Money Tree Investing

Real estate investors Jake and Gino bought their first rental property, then learned it was a "crack den". But they didn't quit, and they own more than 900 multifamily units. They speak with Linda P. Jones about what it's like to own multifamily units - and what to look out for. "You make money on the buy", says Gino. Our panel agrees, and discusses more on the topic of multi-unit rental real estate: Is rental real estate the place to go if you don't have confidence in the stock market? Will financing become more difficult for real estate investors in a rising interest rate environment? What is the real estate market like in Israel compared to the United States? Listen to find out more about multifamily rental real estate. For more information, visit the show notes at http://moneytreepodcast.com/203

Mark Byelich and Paul Murray say the best and most advantageous bucket is the tax-free bucket. A tax-free bucket includes things like Roth IRAs, Roth 401(k)s and the cash value of life insurance policies. Mark and Paul, from share their thoughts with Joe Saul-Sehy, which led to an interesting discussion with the panel about: Can you live a lifestyle and pay no tax? Is permanent life insurance a good tax savings vehicle? What tax strategy is most commonly overlooked or underutilized? For more information, visit the show notes at http://moneytreepodcast.com/202

We are starting the next 200 episodes with another Listener Questions episode: Michael is 35 years old, has no debt, and $30,000 in his checking account. He contributes 3 percent of his earnings to his company's 401(k) to gets the match. Michael wants to get more aggressive with his investments. Should he contribute more or just change out of a target date fund? John wants to understand the difference between an exchange traded note and an exchange traded fund. Also, inverse index ETFs like DXD or XQQQ, which are leveraged shorting of the NASDAQ and DOW respectively, is it not true that over time the value must degrade towards zero as markets invariably rise over long periods of time and the ETF price is designed to increase only when the index falls? Why invest in inverse ETFs? Semone feels like she can stand the volatility of the market, but wonders if it is time to increase her position with bonds in her portfolio. Jerry and his wife received a small windfall. His wife wants to pay off the car and mortgage, but Jerry thinks it's time to invest because they have nothing saved other than a little money in a 401(k). Devin Carroll from Social Security Intelligence and the Big Picture Retirement podcast joins us to answer these questions. For more information, visit the show notes at http://moneytreepodcast.com/201

Celebrating our 200th episode with stories of our biggest successes and financial mistakes. For more information, visit the show notes at http://moneytreepodcast.com/200

It's not the technical stuff that keeps people from failing in retirement, life events keep people from making it through their golden years. Greg Sullivan says personal, emotional and relational things that happen in life that can throw your retirement. He says making portfolios based on 8 years of cash needs, and some incremental changes along the way to retirement, helps weather the storm of any market cycle. He also talks with Joe about Long Term Care Insurance and a chapter called "The Nest that Won't Empty". For more information, visit the show notes at http://moneytreepodcast.com/199

The secret to success doesn't come from a pill. Julia Carlson shares tips she sees her rich clients use to create wealth. Surprisingly, most of her tips don't involve being the best at investing: • Couples do finances together • Investing while living on less then you make • Making purchases based on experiences and not stuff She also shares information about her clients paying off the mortgage and what it does for the overall health of their finances. For more information, visit the show notes at http://moneytreepodcast.com/198

Tracy Worthington didn't want to go to college, so she got a cosmetology license. She began by selling candles and soaps to friends but ended up creating an entire line of 100 items. Today she runs a very successful business in Palm Springs called Just Blow Drys. This prompted Linda to inquire, "Will entrepreneurship be the key for the next generation to create their wealth?" The panel also gets into this look into the future where malls become a huge collection of restaurants and delivery services bring us more than just pizza on Friday night. For more information, visit the show notes at http://moneytreepodcast.com/197

Whether using an investment manager or robo-advisor, setting a goal is one of the most important steps in financial planning. Rick Frisbie from RobustWealth.com speaks to this point and the importance of having an investment strategy that will take you to where you want to be down the road. Investing doesn't have to be just for retirement savings. It can be for travel, a new house, anything you can dream up that requires long-term planning. For more information about this episode, visit the show notes at http://moneytreepodcast.com/196

When shopping for long term care insurance, what are the pros and cons to take into consideration? This is the first in a line of questions we answer from you - the listener. Cheryl asks about the pros and cons of long term care insurance. Dan is familiar with a Child IRA and wants the panel to talk about a Ricky Trust. They take it a bit further by discussing the benefits of investing at a young age. David asks if there is any sense in timing the markets to take advantage of a probably drop. Or should he pay off his mortgage early rather than invest? Danielle wants to know what we think about consumer staple funds or ETFs. Alex wants to know about Roth 401k versus traditional 401ks. Would it make sense to begin investing into the Roth 401k if they have been maxing out their traditional accounts at work? Listen to the entire episode, and thanks to our sponsor: BUZZ Indexes For more information, visit the show notes at http://moneytreepodcast.com/195

Why does the market drop when financial news is good? This is just one listener question we answer in today's Listener Questions episode. Justin saw the job's US jobs report described more job and better pay, but S&P fall more than 2 percent that day and 4 percent the following Monday. Harry wants to know if he should move out of his Target Date Fund into a lower cost index fund. He also wants to know if he should have a Roth IRA, invest more into his ETFs, do more investing into his ETFs with the extra cash he has each month. Max is ready to retire. He wants to sell his rental property and travel. Max has a pension that will cover his monthly expenses. Should he invest the proceeds from his rental property sale into something that pays dividends to fund his travel? For more information, visit the show notes at http://moneytreepodcast.com/194