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How To Evaluate An Investment Deal In Real Estate
So you’ve decided that you want to get into passive real estate investing. Good for you. One of the reasons new Passive Investors Circle members choose to go this route is that they realize that investing the “traditional” way for 35+ years in a 401k doesn’t give them many options. Investing for cash flow NOW…
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The 7 Dave Ramsey Baby Steps Explained
The Dave Ramsey Baby Steps Explained If you enjoy reading and learning about personal finance, then it’s safe to say you’ve probably heard the name Dave Ramsey. Since the 90s, Dave Ramsey’s Baby Steps has helped millions of people get out of debt and start them down the path to achieving financial freedom. No matter…
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Is Becoming a Doctor Worth It? Why Doctors Don’t Get Rich
I remember growing up during high school watching Bill Cosby play Dr. Cliff Huxtable on the Cosby Show. There was one particular episode where he deliberately dressed in shabby clothes when purchasing a new car. He wanted to teach his kids that you shouldn’t ever dress like you’re wealthy when making large purchases in order…
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What To Do With 10 Million Dollars If It Fell In Your Lap
What To Do With 10 Million Dollars If It Fell In Your Lap There’s a Louisiana Lottery and Powerball electronic sign in between our house and church. Every Sunday morning after we leave church, my 16-year-old and I play a game. As we pass the sign, I ask him, “What would you do if you…
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Living Below Your Means vs Expanding Your Means – How To Get Rich
Living Below Your Means vs Expanding Your Means It wasn’t until recently that I heard a podcast host mention that instead of focusing on living below your means, we should instead EXPAND them. The majority of finance articles focused on financial independence (FI) mentions that living below your means is the first step. This principle…
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5 Outstanding Tax Strategies For High Income Earners
Do you want to lower your income tax bill? Who doesn’t? But the more money you make, the higher taxes you have to pay, right? Well, maybe not. Why do the ultra-wealthy like Donald Trump and Warren Buffett pay so little in taxes as compared to their income? It’s because they know how to play…
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How To Invest 200K In Hassle Free Real Estate
How To Invest 200K In Hassle Free Real Estate A Passive Investor Circle member recently asked, “Dr. Jeff, my wife and I heard that we can take money out of our 401k due to the pandemic. We’d like to invest $200K in something other than the stock market. Can you help?” The March 2020 national…
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Why Passive Income Beats Active Income
Most doctors and other high-income earners only focus on (and know about) active income. They buy their “stuff” with active income such as cars, boats, watches and suits. Active income is the MOST heavily taxed income there is. Read that sentence again and let that sink it. Related article: 5 Smart Ways On How To…
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Straight Outta Training: How To Retire In 10 Years With No Savings
How To Retire In 10 Years With No Savings Here’s an email I received this morning. I removed the dentist’s name to protect his identity: Good morning Dr. Anzalone, My name is Dr. X, currently practicing at a corporate practice right out of school in Alabama. You were on one of Dr. Howard Farran’s recent…
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I Can’t Do It Anymore: 3 Reasons Doctors Hate Their Job
I Can’t Do It Anymore: 3 Reasons Doctors Hate Their Job For the non-medical professional, hearing a doctor say, “I hate being a doctor” on a daily basis would be like Michael Jordan back in the day saying, “I hate being an NBA player.” It doesn’t make sense, right? Unfortunately, it’s hard to put ourselves…
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7 Real Estate Investing Blogs Every Doctor Should Know
7 Real Estate Investing Blogs Every Doctor Should Know One of the top reasons doctors and other professionals in stressful careers join our Free Passive Investors Circle is to help avoid burnout. Now some do want to retire earlier. But for the most part, many get the itch to cut back to part time and…
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How To Use a Delaware Statutory Trust for 1031 Exchanges
How To Use a Delaware Statutory Trust for 1031 Exchanges As a high-income earner, one of the largest expenses you have is taxes. Unfortunately, too many doctors become complacent with paying almost half of their salary to the IRS and never do anything about it. Why? I don’t know. Look, I’m not an accountant so…
