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Farming Without the Bank Podcast — 368 episodes

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Why You Need to Plan for Long-Term Care Before the Crisis Hits (Ep. 368)

2

5 Things to Watch for When Buying a Policy (Ep. 367)

3

Your $6,000 Annual Premium Grows to $843,000? Here's How (Ep. 366)

4

You Don't Need $100,000 to Start Infinite Banking - Here's Why (Ep. 365)

5

Who's Really Calling About Infinite Banking? Real Meetings, Real People (Ep. 364)

6

Farmland Was Paid Off Until This 'Strategy' Created $38 Million in Debt (Ep. 363)

7

Fake Bids, Hidden Fees & Shady Auctioneers: Land Auctions Exposed (Ep. 362)

8

We Paid Into This Policy for Decades and Got Nothing | Real Numbers Every Farmer Needs to See (Ep. 361)

9

We Tried Virtual Fence on Goats & Sheep (Real Farm Results) (Ep. 360)

10

Will No-Fence Collars Save You Money? (Ep. 359)

11

I Was Wrong About Diversification | Mistake Many Farmers & Ranchers Make (Ep. 358)

12

Doug Ferguson: Don't Ignore This Hidden Cattle Market Signal! (Ep. 357)

13

Only 1% of Farmers Will Take This Action Financially (Ep. 356)

14

He Never Missed a Payment — The Bank Still Cut Him Off (Ep. 355)

15

Farm Families Are Breaking (Ep. 354)

16

The Tax-Free Money Secret (Ep. 353)

17

Your Family Can't Access Your Phone When You Die (Ep. 352)

18

Farming Without the Bank in Canada: What's Different (And What Could Cost You) (Ep. 351)

19

Russian Roulette With Your Life Insurance - What They Never Told You (Ep. 350)

20

Nebraska Fires, Cattle Market Chaos & What Farmers NEED to Know Right Now (Ep. 349)

21

Long-Term Care Planning Most Advisors Miss (And Why It Matters) (Ep. 348)

22

Why Long-Term Care Destroys Wealth Without a Plan (Ep. 347)

23

What Farmers Must Know About Nursing Homes (Ep. 346)

24

Long-Term Care: The Hidden Threat to Your Farm (Ep. 345)

25

The Bank Said No; His Life Insurance Said Yes (Ep. 344)

26

Internet Trolls Think They Can Say Anything; Here's Why They're Wrong (Ep. 343)

27

The Liquidity Problem with Annuities Nobody Warns You About (Ep. 342)

28

Universal Life Policies Are Collapsing | Here's Why (Ep. 341)

29

Insurance Premiums Are Destroying Farms—Here's What Actually Works (Ep. 340 )

30

Nobody's Coming to Save You Financially (Ep. 339)

31

Windfall Alert: What Farmers Miss Every Single Year (Ep. 338)

32

Corporations Don't Pay Taxes — You Do. Here's How. (Ep. 337)

33

Your Biggest Problem Isn't What You Think It Is (Ep. 336)

34

Commodity Prices Trap Farmers In Debt (Ep. 335)

35

Banks Don't Want You Knowing This About Investments (Ep. 334)

36

Tiny Town, Huge Risk: What Buying a 60-Year-Old Business Really Takes (Ep. 333)

37

Parents Need to Teach This—Not Schools (Ep. 332)

38

Change Your Financial Future Now! (Ep. 331)

39

Why Life Insurance Might Be Your Secret Asset! (Ep. 330)

40

Stop Waiting for Inheritance; Start Farming Now (Ep. 329)

41

The Truth About Policy Loans, Dividends, & Inflation (Ep. 328)

42

Kyle Busch Lost $8.5M... But It's Not What You Think (Ep. 327)

43

Bitcoin vs. Infinite Banking: Why I Still Choose Gold & Silver (Ep. 326)

44

The Truth About Infinite Banking: What Haters Get Wrong (Ep. 325)

45

$100K in Cattle at 20: The Move Dave Ramsey Hated (Ep. 324)

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Banks Are Quietly Changing the Rules — Are You Ready? (Ep. 323)

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Ep. 322 - Why Liquidity Beats Paying Off Debt

48

Ep. 321 - Why You Need More Than One Policy

49

Ep. 320 - Life Settlements

50

Ep. 319 - Passion for the Underdog

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Ep. 318 - Get Out of Your County (and Your Own Way)

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Ep. 317 - Goals and Mission Statements Are a Waste of Time

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Ep. 316 - Reimagining Agricultural Finance

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Ep. 315 - The True Value of Money

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Ep. 314 - What Impacts Your Operation the Most, with Tracy Brunet

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Ep. 313 - Avoiding the Bank Doesn't Mean Debt-Free or Using Cash

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Ep. 312 - Seed or Harvest?

58

Ep. 311 - Farm Progress: Nebraska Farmer Got it WRONG

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Ep. 310 - Arrival Syndrome at its Finest

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Ep. 309 - Starting a Bank vs. Starting a Policy

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Ep. 308 - Premiums Should be Recorded as an Expense

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Ep. 307 - Fixing Farm Finance, with Damian Mason

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Ep. 306 - Top 10 Farming Concerns

64

Ep. 305 - Yes, I Know Farming.

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Ep. 304 - You Don't Need Big Money to Start IBC

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Ep. 303 - Scammers At It Again!

67

Ep. 302 - Risks of Transferring Policies to Kids

68

Ep. 301 - MILLENNIALS Saving Farms

69

Ep. 300 - How Many Acres Do You Farm?

70

Ep. 299 - Not Everyone is a Top 3-Percenter

71

Ep. 298 - Don't Compare & Take a Breath

72

Ep. 297 - Capitalization of Land vs. Whole Life Policies

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Ep. 296 - The Problem, with John Hasche

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Ep. 295 - Don't Sell to China or the Highest Bidder

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Ep. 294 - Imagination & the Grocery Store, with John Hasche

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Ep. 293 - Agricultural Education

77

Ep. 292 - How Infinite Banking Got Started

78

Ep. 291 - BYOB Intro Review & Becoming Your Own Banker

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Ep. 290 - I Don't Do Business Via Email

80

Ep. 289 - Using Your Operating Line to Pay Premium

81

Ep. 288 - Client Interview: Brian Munger

82

Ep. 287 - Mary Jo on the Wealthy Cowboy Show

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Ep. 286 - Talking 1980's Crisis Again

84

Ep. 285 - When Can I Stop Paying Premium?

85

Ep. 284 - Yes, $30 Million to Retire. Future Requirements.

86

Ep. 283 - Don't Judge a Book by Its Cover

87

Ep. 282 - Different Perspectives Can Be Good

88

Ep. 281 - Who Owns All the Land?

89

Ep. 280 - What the Yellowstone TV Shows Know About Ranching

90

Ep. 279 - You Determine the Value

91

Ep. 278 - Why Premium Drops

92

Ep. 277 - Land Trust, with Taylor Moyer

93

Ep. 276 - You're NOT Debt-Free!

94

Ep. 275 - Don't Assume They Know Me

95

Ep. 274 - Life Insurance is NOT an Investment!

96

Ep. 273 - Yes, Charge Family Interest!

97

Ep. 272 - Why Loans Don't Make You Money

98

Ep. 271 - Meet John Hasche

99

Ep. 270 - Starting IBC During Hard Times

100

Ep. 269 - The Importance of Strategic Planning

101

Ep. 268 - The Power of Owning a Whole-Life Policy

102

Ep. 267 - 5 Reasons IBC is Not a Money Market

103

Ep. 266 - Four Reasons I Don't Like LLCs for Farming

104

Ep. 265 - Who's Saving the Farm?

105

Ep. 264 - When to Quit Your Day Job

106

Ep. 263 - Stay Openminded

107

Ep. 262 - Are You Prepared?

108

Ep. 261 - You'd Find a the Money for Land and Equipment

109

Ep. 260 - Financial Freedom for Farmers (MJ on the Farm4Profit Podcast)

110

Ep. 259 - Online Noise

111

Ep. 258 - Self-Insuring and Crop Insurance

112

Ep. 257 - Can You Take a Month Off?

113

Ep. 256 - What is the Infinite Banking Concept?

114

Ep. 255 - Busting More Myths

115

Ep. 254 - Barn Talk Interview

116

Ep. 253 - Ways to Use the Infinite Banking Concept

117

Ep. 252 - More Myths Busted

118

Ep. 251 - Banks Have Control

119

Ep. 250 - What Happens to My Premium Money?

120

Ep. 249 - More Myths Debunked

121

Ep. 248 - Retirement Income

122

Ep. 247 - How Many Policy Loans Can I Take?

123

Ep. 246 - 3 Types of Interest: Uninterrupted Compounding is King!

124

Ep. 245 - Busting 5 More Myths

125

Ep. 244 - What I See vs. What You See

126

Ep. 243 - Premium Mindset

127

Ep. 242 - 5 Myths About the Infinite Banking Concept

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Ep. 241 - 5 Things to Scrub from Your Language

129

Ep. 240 - Remember, It's Liquid!

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Ep. 239 - Build It In

131

Ep. 238 - First Half or Second Half?

132

Ep. 237 - Book or Beer?

133

Ep. 236 - Two Thousand Farmers

134

Ep. 235 - It's So Hard, You Don't Understand

135

Ep. 234 - Blacksheep Summit Recap

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Ep. 233 - 5 Principles of IBC

137

Ep. 232 - 7 Custom Farming Objections

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Ep. 231 - Tax Returns Are Lies

139

Ep. 230 - Shrimp Farming in the Midwest?! with Grant Jones

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Ep. 229 - Is it the Bankers' Fault?

141

Ep. 228 - Farm Diversification, with the Nelsons

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Ep. 227 - Biggest Mistake: Human Error

143

Ep. 226 - Family Money

144

Ep. 225 - How Loans Actually Work

145

Ep. 224 - Tax Tiers and How They Work

146

Ep. 223 - How Policy Loan Interest Works

147

Ep. 222 - 3 Hidden 401k Facts

148

Ep. 221 - What Character Are You?

149

Ep. 220 - Do You Know What Your Spouse Knows?

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Ep. 219 - 4 Missed Business Expenses

151

Ep. 218 - Rebecca Undem: Growing Small Towns

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Ep. 217 - Why I Warn You

153

Ep. 216 - Paying Back a Policy Loan for a Non-Cash-Flowing Asset

154

Ep. 215 - Misclassification & The Arrival Syndrome

155

Ep. 214 - Second to Die/Last to Die Policies

156

Ep. 213 - I Don't Hate Term Life Insurance

157

Ep. 212 - Premium Flexibility Can Be Bad

158

Ep. 211 - Beware: Not Everyone Understands Ag

159

Ep. 210 - Haven't Drank the Kool-Aid

160

Ep. 209 - Approach is Everything

161

Ep. 208 - Build It Together

162

Ep. 207 - Generation vs. Generation

163

Ep. 206 - Extra Income Ideas

164

Ep. 205 - Bonus Money Doesn't Make You Debt Free

165

Ep. 204 - Infinite Wealth Podcast Interview

166

Ep. 203 - FAQs

167

Ep. 202 - Bankers

168

Ep. 201 - Dream Big

169

Ep. 200 - Are You Really Debt-Free?

170

Ep. 199 - Lies, Lies, Lies, with Chris Kirkpatrick

171

Ep. 198 - Windfalls

172

Ep. 197 - Modified Endowment Contract (MEC)

173

Ep. 196 - Real Examples of Why Universal Life is Not Good

174

Ep. 195 - 3 Types of IBC-ers

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Ep. 194 - It's More Than Cash Value

176

Ep. 193 - Do Investments Make Sense for You?

177

Ep. 192 - What to Do with Extra Loan Interest

178

Ep. 191 - Another 80's Farm Crisis?

179

Ep. 190 - Who Should Be on Your Financial Team?

180

Ep. 189 - How Does Banking Work & Affect IBC

181

Ep. 188 - 5 Principals of IBC

182

Ep. 187 - Pay Taxes or Avoid Taxes? (Re-Broadcast)

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Ep. 186 - How to Introduce IBC to Friends and Family

184

Ep. 185 - Whole Life Myths vs. Reality

185

Ep. 184 - Policy Loan Rate Changes

186

Ep. 183 - From the Horse's Mouth: Clay Summers Interview

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Ep. 182 - Are You Too Old, Key-Man Policies, & Buy-Sell Policies

188

Ep. 181 - James Neathery Interview: Two Passionate IBC Practitioners

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Ep. 180 - Life Insurance & CDs as Collateral for Bank Loans

190

Ep. 179 - 1035ing Cash Value

191

Ep. 178 - Inflation & Your Future Income

192

Ep. 177 - Why Funeral Planning is Important

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Ep. 176 - Who Makes Your Decisions?

194

Ep. 175 - Fees

195

Ep. 174 - Toxic Social Media

196

Ep. 173 - Keeping It Simple

197

Ep. 172 - Client Interview: George and Annaliese Walker

198

Ep. 171 - FAQ's

199

Ep. 170 - Client Interview: Heidi Terrell

200

Ep. 169 - What Your Meeting With Me Looks Like

201

Ep. 168 - Inflation and Security of Life Insurance Companies

202

Ep. 167 - Practical Implementation of IBC

203

Ep. 166 - Working Genius for Your Business/Farm

204

Ep. 165 - Family Farms vs. Family Businesses

205

Flashback Friday - Pay Taxes or Avoid Taxes?

206

Ep. 163 - Staying True to IBC

207

Ep. 162 - Imagination Makes it Make Sense

208

Ep. 161 - Where Does Loan Interest Go?

209

Ep. 160 - Learned vs. Learning

210

Ep. 159 - Gabe Brown Interview, Pt. 3

211

Ep. 158 - Gabe Brown Interview, Pt. 2

212

Ep. 157 - Gabe Brown Interview, Pt. 1

213

Ep. 156 - The Unseen of Generational Wealth

214

Ep. 155 - What Does the Ag Industry Want?

215

Ep. 154 - Good Agents Matter

216

Ep. 153 - Wills, Trusts, and Controlling from the Grave

217

Ep. 152 - Policy Structure to Create a Warehouse of Wealth

218

Ep. 151 - Who, Not How

219

Ep. 150 - Caring for Parents Isn't Easy

220

Ep. 149 - Characters in the Play

221

Ep. 148 - What to Tell the Banks

222

Ep. 147 - What Happens If I Die?

223

Ep. 146 - Where is Your Money Going?

224

Ep. 145 - Client Interview: Lincoln Pochop

225

Ep. 144 - Premium Finance and Market Falls Hurting Life Insurance

226

Ep. 143 - Universal, Variable, and Indexed Life Insurance

227

Ep. 142 - Misunderstandings

228

Ep. 141 - Your Thinking Creates Your Beliefs

229

Ep. 140 - Learn About Demographics, with Ken Gronbach

230

Ep. 139 - Interest Rate Hikes, Land Prices, and Inflation

231

Ep. 138 - Client Interview: Ty Eschenbaum

232

Ep. 137 - The Tale of 2 Dads

233

Ep. 136 - Premium is the Solution, Not the Problem

234

Ep. 135 - This Information is Worthless

235

Ep. 134 - Business Marketing for Farmers and Ranchers with Additional Businesses

236

Ep. 133 - 401K Trick and Saving to Retirement

237

Ep. 132 - Starting from Scratch: No, It's Not Easy

238

Ep. 131 - Life Insurance on the Grandkids

239

Ep. 130 - 3 Hot Topics - Q&A

240

Ep. 129 - Reminder to Use It or Lose It

241

Ep. 128 - I'm Not the Banker; You Are!

242

Ep. 127 - Client Interview: Michael Jenson

243

Ep. 126 - Policy Loan vs. Bank Loan

244

Ep. 125 - Having Multiple Policies on Yourself

245

Ep. 124 - Loan Rates and Policy Interest Changes

246

Ep. 123 - You Don't Need to Be an Expert on Whole Life

247

Ep. 122 - What Are You Waiting For?

248

Ep. 121 - Land Owned by Non-Farmers

249

Ep. 120 - Client Interview: Jim Moffit

250

Ep. 119 - Buying Things to Avoid Taxes

251

Ep. 118 - Client Interview: Jay Clark (TX)

252

Ep. 117 - What If I Don't Farm Yet?

253

Ep. 116 - I Don't Hate Bankers

254

Ep. 115 - Fired up Friday: Don't be Blockheaded

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Ep. 114 - Don't Be Part of the Problem

256

Ep. 113 - We All Graduate; It's Just a Question of When

257

Ep. 112 - Estate Planning, Again

258

Ep. 111 - Curiosity to Know and Not Trust

259

Ep. 110 - "Warehouse of Wealth" Book Review: Chapters 4 & 5: Tax Qualified Plans

260

Ep. 109 - It's the Only Thing I Know How to Do

261

Ep. 108 - Volume of Interest

262

Ep. 107 - "Warehouse of Wealth" Book Review: Chapter 1

263

Ep. 106 - Premium Financing with IUL and Guest Wade Borth

264

Ep. 105 - What Does it Mean to Pay Yourself Back?

265

Ep. 104 - Take Responsibility

266

Ep. 103 - Using Life Insurance as Collateral to a Bank Loan

267

Ep. 102 - Who Said It Should Be Easy?

268

Ep. 101 - Flexability in Premium Payments

269

Ep. 100 - Scary Economy and What to Do

270

Ep. 99 - How to Compete with Large Farmers

271

Ep. 98 - Biden Tax Proposal to Rid the Step Up Basis

272

Ep. 97 - An Even Distribution of Age Classes

273

Ep. 96 - Using a Whole Life Policy During Retirement

274

Ep. 95 - Slimy Agents Destroying Farms and IBC

275

Ep. 94 - Life Insurance on Employees

276

Ep. 93 - What to Use Cash Value For

277

Ep. 92 - Short Pay Policies and Reduced Paid-Up

278

Ep. 91 - Types of Interest: Why Uninterrupted is Key

279

Ep. 90 - When Is This Paid Up?

280

Ep. 89 - Premium Payments vs. Loan Repayments

281

Ep. 88 - Getting Your Employer to Give You the Match

282

Ep. 87 - But, I Can Get a Higher ROR

283

Ep. 86 - Scarcity vs. Abundance Mindset

284

Ep. 85 - What It Means to Be the Banker

285

Ep. 84 - How to Get A Generation to Listen

286

Ep. 83 - Paying Yourself Back for Cash Purchases

287

Ep. 82 - Taxes, 7702, and IBC Scam Accusations

288

Ep. 81 - Control & the Cost of Acquisition

289

Ep. 80 - High Prices and Extra Cash

290

Ep. 79 - The Retirement Trap

291

Ep. 78 - Loan Interest and Human Life Value

292

Ep. 77 - Capitalization and Implementation

293

Ep. 76 - Equipment Financing, Pt. 2

294

Ep. 75 - Equipment Financing, Pt. 1

295

Ep. 74 - Loan Rates Don't Always Matter

296

Ep. 73 - Security of Life Insurance if the U.S. Dollar Crashes

297

Ep. 72 - Where Does the Extra Loan Interest Go?

298

Ep. 71 - Only You Will Take Care of You

299

Ep. 70 - How Nelson Paid Off Debt

300

Ep. 69 - Be The Light, with Tim Bickett

301

Ep. 68 - Clearing Up Taxes on Life Insurance

302

Ep. 67 - Business Advice and Honoring Other's Strengths

303

Ep. 66 - Expanding the System to Accommodate All Income

304

Ep. 65 - Compared to What?

305

Ep. 64 - Back to the Basics

306

Ep. 63 - How to Start Building Your Own Banking System

307

Ep. 62 - Comparison and Jealousy

308

Ep. 61 - Interest Rates and Dividends

309

Ep. 60 - Overpaying on Debt (15 vs. 30-Year Loan)

310

Ep. 59 - Creating an Entity

311

Ep. 58 - Being an Honest Banker

312

Ep. 57 - Client Interview with Ryan Murray

313

Ep. 56 - Use It or Lose It

314

Ep. 55 - Marketing, with Tim Bickett from the ARC Group

315

Ep. 54 - The Arrival Syndrome

316

Ep. 53 - Life Insurance vs 401Ks & IRAs

317

Ep. 52 - The Golden Rule

318

Ep. 51 - Fun Suckers, Negative Nellies, & Keyboard Warriors

319

Ep. 50 - Tiered Tax Structure

320

Ep. 49 - Why Shouldn't Farmers Be Rich?

321

Ep. 48 - My 2 Cents on Estate Planning

322

Ep. 47 - Picking an Agent & Company

323

Ep. 46 - The Laws

324

Ep. 45 - How to Start from Scratch

325

Ep. 44 - Building Your Bank with Dividend Paying Whole Life

326

Ep. 43 - Client Interview: Nate Bliler

327

Ep. 42 - Creating a Bank Like the One You Know

328

Ep. 41 - Policies on Minors

329

Ep. 40 - Do Professional Opinions Matter?

330

Ep. 39 - Client Interview: Meghan Foos

331

Ep. 38 - The Seen & Unseen of ROR

332

Ep. 37 - Rolling 401K Money & Lump Sum Premiums

333

Ep. 36 - Is Debt Bad?

334

Ep. 35 - My Thoughts on the Market & Economy

335

Ep. 34 - Client Interview: Randy Morris

336

Ep. 33 - Buying and/or Selling Strategies

337

Ep. 32 - Multiple Policies and No Plan is Perfect!

338

Ep. 31 - Why We Need Higher Interest Rates

339

Ep. 30 - Why Don't I Get Access to All My Money Year One?

340

Ep. 29 - Premiums Equal Income

341

Ep. 28 - Client Interview: Austin Schultz

342

Ep. 27 - Bank Owned Life Insurance (BOLI) & Others Who've Started Well Known Businesses

343

Ep. 26 - Client Interview: Geoff Pierce

344

Ep. 25 - 5 Principals of the Infinite Banking Concept

345

Ep. 24 - Who's Running Your Operation

346

Ep. 23 - Common Objections to IBC

347

Ep. 22 - Money Flows from ONE Big Pool

348

Ep. 21 - Why Haven't I Heard of This?

349

Ep. 20 - You Don't Make Money Taking Loans

350

BONUS - Pay Taxes or Avoid Taxes?

351

Ep. 19 - The Federal Reserve, Fractional Reserve Banking, & the Birth of IRAs

352

Ep. 18 - Owning Insurance on Other People's Lives

353

Ep. 17 - Size Doesn't Matter

354

Ep. 16 - Family and Business, with Jolene Brown

355

Ep. 15 - Tax Advantages of Whole Life and IBC

356

Ep. 14 - Dave Ramsey and Whole Life Insurance

357

Ep. 13 - You Don't Have to be Debt Free to Start IBC

358

Ep. 12 - Diversification, with Joshua Citrus

359

Ep. 11 - Life Insurance is NOT an Investment

360

Ep. 10 - Your No. 1 Source and Creator of Value

361

Ep. 8 - Starting from Scratch vs. Taking Over an Operation

362

Ep. 7 - Where Do I Find Money to Start IBC

363

Ep. 6 - Farming with Millennials

364

Ep. 5 - The Reasons For Whole Life Insurance

365

Ep. 4 - What is the Infinite Banking Concept

366

Ep. 3 - Cashflow is King, Cash is Queen

367

Ep. 2 - The 103 Year-Old Banking Problem

368

Ep. 1 - Introduction