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Last weekend, the Silicon Valley Bank based out of Santa Monica, CA, collapsed, leaving billions of dollars worth of assets and customers in limbo.  SVB is a bank mainly funding tech-related ventures and startups, with many of its clients having accounts over the $250,000 FDIC insurance cap. When they couldn't resolve their accounts with about $2 billion in money they couldn't raise from their investments. As a result, this caused its customers to pull about $42 billion out of their accounts, causing a run on the bank.  So why did this happen? and do you need to be worried?  Send this podcast to someone who needs to hear this too!  Get more free resources here: https://ajosborne.com/ Invest with me: https://cedarcreekwealth.com

Life is precious, so when something threatens it, one does everything to preserve that life. We all have a drive to succeed and live life to the fullest: to get the next raise, the next investment, the best follower milestone, but will that make you satisfied later on? It's impossible to predict the unpredictable. So how can you prepare? Financial freedom - TRUE financial freedom - will look different for everyone at each stage of life, especially when something unthinkable strikes.  Today, we have Rich Fettke back on the podcast. His experience with skin cancer and the shock in his family spurred them to take drastic action. Find out more in this episode, and check him out here, his story is incredible: https://realwealth.com/ Enjoyed the episode? Leave us a review, it really helps us out! Get more free resources here: https://ajosborne.com/ Invest with me: https://cedarcreekwealth.com

If you are investing right now: great! You are probably well ahead of your peers in both your personal and financial progress. But just throwing money into an investment doesn't necessarily mean it'll be worth it in the long run. How do you maximize those investment returns? Does the research come before, during, or after the deal? And what are some of the factors to consider? Find out in this episode of the AJO podcast!  Enjoyed the episode? Leave us a review, it really helps us out! Get more free resources here: https://ajosborne.com/ Invest with me: https://cedarcreekwealth.com

Motivation for me really doesn't work. I don't think it was a realistic way for me to produce an outcome. The "this is all up to you no matter what" mindset was a hard pill to swallow. I had to disassociate the fact that outcomes come from your ACTIONS not your BEING a certain way - especially if it's not in your natural inclinations. So I had to FORCE myself to be successful. As much as I'd like to think I'd never be lazy and never take a day off - that's not true! And it's really difficult when your outcomes are not associated with you like that naturally.  How do employers do it then? How do they get a bunch of tired, disgruntled people to come into work at all? And more importantly, how do you do that for your own business the right way?  Enjoyed the episode? Leave us a review, it really helps us out! Get more free resources here: https://ajosborne.com/ Invest with me: https://cedarcreekwealth.com

Income is necessary for survival, but it's also necessary to build your investments and achieving your long-term goals.  How do you execute on opportunities that you might not realize exist? How do you balance surviving and investing?  It's not - guessing - gambling - sitting around It's about education and execution. Find out more in this episode!  Enjoyed the episode? Leave us a review, it really helps us out! Get more free resources here: https://ajosborne.com/ Invest with me: https://cedarcreekwealth.com

Wealth and income are two separate things: wealth is what you own that provides you income. Income is just the money on your paycheck or in your bank account.  The key: CASHFLOW. In this episode, we are returning to this podcast’s roots (when it was still called Cashflow2Freedom). What are some ways you can use a set amount of cash, say $100,000, and turn it into a recurring 6-Figure income? Can you take your existing cash sitting in savings and repurpose it to generate returns that will outpace far beyond your original cash amount?  Enjoyed the episode? Leave us a review, it really helps us out! Get more free resources here: https://ajosborne.com/ Invest with me: https://cedarcreekwealth.com

When you are starting a business, you’ve got to do it all. You’re working multiple jobs within your business to keep it going. How do you take that to the next level, and truly scale a business to it’s fullest potential? Successful owners & CEOs grow their business to the point where it can operate without them. They can do what they like - their most important and impactful tasks - without the business falling apart. There are infinite tasks and a limited amount of time. How can you leverage different resources and strategies to free up your time AND grow your business? Let’s break it down. Enjoyed the episode? Leave us a review, it really helps us out! Get more free resources here: https://ajosborne.com/ Invest with me: https://cedarcreekwealth.com

Saving capitalism sounds like a pipe-dream - a lofty ambition to solve a problem that might not even exist. What does it mean? Is capitalism in trouble?  Going into the new year, it's important to not just to move forward in your life & business, but you are building out the things you need to sustain growth. You may not see direct ROIs and only see high expenses, but it may very well pay off in the long term. We talk a lot about the "how" to financial success on this podcast, but what about the "why"? Why do we do it? Why is this so important. There are some changes coming to this podcast. We've built up to something very exciting and I can't wait to share it with you this year.  Enjoyed the episode? Leave us a review, it really helps us out! Get more free resources here: https://ajosborne.com/ Invest with me: https://cedarcreekwealth.com

Overcoming adversity is something we all have to do in our day to day lives. I had to face this when I was suddenly paralyzed overnight. This affected my life, my family, and my work in profound ways that I would've never predicted.  What do you do when everything is falling apart?  You can find Part 1 of this conversation over on Episode 3 of the Created to Lead podcast! Check it out: https://www.createdtoleadpodcast.com/podcast  Enjoyed the episode? Leave us a review, it really helps us out! Get more free resources here: https://ajosborne.com/ Invest with me: https://cedarcreekwealth.com

Finding opportunities in life and business is easier said than done. When I buy an asset, I don't hope and pray that the market will lift it up and maybe I'll come out on top. Absolutely not. Luck is great, but it's not reliable. Focus on the strategy and the value behind your opportunities. Businesses need systems to produce a desirable outcome. I believe this applies to any part of life, and especially investments and money. But how do you build a system that absorbs risk and extracts opportunity? And how do you know an opportunity is good or not? Opportunity is not an award, it's CREATED. Enjoyed the episode? Leave us a review, it really helps us out! Get more free resources here: https://ajosborne.com/ Invest with me: https://cedarcreekwealth.com

Winter is here, and 2022 is coming to a close. In this episode, I want to go over some of our assets and review how they've been performing throughout the year, focusing on the current market conditions and the effect of seasonality across a variety of sectors.  In these turbulent times, it's more important than ever to get a close, up to date understanding of the market, which is why we do these reviews within our companies. Don't miss the insights from this case study! Thanks for tuning in everybody. Enjoyed the episode? Leave us a review, it really helps us out! Get more free resources here: https://ajosborne.com/ Invest with me: https://cedarcreekwealth.com

A common misconception of the “Rich” is that they are all CEOs of huge companies that seem to have an infinite supply of money. But that’s not necessarily true - the “Rich” aren’t always who you think. What about the doctor or the lawyer making six figures a year? What do they do with their money? There are lessons very few people talk about. Lessons in taxes, business, and investments that rival that of entrepreneurs.  When I started investing, I felt like I could never get ahead. I was stuck in my job, I was on that grueling treadmill despite making well over six figures. Which begged the question, why am I stuck? Why are my “investments” not paying off? Why, despite my high income, could I still not free up my time or do more with my life? Let’s break it down.  Thanks for tuning in everybody. Enjoyed the episode? Leave us a review, it really helps us out! Get more free resources here: https://ajosborne.com/ Invest with me: https://cedarcreekwealth.com  

I always say - success doesn't happen on an island - but not only that, success also doesn't happen overnight. Ever hear the expression "everything they touch turns to gold"? Some people look like they struck overnight, massive success in their careers and in their financial life, but is it really what it seems? We have a special guest returning to the podcast today (who is our OG co-host), Roc Pilon, the entrepreneurial spirit behind Gym Reapers. He leveraged his curiosity about systems and process to build an explosive level of growth in his business. He taught himself how to work with manufacturers, design products, and sell online and took a shot in the dark with his first product - and never looked back.  Thanks for tuning in everybody. Enjoyed the episode? Subscribe & share with someone you know, it really helps us out! Find Roc: https://rocpilon.com Get more free resources here: https://ajosborne.com/ Invest with me: https://cedarcreekwealth.com

 The disconnect between real estate investors can sometimes be frustrating. Often, to learn more about a specific niche market or a specific deal, you have to seek out someone who is a pillar in that industry - a mentor or teacher - in that space.  This is the problem Paul tackled when he started his business. There needed to be a way that real estate investors can talk to *each other* about properties and deals. And that's why he founded TwnSqr, or "Townsquare," a marketplace platform specifically for real estate investors.  Enjoyed the episode? Subscribe & share with someone you know! Find Paul's company TWNSQR: https://www.twnsqr.com/  Get more free resources here: https://ajosborne.com/ Invest with me: https://cedarcreekwealth.com 

When Ryan lost his ability to speak English, he had to start from scratch. He was involved in an accident that caused him to lose the majority of his long-term memory. He had to re-learn everything just to function normally. This puts a wrench in the system when it comes to career and education. How did he go from there to creating and running businesses and becoming an entrepreneur? This and much more on today's episode with Ryan Brady. Learn more about Ryan: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryan-brady-14b451157/  Get more free resources here: https://ajosborne.com/ Get my Amazon best-selling book The Investors Guide to Growing Wealth in Self-Storage for FREE: https://selfstorageincome.com/ Invest with me: https://cedarcreekwealth.com 

With the Fed jacking up interest rates yet again, the real estate market continues to experiences drastic shifts. We were only recently seeing houses fly off the market within a matter of days, when it used to sit on the market for months on end before it sells. What about now? What happens with a hot market is suddenly cooled down by economic conditions?  Today, we've invited Katie McFerrin, owner & partner of McFerrin Real Estate. She operates in the Boise, Idaho area and has amassed over $175 million in luxury home sales. We talk with her about the market in the past, what it is today, and what we might be able to expect in the near future for both home buyers and investors alike. Learn more about Katie here: https://www.mcferrinrealestate.com/  Get more free resources here: https://ajosborne.com/ Get my Amazon best-selling book The Investors Guide to Growing Wealth in Self-Storage for FREE: https://selfstorageincome.com/ Invest with me: https://cedarcreekwealth.com 

This is a special episode to me, everybody. Today we're talking with my dad, Ron Osborne, about his background and history. He comes from what we call extreme poverty, and he had to work and intentionally change his circumstances to create a better life.  We are also celebrating Ron's new book, The Right Kind of Rich, where he dives deeper into the topics discussed in this episode, and more about his journey out of poverty. Check it out here:  https://amzn.to/3gLquXa  Previous episode with Ron: https://www.ajosborne.com/podcasts/aj-osborne-podcast/episodes/2147765389 Get more free resources here: https://ajosborne.com/ Get my Amazon best-selling book The Investors Guide to Growing Wealth in Self-Storage for FREE: https://selfstorageincome.com/ Invest with me: https://cedarcreekwealth.com 

Is it possible to retire in just ONE year? This is a lofty idea and aspiration nearly no one believes is possible. But in reality, it's an infinite array of possibilities.  In this episode, we're talking about hustle culture and the difference between keeping your head down and working versus being focused and having strategies in place. How you treat the inherent opportunity cost - how you spend your time - can help you achieve your goals or put you behind. Are you asking questions like, "How do I take action? What do I invest in? Are my skills and qualifications up to par to what is needed to achieve such high and lofty goals?"  Are those the RIGHT questions to achieve your goals? Find out in this episode! Get more free resources here: https://ajosborne.com/ Get my Amazon best-selling book The Investors Guide to Growing Wealth in Self-Storage for FREE: https://selfstorageincome.com/ Invest with me: https://cedarcreekwealth.com 

The markets are exploding. Stocks, real estate, crypto - it's all crashing. It's a very scary and confusing time, and risk is piling up.  We're addressing that today. It's important to be thinking about these things all the time and keeping an eye on the potential impact to you. Asset valuation is more complicated than ever, and the future we expected 6 months ago is not what it is now.  Should you be investing during a time where people are defaulting, rates are going up, and returns are shrinking?  This is our 200th episode. Thanks so much to all of you guys for tuning in and supporting what we do! Be sure to share this episode with someone who's also concerned (or should be concerned) about the economy - let's get the word out! Leave us a review on Apple podcasts, it really helps us now. Thanks everybody! Get more free resources here: https://ajosborne.com/ Get my Amazon best-selling book The Investors Guide to Growing Wealth in Self-Storage for FREE: https://selfstorageincome.com/ Invest with me: https://cedarcreekwealth.com 

Building a business has never been easy. But in the digital age, there are a whole new set of nuances to consider. When building a business, you have to consider not only your online presence, but also how entrepreneurship itself has changed. Expectations are no longer the same. Amount of effort and work are also different. Being rich is hard. But being poor is also hard. Choose your "hard." In this episode, we're discussing with Robert Leonard, the host of the Investor's Podcast Network, on the some of the ways to change your business and take it to the next level. Stay tuned! Get more free resources here: https://ajosborne.com/ Get my Amazon best-selling book The Investors Guide to Growing Wealth in Self-Storage for FREE: https://selfstorageincome.com/ Invest with me: https://cedarcreekwealth.com