How to Lose Money

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117: How to Lose Money by Picking the WORST Time to Buy with Mark Hentemann May 14, 2018

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Mark is a writer/producer and also an avid real estate investor living in Los Angeles. Originally from Cleveland, Ohio, Mark started out drawing caricatures at Sea World (where he was struck by lightning) before landing a job as a greeting card writer/illustrator in the Alternative Humor department at American Greetings. His cards got him hired to write for The Late Show with David Letterman in NY until 1999, when he moved to Los Angeles to join a new show called Family Guy.

Mark's been a writer and /producer for Family Guy for 15 years, serving a stint as showrunner. He's created series for Fox and MTV, and has been nominated for two Emmys. He's also been fired twice and been on multiple cancelled shows (including Family Guy-- cancelled twice). He's a passionate real estate investor, focusing on value-add multifamily, and since the early 2000's, has built a portfolio of 15 multifamily buildings and 140 units in Los Angeles. He has a wife and three young girls, enjoys hiking, skiing, adventure sports and has been a failed surfer for 15 years.

116: How to Lose Money by Being Blinded by Success with Isaac Tolpin May 07, 2018

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Many people are prepared for failure, but few are prepared for success. Without character, mentors, and real life experience, success can ruin your career. Isaac Tolpin unpacks this topic in today's episode.

Isaac Tolpin is one of the Founders of ConveYour.com, the #1 Micro-Learning platform for influencers and companies. He's a tech entrepreneur and futurist at heart, enabling brands to authentically connect and inform at scale with over $105 million in combined revenues from the companies he's helped build. His success comes from understanding the relationships between human behavior, business and technology. This expertise has helped celebrity influencers and companies to transform their knowledge into humanized digital training.

His recent background includes cultivating a vineyard, keynote speaker, digital marketer, and EdTech disrupter through the pioneering Mirco-Training technology, ConveYour.com, the platform that's improving the way influencers and organizations connect and train their people. He brings a visionary mindset to his family by creating a legacy raising and educating their 7 children with his wife Angie Tolpin of Courageousmom.com.

115: How to Lose Money by Purchasing a Home in a Real Estate Bubble with Cedric Van Duyn Apr 30, 2018

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This episode is for anyone wanting to achieve financial independence before retirement age. Learn about the signs of a housing bubble and how you can avoid the mistakes that Cedric made. Luckily failure is not final as long as you keep moving forward!

Cedric is a native South African who married an American girl and is now a pastor in the Pacific Northwest. His journey with Real Estate has progressed from mistakes made in ignorance to an intentional strategy towards financial increase and freedom.

114: How to Lose Money by Speculating in Commodities with David Stein Apr 23, 2018

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For reference, we talked about the difference between investing and speculating back in Episode 21. It was great having David on the show and we know you will enjoy hearing his wisdom!

David Stein produces and hosts the weekly podcast Money For the Rest of Us where he weaves together stories, examples, academic research and media findings on topics related to money, investing and the economy. The podcast launched in May 2014 and has over 185 episodes and more than six million downloads.

Prior to launching the podcast, David advised and managed assets for institutions and financial planners. He was Chief Investment Strategist and Chief Portfolio Strategist at Fund Evaluation Group, LLC, a $33 billion investment advisory firm, where he co-headed the 21-person research group. He co-founded the firm's $2.2 billion asset management division where he developed its investment philosophy and process and was the lead portfolio manager.

113: How to Lose Money by Investing in Volatile Assets with Hunter Thompson Apr 16, 2018

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Hunter Thompson is a full-time real estate investor and founder of Cash Flow Connections. Since starting CFC, Hunter has helped investors allocate capital to over 100 properties which have a combined asset value of more than $350,000,000. His experience includes investments in self-storage facilities, residential mortgage notes, mobile home parks, single-family acquisitions, hard money loans, office buildings, and multi- family real estate syndications. In connection with these investments, he has worked with some of the most experienced and well-respected asset teams across the United States and Canada.

112: How to Lose Money by Blindly Following Your Industry's Trends with Geoff Woods Apr 09, 2018

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Geoff Woods is the Vice President of The ONE Thing. After hearing the Jim Rohn quote that "you are the average of the 5 people you spend the most time with" Geoff set out on a mission to surround himself with high level CEOs and successful entrepreneurs. Fast forward just 10 months, Geoff went from employee to entrepreneur, launching a company with the co-authors of the best selling book The ONE Thing. Geoff has been featured in Entrepreneur.com and is on a mission to teaching people how to live a life of focus so they can have more by doing less.

P.S. Apologies for Paul's audio quality in this episode. We strive for excellence so we will do our best to make sure this never happens again!

111: How to Lose Money by Selling a Product That Nobody Wants with Michael Zipursky Apr 02, 2018

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You NEED to find the right product (or service) to sell. In this episode, Michael shares his tips and lessons about finding the right thing to sell.

Michael Zipursky is an author, lead-generation and marketing consultant, and entrepreneur. His work has appeared in the Financial Times, FOX Business, Maclean's, HR Executive, MarketingMag, Management Consulting Journal, and in several other media and publications.

Michael runs Consulting Success, the leading consulting resource for people that want to become successful consultants. The site has over 700 articles, interviews, guides and products and serves 30,000 readers each month from around the world.

110: How to Lose Money by Not Taking Responsibility with Trevor Crane Mar 26, 2018

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Not taking responsibility for your actions and words can lead to a world of pain. In this episode, Trevor tells his story and aims to help people avoid some of the mistakes he made.

Trevor Crane is a 11-time #1 bestselling author and the founder of Epic Author Publishing. Trevor helps business owners, speakers, coaches and consultants become IRRESISTIBLE to their ideal target clients, and consistently grow their LEADS, SALES and REVENUE. Host of the Greatness Quest podcast, Trevor can help you build your IDEAL BUSINESS so you can live your IDEAL LIFE.

109: How to Lose Money by Failing to Value Your Time with Doug McCormick Mar 19, 2018

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What is your time worth? Doug McCormick offers actionable steps to avoid wasting time and how to value life's most precious asset: your time.

Doug McCormick has a lifetime of experiences that provide the foundation for the framework, principles and tools in Family Inc. As a professional investor, he has spent two decades managing money for institutional clients such as insurance companies, pension funds, entrepreneurs and high net worth families.

As Managing Partner at HCI Equity, Doug oversees all aspects of the firm's strategy, investments and operations with his partners. Before joining HCI Equity, he worked in the Investment Banking Division of Morgan Stanley. Doug previously served as a Captain in the U.S. Army's 25th Infantry Division where he earned the Airborne, Air Assault, Expert Infantryman, and Ranger qualifications. Doug holds a Master of Business Administration from Harvard Business School and a Bachelor of Science in Economics from West Point.

108: How to Lose Money by Not Raising Capital with Anika Janelle Pettiford Mar 12, 2018

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Do you need to raise money for your business to grow? Not always. But in same cases, as Anika describes, it is essential.

Anika Janelle Pettiford is the founder of a group of companies under the Elani brand; including a creative agency, a publishing house and a digital retail empire that spans an array of categories. She also co-founded Iolani Research Lab, an engineering consulting firm with her husband Dr. Pettiford. Her illustrious career began in the tech field where she worked for the top technology company in the world. Her entrepreneurial instincts kicked in when she launched her own business with $500 and quickly led the company to over $1 million in sales.

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