549: You’re Successful… Until You’re Not — with Rod Khleif
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I recently had a long conversation with a very successful professional. He’s 58 years old. Highly educated. Respected in his field. Financially sophisticated — in fact, his job depends on understanding money. If you looked at his résumé, you would assume he was completely set for life. He wasn’t. A couple of bad investments. Some […]
548: AI Is About to Trigger an Energy Crisis Most People Don’t See Coming
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There is one truth that has followed every major technological revolution in human history. Energy demand always rises to meet technological capability. When we industrialized, coal consumption exploded. When we built the modern transportation system, oil demand reshaped global geopolitics. When we entered the digital age, electricity quietly became the backbone of the global economy. […]
547: Home Ownership: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly
There’s a moment most high-income professionals remember clearly. It’s when the first real money finally starts coming in. If you’re a doctor, it’s when you finish residency training. And almost immediately, the world starts whispering in your ear: “It’s time to buy a house.” Not just any house. The nicest house the bank says you […]
546: A Review of Retirement Account Strategies
At some point in a successful career, taxes quietly become your largest expense. Not housing.Not lifestyle.Not investing losses. Taxes. And unlike most expenses, they grow automatically as your income rises — unless you deliberately structure around them. You know that my favorite means of tax mitigation is through investing in real assets like real estate […]
545: Should You Invest in Hotels?
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For most of my career, I’ve been focused on two things: Operating businesses and Multifamily real estate. The strategy has been pretty simple. Take money generated from higher-risk, active businesses… and move it into more stable, long-term assets like apartment buildings. That shift—from risk to stability—is how I’ve tried to build durability over time. Now, […]
544: Why the Sahm Rule Matters — and Why the Big Picture Matters More
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This week’s episode of Wealth Formula features an interview with Claudia Sahm, and I want to share a quick takeaway before you listen — because she’s often misunderstood in the headlines. First, a quick explanation of the Sahm Rule, in plain English. The rule looks at unemployment and asks a very simple question:Has the unemployment […]
543: Avoiding Misinformation in the Era of Fake News
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One of the biggest risks people face when trying to understand the economy, investing, or personal finance isn’t a lack of information. It’s the illusion of being informed—while quietly limiting the sources that shape your thinking. We live in a world where information is everywhere. Podcasts, X threads, YouTube clips, newsletters, reels. But abundance doesn’t […]
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