Money Tree Investing

Eric Brotman from Brotman Financial Group explains the benefits - and the differences - between various tax-advantaged savings accounts.

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We form self-limiting beliefs based on negative things we've seen, or perceive to be negative, that subconsciously prevent us from being or doing the same thing.

Belinda believes we should stop and ponder these behaviors to see if they are based on factual data and not the remnants of past emotional strains.

She gives an example of Justin, who believed it wasn't safe to have money in the bank, nor could he trust women with money. When Justin was 7 years old, the money he earned from a paper route was taken from his piggy bank. He told his mom, "We've been robbed". His self-limiting belief was formed that moment when hearing her response, "Oh, I needed the money."

Do you have money beliefs that are holding you back? Or do have money beliefs that help you excel?

The panel jumps in to discuss this. You don't want to miss it.

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We love getting your questions.

Today we tackle questions from Kai, Matt, Gary, Justin, Nora and Don.

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While many real estate investors seek capital appreciation, cash flow investors like Kevin Bupp look for recurring revenue they can use to spend, invest, or save up to purchase another rental property.

Kevin shares insights on what it means to be a cash flow investor and how you can begin to invest in real estate with very little money.

For more information, visit the show notes at http://moneytreepodcast.com/183

Imagine this: Your sister is caring for your mother, and you feel she constantly gets financial assistance above and beyond what you think is fair.

Would you be worried that your mom will run out of money?

This is the situation Pat is in. He thinks his sister is taking advantage of the situation and doesn't want mom to end up in the poor house.

Listen to his real-life story and to the solutions the panel shares that could help you outlive your money.

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A bookkeeper noticed checks were clearing the bank without signatures, so she began writing some herself out of her employers account.

More than $500,000 later she finds herself in jail, but who is to blame here?

Desiree Patno is the CEO and President of Women in the Housing and Real Estate Ecosystem (NAWRB) and Desirée Patno Enterprises, Inc. who found out from an outside bank that this was going on. She is now on a mission to expose the neglect from all parties involved - not just the bookkeeper - to make sure things like blank checks never get through the system without notification again.

There's much more to this story, so listen to her story and check out the show notes at http://moneytreepodcast.com/181

A couple listeners with more than $2M in investments emailed us with questions about retiring, their 401(k) accounts, and how to beat taxes.

For a full list of questions, visit the show notes at http://moneytreepodcast.com/180

Deacon and his wife combined finances shortly after marriage - only to find $52,000 in consumer debt was weighing them down. They made the choice - and a plan - to pay down that debt in 18 month.

Moving past debt freedom, Deacon began focusing on complete financial independence. In his book, "You Can Retire Early!: Everything You Need to Achieve Financial Independence When You Want It" he describes the three ways to financial independence:

• Real estate • Stock market • Entrepreneurship

Listen in as Deacon shares each way and how it can help you achieve financial independence.

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Can a demographic have such an impact on a national economy that it keeps interest rates low?

Will the end of a "global savings glut" force interest rates to go up?

What will this mean for inflation?

Our guest, Will Denyer, explains how three decades of investing by Asia's population helped keep interest rates low, but how it all could change once they begin taking money out for their retirement.

For more information, visit the show notes at http://moneytreepodcast.com/178

Challenging the traditional way of thinking about the bucket strategy, author Jason Smith says you should have three investing buckets.

He begins to explain with a story, then dives deeper into the Investing Buckets: The Now Bucket, the Soon Bucket, and the Later Bucket.

Jason also cautions against "Freak-out Risk".

Listen as he explains how volatility in the market causes people to make emotional decisions with their money at the exact wrong time.

For more information, visit the show notes at http://moneytreepodcast.com/177