for you. You’ll learn about popular cash on cash returns, investing limitations and options including the legal underwriting process. Find out how they’ve returned back over 60 million dollars to their investors.

Links:

Realtymogul.com
@JillieneHelman

Where are we:

Johnny FD - Kiev, Ukraine
Sam - Chiang Mai, Thailand
Jilliene - LA, California

Book:

Start Here – Recommended Reading

Time Stamps:

05:04 - Jilliene’s background
08:01 - Defining commercial real estate
10:30 - What a Trump presidency means to commercial real estate
12:35 - When researching platforms to invest on
15:12 - The growth behind RealtyMogul
16:59 - Understanding/ analyzing the market data
19:46 - Daily routine and workload
20:53 - Investor Education
21:56 - Legal underwriting
23:11 - Popular cash on cash returns
24:42 - Investing limitations and options
29:16 - Opening a saving in foreign countries
32:34 - Investing in stocks and real estate

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M.C. Laubscher is the CEO of Valhalla Wealth Financial, a company that helps individuals, families, small business owners, professionals & entrepreneurs employ wealth acquisition & financial management strategies for growth. M.C. is also the host of the popular business and investing podcast, Cashflow Ninja. He challenges existing societal belief systems and misinformation on money, saving, investing, wealth, and retirement.

During the show, M.C. will reveal the six pillars he learned after interviewing over 150 successful investors. He will speak on accumulation and the cash flow model including the power of masterminds and mentorship. Listen to the end for the three principles to help build your wealth, happiness & success.

Links:

Cashflowninja.com
Valhallawealth.com
@mclaubscher

Where are we:

Johnny FD - Ukraine
Sam - Hong Kong
M.C. - Pennsylvania

Discussed:

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Gofundme.com/playgrounds4orphans

Inside: McDonald's | Netflix

160: Sam Marks: How to use Speed & Strategy to Gain a Competitive Advantage

Sam Marks: Building a $100 Million Dollar Company

Book:

The Creature from Jekyll Island - G. Edward Griffin

Time Stamps:

06:50 - Common myths and misinformation
12:55 - Deferring taxes
15:14 - Accumulation and cash flow model
23:38 - Learning from successful investors
28:41 - Philanthropy
31:22 - M.C’s backstory
38:47 - Masterminds and mentorship
47:50 - Life settlement system
52:00 - Three principles to build wealth, happiness & success
1:05:15 - Explaining life settlement funds
1:08:17 - Institutional risks
1:11:24 - Ukraine money exchange

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Milind Mehere is the founder and CEO of YieldStreet which is an online marketplace for investing in alternative asset-based loans. 8-20% target returns. 1-3 year terms. Milind has worked for industry-defining companies and personally built and scaled three businesses, one of which, Yodle, was acquired by Web.com for $342 million in 2016. He is a successful tech entrepreneur who created investment opportunities outside the stock market with real collateral and attractive yields.

During the show, Milind explains how you can generate passive income by connecting to asset-based investments with strong returns. You'll learn how the investments are structured, typical duration and investment terms including how pre- and post- settlement financing works. Expect to hear about Milind's personal investment portfolio and how YieldStreet maintains a zero principle loss to investors.

Links:

Yieldstreet.com
LinkedIn
@milindmehere

Where are we:

Milland - New York
Sam - Ireland
Johnny FD - Lviv, Ukraine

Discussed:

Gofundme.com/playgrounds4orphans

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Books:

Start Here – Recommended Reading

Time Stamps:

05:53 - Founding vision for YieldStreet
10:26 - Non-Correlated assets
12:07 - Duration and investment terms
15:23 - The safest loans in real estate
16:25 - Rolling maturities
17:09 - Milind personal portfolio
24:47 - Peer to Peer breakdown
27:07 - NBA loans
29:06 - Diversified pre settlement finance portfolio
33:01 - Post settlement funding
35:22 - Sourcing deals
43:03 - Tech/data side of business
46:40 - Maintaining zero principle lost to investors
53:12 - The demand of YieldStreet
1:04:30 - Walking across Ireland

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Jeff Schneider is President & CFO of Royalty Exchange which is an online marketplace where artists can sell a portion of their royalty stream to private investors as a way of raising money. They offer unprecedented flexibility that allows qualified sellers to dictate which the portion of their catalog they wish to sell while retaining full control of their copyrights and continue collecting the royalties they decide to retain.

During the show, Jeff will discuss royalties as an alternative and modern opportunity for unaccredited investors. He will explain ways to get started investing in royalties, provide examples of the kind of music and royalties they sell on their platform including potential annual returns and quarterly payouts.

Links:

Royaltyexchange.com
@royaltyexchange

Where are we:

Denver - Jeff
Berlin - Johnny FD
Ireland - Sam

Discussed:

Gofundme.com/playgrounds4orphans

Book:

Start Here - Recommended Reading

Time Stamps:

03:45 - Finding Royalty Exchange
06:38 - Music, books, patents, & trademark royalties
08:31 - Copyrights explained
11:32 - Guide to buying music royalties
14:47 - Growth over the decades
18:03 - Risks in the industry
19:47 - Investing through the platform explained
24:23 - Predicted projected royalties
28:39 - How to get paid
31:37 - Real Estate vs. royalties
33:32 - Annual returns and quarterly payouts
26:53 - Common types of investors
38:51 - How to get started
40:50 - What is a public performance?
41:50 - YouTube music copy claim
45:21 - Getting paid as an artist
49:12 - Will Johnny FD invest?
51:26 - How to make money with Royalty Exchange
56:28 - Will Sam invest?
58:50 - Walking across Ireland

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MJ DeMarco is the current founder of Viperion Publishing Corp., a media company focused on online and print content distribution. He also is admin/founder for The Fastlane Forum, the webs' leading destination forum for start-up, finance, and entrepreneurial business discussions. He was the former start-up Founder/CEO of Limos.com, a global ground transportation aggregator and marketplace that he successfully built and grew into a profitable multimillion dollar company, all with no money, no formal training, and with just a few employees. 

Through rigorous years of self-study, countless errors, and failures, MJ cracked the code to wealth and shockingly discovered that it had nothing to do with jobs, 401(k)s, mutual funds, or penny-pinching your life away for 40 years.

During the show, MJ will share his financial roadmap that creates millionaires and gives you control over your financial plan. He’ll reveal his personal investment portfolio and explain how he balances success with happiness. Find out if you should demand the fastlane, take the alternative road-to-wealth, and live rich for a lifetime.

Links:

Mjdemarco.com
@MJDeMarco
LinkedIn

Where are we:

Sam & Johnny – Kilkenny Ireland @ The Work Junction Coworking
MJ DeMarco – Phoenix, Arizona

Books:

> (NEW!) UNSCRIPTED: Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Entrepreneurship

> The Millionaire FASTLANE

Time Stamps:

04:26 - Writing Millionaire Fastlane
08:01 - The turning point in MJ’s life
10:01 - Is the fast lane for everyone?
11:28 - Mistakes made over time
14:21 - Lamborghinis and road rage
15:10 - Real Estate and homeowners
16:34 - Buying municipal bonds
20:04 - Selling options
26:11 - Arizona state income tax
28:06 - Success and happiness
30:14 - Fast lane, slow lane & sidewalk
40:03 - Making your home a resort
44:25 - Slowlane vs. fastlane

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James Altucher is an American hedge fund manager, entrepreneur, bestselling author, venture capitalist, and podcaster. He has started and run more than 20 companies, some of which failed, several of which he sold for large exits. More important, James has been inspiring people by speaking on topics including stress, fear, anxiety, money, and relationships.

During the show, James will share how he quickly lost $15 million, overcame depression and suicide including how he rebuilt his financial wealth and happiness. You'll learn about his strategies for investing in 30 companies and creative process for keeping the perfect work-life balance.

Links:

Jamesaltucher.com
@jaltucher

Where are we:

Dublin, Ireland - Sam & Johnny FD
New York - James

Discussed:

The Article Discussed: Facebook Shareholders What Do You Do After You Make a Zillion Dollars
Podcasts: The James Altucher Show & Ask Altucher

Here are a few of our favorite episodes:
Ep. 217 – Tony Robbins: Be Fulfilled: Just Start Asking Yourself These 2 Questions
Ep. 6 – Dr. Wayne Dyer: A Test to See If You Are Ordinary

Book:

The Power of Intention - Dr. Wayne W. Dyer
Sapiens - Yuval Noah Harari
Reinvent Yourself - James

Time Stamps:

06:42 - The problem with business hustlers
08:55 - Getting lucky with SkyCig
10:14 - Being better than competitors
14:53 - Being vulnerable through writing
17:50 - Losing 15 million
21:16 - Building websites for companies
23:14 - Overcoming depression and suicide
26:42 - Angel investing in 30 companies
32:14 - Financial wealth and happiness
39:51 - Most intimidating moments
41:27 - Writing down 10 ideas per day
42:45 - Bring laughter into life
47:50 - A life predicated on success
51:10 - Walking across Ireland with a backpack
52:46 - Living a minimalistic life
54:08 - Taking care of yourself

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Mark J. Podolsky (AKA The Land Geek) is widely considered the Country’s most trusted and foremost authority on buying and selling raw, undeveloped land within the United States. He has been actively investing in Real Estate and Raw Land since 2001 and has completed over 5,000 unique transactions. Mark’s company, Frontier Equity Properties, LLC, is an A+ rated BBB real estate company.

During the show, Mark will share how he creates passive income in raw land and discuss the systems and automation in real estate that contributes to his success. He will unfold key benefits of owning raw land, how to find quality property, and ways you can start maximizing your investments today.

Links:

Thelandgeek.com
Youtube
@TheLandGeek
Facebook
Linkedin

Where are we:

Phoenix, Arizona - Mark
Spain - Sam & Johnny FD

Book:

Call me Ted - Ted Turner

Time Stamps:

05:18 - Getting into land real estate
07:44 - Tax lien & tax deed investing
09:18 - Getting raw land to cash flow
11:35 - Automating through software
13:20 - How Mark got the name “The Land Geek”
13:44 - Benefits of owning raw land
16:35 - Finding good value property
19:25 - Looking for quality land
23:26 - Before making an offer
26:58 - Protection and liability
30:55 - Common mistakes made
33:28 - Getting a call from the FBI
35:30 - How to get started
37:40 - Mark’s personal investments
40:27 - Buying and selling land
44:10 - Passive property sales

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