The Prosperity Podcast

Summary: Welcome to the ninety seventh episode of the Prosperity Podcast! Today we welcome special guest Tom Laune to our podcast to talk about finding financial security while self employed. Tom Luanne is the CEO of Stress Free Planning and is able to help many high profile, self employed clients in the music and entertainment industry find financial security for what can often be very volatile work. Tune in to find out more about his business, and about how you can find financial security no matter what your job! If you would like the opportunity for us to answer your question on the show or to be a guest on our show, be sure to keep sending us questions and reach out to us! Show Notes: 0:00 Intro 0:32 Introducing Tom Laune 2:51 The Importance of Insurance 6:10 Financial Security While Being Self Employed 12:54 Contacting Tom Laune from Stress Free Planning bulletproofwealth.coach 800-591-3928 14:45 Outro

Summary: Welcome to the ninety-sixth episode of the Prosperity Podcast! Today best-selling author Kim Butler and no b.s. money guy Todd Strobel sit down to review Matt Ridley's new book, The Evolution of Everything: How New Ideas Emerge. They talk about how the book dissects economics and economics progress, and the importance of letting things develop naturally. They also talk about the internet, education, and the very good reasons we have to be positive about our future. If you would like the opportunity for us to answer your question on the show or to be a guest on our show, be sure to keep sending us questions and reach out to us! Show Notes: 0:00 Intro 0:30 Reviewing The Evolution of Everything: How New Ideas Emerge by Matt Ridley 1:49 The Evolution of Everything on Prosperity 4:28 Unlimited Prosperity: Leaving the Government Out of It 7:58 The Evolution of the Internet 10:42 The Education System in the Past, the Present, and the Future 13:36 The Importance of Unintended Things 17:06 Outro

Summary It's finally happened! What we've been hinting at for so long, best-selling author Kim Butler's book, "Busting the Interest Rate Lies: Discover the Whole Truth About Money and How You Can Take Control of Yours" is published! On this episode of the Prosperity Podcast, Todd Strobel and Kim Butler talk about the inspiration behind the book and the content included. Don't be afraid to go and take a look for yourself - and if you do, don't forget to leave a review! If you would like the opportunity for us to answer your question on the show or to be a guest on our show, be sure to keep sending us questions and reach out to us! Show Notes 00:00 Intro 00:38 The Inspiration Behind Busting the Interest Rate Lies 04:12 How Truth Concept Calculator Ties Into the Book 06:06 Where to Find the Book & Who to Share it With 11:04 The Ability to Calculate the Interest Rate on a Real Estate Deal 13:48 The Subtitle: Discover the Whole Truth About Money and How You Can Take Control of Yours 15:20 Outro

Summary Today our hosts, best-selling author Kim Butler and no bs money guy Todd Strobel, discuss a financial article that Todd read on Modern Money Theory. Modern money theory is the idea that is actually makes sense to lower people's taxes, increase benefits, reduce the sale of bonds, and just inject more money into the money supply. Find out - is this a long term strategy? Will policies like this make for a stable economy? And more on this episode of the Prosperity Podcast. If you would like the opportunity for us to answer your question on the show or to be a guest on our show, be sure to keep sending us questions and reach out to us! Show Notes 0:00 Intro 0:48 What is Modern Money Theory? 1:54 Is Modern Money Theory a Good Idea? 3:36 A Hypothetical Question About Alpacas 6:34 What Can We Learn From Equating These Examples? 9:18 Your Thoughts on This? 11:14 Outro

Summary: Welcome to the ninety third episode of the prosperity podcast! Today our hosts Kim Butler and Todd Strobel talk about the idea of buying gold as an investment. They discuss the problem with labeling gold an "investment" and ask gold buyers to consider - what exactly do you want your money to do for you, and how does gold fit into that? Tune in to find out what investments can replace gold and what investments are actually effective hedges against inflation. If you would like the opportunity for us to answer your question on the show or to be a guest on our show, be sure to keep sending us questions and reach out to us! Show Notes: 00:00 Intro 00:53 Gold as an Investment 02:09 The Three Things That We Want Our Money to Do 03:56 Does Gold Create Value or Solve a Problem? 06:03 What About Gold That is Also Art? 08:51 Why You Shouldn't Use Gold as a Hedge Against Inflation 10:33 What is a Hedge Against Inflation? 12:02 The Problem With Storing and Controlling Gold 15:32 Outro

Summary Today on the Prosperity Podcast, our host Todd Strobel and co-host best-selling author Kim Butler sit down with a very special guest! Curtis May talks to us about his company, Practical Wealth Advisors, and his five step money organizer plan to putting you in a position to be prosperous and to live prosperously. Tune in to learn more about managing your money and find a way to live the life you want to live, now and later. If you would like the opportunity for us to answer your question on the show or to be a guest on our show, be sure to keep sending us questions and reach out to us! Show Notes 00:00 Intro 00:37 Introducing Curtis May Practical Wealth Advisors 01:22 The Money Organizer Plan email curtmay@gmail.com for free report for all listeners on good debt vs. bad debt 02:07 How the Money Organizer Plan Came About 03:17 Step One: Creating ATM Money: Establishing a Short Term Liquid Fund 10:11 Step Two: Debt Elimination 14:21 Step Three: Building Cash Reserves 16:24 Where to Go to Learn More? 601-622-3121 20:34 Outro

Summary: Join our host Todd Strobel and best selling author Kim Butler, today on the ninety first episode of the prosperity article as they discussed the absurdity of an article entitled "The Turning Forty Checklist in Planning for Retirement". They talk about some of the problems with trying to save for retirement (when do you plan on start saving for?) and the importance of not putting things off till retirement (why not do it now?). They also discuss how being educated, and having a realy growth mindset and mentality, is better than a checklist where you rotely cross off boxes which is better than well...nothing. If you have any questions or comments, please reach out to us! We'll be happy to do a podcast answering your questions and will get back to you on any comments or feedback you might have! Show Notes: [00:00] Intro [00:43] "The Turning Forty Checklist in Planning for Retirement" [01:28] What is the Checklist? [04:20] What's Your Opinion About Equities? [06:21] How to Protect Yourself & Your Loved Ones [09:11] Whole Life Insurance & Savings [11:58] Keeping Your Money Safe & Productive [14:18] Up to the Match Level Only [14:37] Just Save More Money [16:23] Outro

Summary: Welcome to the ninetieth episode of the Prosperity Podcast! Join our host Todd Strobel and best selling Kim Butler as they talk about the best way to share prosperity economics with your friends, family, and co-workers. More important than any one product is the mindset and strategy of prosperity economics, and alternative financial strategy that allows people to keep their money save and build wealth. Most people would want to share those ideas with their loved ones - but they might not know how. If you're looking to share the principles of prosperity economics with the people close to you, but aren't sure how, this podcast is for you! If you have any questions or comments, please reach out to us! We'll be happy to do a podcast answering your questions and will get back to you on any comments or feedback you might have! Show Notes: [00:00] Intro [01:18] How to Share the Information of Prosperity Economics [02:19] Rule Number 1: You Don't Need to Know their Personal Finances [03:53] Question Number 1: Where do you store your cash? [05:24] Question Number 2: Who do you know who wants to learn? [07:12] Rule Number 2: Refer them to Our Podcast [09:07] Helping Both Listeners & Readers [11:00] The Most Important Thing is Education [11:59] Outro

Summary Best-selling author Kim Butler and co-host Todd Strobel welcome you the eighty ninth episode of the Prosperity Podcast! Today, they get together to talk about how to spend your (whole life insurance) death benefit while living! A lot of people don't need or don't want money after they die, they need it as they retire and as they grow older. Conversely, some people do not have heirs or close family they want to pass their money. Tune in to find out how to spend your death benefit while you're still alive! If you would like the opportunity for us to answer your question on the show or to be a guest on our show, be sure to keep sending us questions and reach out to us! Show Notes: 00:00 Intro 00:30 How to Spend Your Death Strategy While Living For a PDF of strategies email: tods@partners4prosperity.com 03:42 Strategy 1: The Pay Down 06:11 Strategy 2: A Reverse Mortgage 10:47 Strategy 3: Selling Your Death Benefit 11:17 Strategy 4: Charitable Remainder Trust 14:44 Outro

Summary Welcome to the eighty eighth episode of the Prosperity Podcast! Today, best-selling author Kim Butler and host Todd Strobel "do the dividend thing" and go in depth with dividends! They explain the important difference between stock dividends and whole life insurance dividends - namely, that whole life insurance dividends are risk free (unlike stock) and virtually guaranteed (also unlike stocks). We hope you tune in today to learn more about how to guarantee your money, your savings, and your retirement, without being dependent on the random fluctuations of the stock market. If you would like the opportunity for us to answer your question on the show or to be a guest on our show, be sure to keep sending us questions and reach out to us! Show Notes 00:00 Intro 00:44 Doing the Dividend Thing 00:50 Comparing Whole Life Insurance & Stock Dividends 04:30 Example of Stock Versus Whole Insurance Dividends 06:43 How Are Whole Life Insurance Dividends Paid Out? 08:40 Interest Rates & Dividends 13:35 Whole Life Insurance is Not an Investment 14:54 Whole Life Insurance is a Place to Store Cash 15:53 Where to Find More Resources Financial Planning Has Failed by Kim D.H. Butler 17:52 Outro