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September 29Savers are losing control (How becoming your own banker fixes it)
Most savers in America are losing control of their money, and they don't even realize it.
In this episode, I focus on the Infinite Banking Concept's core purpose: controlling your capital. Becoming Your Own Banker isn't about chasing returns. It's about knowing your money is there, growing predictably, whenever you need it.
Most people fall into one of two camps:
Camp 1: Struggling to save. If you don't have access to money, every financial need forces you to borrow from those who do. Dividend-paying whole life insurance gives you the structure and discipline to start building capital and keep it.
Camp 2: Diligent savers putting their money in suboptimal vehicles. Your money is locked in 401(k)s, IRAs, and CDs that penalize or tax you for touching your own funds. Savings accounts lose purchasing power, and brokerage accounts expose you to market swings and margin-call risk.
Whichever camp you're in, I'll show you why dividend-paying whole life is the best platform for being your own banker. It combines growth, liquidity, and guarantees.
I'm John Perrings, an Authorized Infinite Banking Practitioner. Every week I share practical strategies rooted in the Infinite Banking Concept for smart savers who want real financial independence, no matter what the market does.
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(00:00) - Savers are losing control (How becoming your own banker fixes it)
(01:06) - My friend's dream ski cabin
(02:23) - Control before strategy
(03:16) - The Two Camps of Savers
(04:11) - Camp One: Struggling to Save
(07:13) - Financial gravity on our money
(09:45) - 401K Jail
(11:52) - Why don't people do what companies do?
(14:42) - Camp Two: Already Saving
(17:45) - Your lifelong need for financing
(19:28) - IBC in Action: Cars & Real Estate
(21:36) - Loan-to-Value - whole life can't be beat
25 min
August 28Most People Choose The Wrong Financial Path — Only One Puts You In Control
Most People Choose The Wrong Financial Path — Only One Puts You In Control
There are 3 financial paths everyone takes — the default plan, the high-risk "hack" plan, and the principles-based plan. Only one actually puts you in control of your capital.
In this episode of StackedLife, I break down why most savers have zero control over their money, why chasing "hacks" leaves you exposed, and how the Infinite Banking Concept using dividend-paying whole life insurance creates one rock-solid place for your capital — so you can take smarter risks everywhere else.
WHAT YOU'LL LEARN:
✓ Why traditional financial planning leaves your future to variables you can't control
✓ Why the "hack" culture feels exciting but fails without a foundation
✓ How Infinite Banking gives you liquidity, security, and control regardless of market conditions
✓ How to build your warehouse of wealth before chasing the next opportunity
This is for smart savers who want financial freedom through principles, not promises.
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(00:00) - Most People Choose The Wrong Financial Path — Only One Puts You In Control
(01:47) - Lesson From My Life in Startups
(04:07) - Path 1: The Default Route
(05:52) - Why Typical Financial Planning Fails
(08:14) - 401(k) Problems
(11:30) - Path 2: The Financial Hack Culture
(12:29) - High Time Preference & Risk vs. Return
(16:08) - Process Over Product
(17:53) - Path 3: Principles-Based Strategies
(21:23) - Whole Life Insurance & Infinite Banking
24 min
May 30Keynote: Balanced policy design for max cash value
My keynote to 200+ Infinite Banking Advisors at this year's IBC Think Tank. Policy design for Infinite Banking is not just about getting the highest cash value in the first year.
There is no expertise in these types of designs.
The expertise lies in helping people massively increase the control they have over their capital - for the rest of their lives. Ironically, when you approach Infinite Banking with this mindset, you'll end up with much more cash value than a supposed "high early cash value" design.
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I'm John Perrings, an Authorized Infinite Banking Concept (IBC) Practitioner with the Nelson Nash Institute, the official home of Infinite Banking. I've implemented IBC for hundreds of clients and educated thousands more via my top-rated podcasts, articles, and courses.
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Topics Discussed:
(00:00) - Introduction & Speaker Bio
(00:39) - The Problem with High Early Cash Value
(06:30) - Silicon Valley Background & Institutional Investor Lessons
(11:36) - IBC as High-Level Financial Strategy
(14:10) - The Three Ways to Get High Early Cash Value
(16:55) - Policy Design Comparison: Short Pays vs. Long Pays
(19:23) - Base Premium vs. PUA: The Real Story
(21:13) - Expanding the System: Income Growth & Policy Potential
(27:31) - Qualifying Risk & The Case for Balanced Design
(29:33) - Conclusion: IBC Is a Process, Not a Hack
30 min
March 30Inside Trent Fortner's Playbook: How top advisors use whole life to create lifetime cash flow for clients
The legendary Trent Fortner helps people see the dangerous, hidden corners present in almost everyone's financial picture. We get into the numbers to prove that whole life insurance is about 1/2 the cost of term insurance, if you know how to calculate it accurately using financial math.
If you're an agent who's been in the business for 30 days or 30 years, you'll get a ton out of Trent's upcoming workshop. Learn more about THE PRODUCER'S MASTERY WORKSHOP here:
https://trentfortner.com/the-producers-mastery-workshop/
Schedule a call with Trent (Advisors only):
https://calendly.com/trent4tnr/30min
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About me:
I'm John Perrings, an Authorized Infinite Banking Concept (IBC) Practitioner with the Nelson Nash Institute, the official home of Infinite Banking. I've implemented IBC for hundreds of clients and educated thousands more via my top-rated podcasts, articles, and courses.
Get Access to All My Stuff:
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Topics Discussed:
(00:00) - Inside Trent Fortner’s Playbook: How Top Advisors Use Whole Life to Create Lifetime Cash Flow for Clients
(02:36) - We All Live Until We Don't - Planning Beyond Retirement
(05:36) - The Case for Life Insurance Protection
(09:47) - Disability vs. Life Insurance - A Revealing Comparison
(11:14) - What Your Financial Statement Says About Your Priorities
(13:57) - The 401(k) "Partnership"
(18:16) - Save Up Spend Down vs. Ever-Expanding Cash Flow
(26:40) - Term vs. Whole Life - Unbundling the True Cost
(32:09) - Whole Life's Three Guarantees Explained
(40:59) - Year-by-Year Cost Breakdown
(42:50) - The Term Cost Equivalent Revealed
(50:34) - Tax-Free Growth & Built-In Benefits
(53:36) - Advisor Workshop Invitation
(59:25) - Closing & How to Connect
1 hr 1 min
March 21How I design Infinite Banking policies that grow with your income
The trendy obsession with "efficient policy design" in the whole life insurance and Infinite Banking space is cutting policy owners’ financial potential off at the knees.
The mindset is based on a fundamental misunderstanding: the belief that the growth of a life insurance policy works like an investment account, where more money early on means more money later. In reality, everything in a whole life policy is an actuarial calculation, and the trade-off for high early cash value is lost future potential — the ability to expand your policy as your income grows and your life changes.
More From John:
1. Get a free one-on-one Financial Assessment
2. Get my free weekly newsletter with exclusive content on financial education
3. Free mini-course: Supercharge Financial Growth with Whole Life
4. Work with me: Schedule a consultation

About me:
I'm John Perrings, an Authorized Infinite Banking Concept (IBC) Practitioner with the Nelson Nash Institute, the official home of Infinite Banking. I've implemented IBC for hundreds of clients and educated thousands more via my top-rated podcasts, articles, and courses.
Get Access to All My Stuff:
StackedLife.com
Topics Discussed:
(00:00) - How I design policies that grow with your income
(01:00) - The "Efficiency" Myth
(02:47) - Insurance Is Not an Investment
(03:51) - Higher Early Cash Value Doesn't Mean Higher Late Cash Value
(05:09) - The Irony of Max PUA Designs
(06:29) - Ability to Pay Premium Is #1
(07:45) - The Insurability Risk
(10:47) - Policy Potential vs. Efficiency
(11:50) - Real-World Example: Balanced Growth
(12:59) - No Deals in Insurance
(15:36) - Think Like an Institutional Investor
(16:46) - Key Takeaway
19 min
March 08Why you don't need a "master plan" to start IBC
In this episode, we tackle the paralysis that keeps people from starting with Infinite Banking: not knowing what to do with your policy once you have one. It’s important to understand that strategically capitalizing, in and of itself, *is* the strategy. You don’t need a master plan to start because when you have cash, opportunities have a way of finding you.
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1. Get a free one-on-one Financial Assessment
2. Get my free weekly newsletter with exclusive content on financial education
3. Free mini-course: Supercharge Financial Growth with Whole Life
4. Work with me: Schedule a consultation

About me:
I'm John Perrings, an Authorized Infinite Banking Concept (IBC) Practitioner with the Nelson Nash Institute, the official home of Infinite Banking. I've implemented IBC for hundreds of clients and educated thousands more via my top-rated podcasts, articles, and courses.
Get Access to All My Stuff:
StackedLife.com
Topics Discussed:
(00:00) - Why you don't need a master plan to start IBC
(01:10) - Learning from Mistakes I've Made
(04:15) - Understanding Strategic Capitalization
(07:58) - Emergency Funds and Opportunity Funds
(09:36) - The Power of Being a Discerning Investor
(10:48) - Capitalizing IS the Strategy
(12:04) - Practical Uses Without Investing at All
(14:46) - Thinking Long Range is Key, IBC or Not
(15:58) - You Really Don't Have to Worry
17 min
February 27"Invest for the long term" is a trap
"Invest for the long term" is one of the golden rules of Wall Street. But with conventional investing, it's really just a justification for the volatility and loss of control that come with locking your money in the market for decades, hoping everything goes right, on returns that aren't even what they claim. This episode breaks down the trap and what actually thinking long-term looks like when you maintain control and liquidity the whole way through.
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1. Get a free one-on-one Financial Assessment
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About me:
I'm John Perrings, an Authorized Infinite Banking Concept (IBC) Practitioner with the Nelson Nash Institute, the official home of Infinite Banking. I've implemented IBC for hundreds of clients and educated thousands more via my top-rated podcasts, articles, and courses.
Get Access to All My Stuff:
StackedLife.com
Topics Discussed:
(00:00) - Investing for the long term is a trap
(02:00) - The Trap of Long-Term Investing
(04:29) - The Four Rules of Financial Institutions
(05:47) - Average Returns vs. Real Returns
(08:29) - Sequence of Returns Risk
(11:26) - True Long-Term Thinking with IBC
(13:31) - Policy Loans vs. Margin Loans
(15:12) - The 'And' Asset
(17:27) - The Life of Ever-Expanding Income
(18:02) - Final Thoughts
19 min
January 15Why you're hestitating on whole life (and how to stop)
Fear, uncertainty, and doubt around whole life insurance keep people stuck in analysis paralysis, unable to move forward with Infinite Banking, despite its proven track record. But understanding where this "FUD" comes from and why it's largely overblown helps us understand that it's actually really hard to mess up a whole life insurance policy.
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1. Get a free one-on-one Financial Assessment
2. Get my free weekly newsletter with exclusive content on financial education
3. Free mini-course: Supercharge Financial Growth with Whole Life
4. Work with me: Schedule a consultation

About me:
I'm John Perrings, an Authorized Infinite Banking Concept (IBC) Practitioner with the Nelson Nash Institute, the official home of Infinite Banking. I've implemented IBC for hundreds of clients and educated thousands more via my top-rated podcasts, articles, and courses.
Get Access to All My Stuff:
StackedLife.com
Topics Discussed:
(00:00) - 024 Why you're hesitating on whole life (and how to stop)
(01:10) - Generations of Status Quo Financial Thinking
(04:48) - Information Overload & Finding the Right Advisor
(08:45) - IBC Hype and Sensationalism
(12:44) - Philosophy vs the Math
(17:02) - Policy Design Concerns
(19:48) - High Early Cash Value Trade-offs
(22:47) - Policy Lapses & Wrong Products
(26:12) - Finding an Advisor You Like and Trust
(27:48) - Agent Commissions
(33:41) - How Much to Pay & What to Do With Your Policy
(36:22) - Simplicity & Next Steps
38 min
December 02, 20257 Cash flow shifts to fund Infinite Banking
Most people struggle to free up cash flow because traditional financial planning locks their money away in illiquid accounts and debt payoff strategies, leaving them vulnerable when opportunities arise and unable to capitalize on the moments that matter most.
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About me:
I'm John Perrings, an Authorized Infinite Banking Concept (IBC) Practitioner with the Nelson Nash Institute, the official home of Infinite Banking. I've implemented IBC for hundreds of clients and educated thousands more via my top-rated podcasts, articles, and courses.
Get Access to All My Stuff:
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Topics Discussed:
(00:00) - 7 Cash Flow Shifts to Fund Infinite Banking
(00:26) - Why Liquidity Gives You Power
(01:51) - The Root Issue: Lack of Control Over Money
(03:26) - Real Life Example: Career Change Opportunity
(05:38) - Preparation (Capitalization) Meets Opportunity
(06:33) - Rolling With the Punches
(07:28) - Whole Life Insurance: Liquidity and Control
(08:08) - Strategy 1: Retirement Plans (401k/IRA)
(10:30) - The Tax Deferral Reality
(12:31) - Whole Life as the Swiss Army Knife
(13:40) - Contributing Only Up to the Match
(15:14) - Strategy 2: a "401k Delay"
(17:00) - Strategy 3: Your Mortgage
(19:19) - Giving Your Money a Better Job
(20:37) - You Don't Control Home Equity
(22:10) - Strategy 4: High Interest Debt
(24:14) - Using Policy Loans to Pay Off Debt
(25:59) - Strategy 5: 529 College Savings Plans
(27:02) - Strategy 6: Property Taxes
(28:12) - Strategy 7: Capturing Future Income Growth
(30:05) - The Income-Expense Gap
(30:45) - Currence Cashflow OS
(32:09) - Focus on Process, Not Just Investments
34 min
November 21, 2025Financial Planning is a Complete Disaster
Conventional financial "planning" is a misnomer: it relies on an unstable foundation of market variables, gives up control, and follows the herd. Learn three timeless principles of a financial strategy based on certainty and control that allow you to stop chasing risk and build your own banking system.
More From John:
1. Get a free one-on-one Financial Assessment
2. Get my free weekly newsletter with exclusive content on financial education
3. Free mini-course: Supercharge Financial Growth with Whole Life
4. Work with me: Schedule a consultation

About me:
I'm John Perrings, an Authorized Infinite Banking Concept (IBC) Practitioner with the Nelson Nash Institute, the official home of Infinite Banking. I've implemented IBC for hundreds of clients and educated thousands more via my top-rated podcasts, articles, and courses.
Get Access to All My Stuff:
StackedLife.com
Topics Discussed:
(00:00) - Introduction: The Flawed Foundation of Conventional Financial Planning
(01:18) - The Problem with Variables-Based Planning
(03:42) - The Herd Mentality and Market Bubbles
(06:14) - Sequence of Returns Risk and Market Volatility
(08:04) - A Principles-Based Approach to Financial Planning
(09:08) - Principle One: You Finance Everything You Buy
(10:16) - Principle Two: Building Your Financial Foundation First
(11:41) - Principle Three: Controlling the Banking Function
(13:08) - How Whole Life Insurance Creates Your Foundation
(14:20) - Strategic Capital Deployment and Leverage
(16:05) - Join my Infinite Banking 101 Webinar
17 min

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