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Episode 20: The Magical Money Machine That Turns $16k Into $21k Safely
Listen Now!Imagine being able to build a wealth generating machine that allows you to basically print money. Imagine if you could start building this machine passively and within just a handful of years, the machine begins turning $16,000 into 17,000, then a few years...
Episode 19: Being Creative to Create Wealth [Part 2]
Listen Now!When you feel like you don’t have any wiggle room to start your wealth-building fund and you’re ready to throw in the towel on the dream of becoming financially free then you better listen up! In this episode Kyle and Jon introduce one of many creative...
Episode 18: Being Creative to Create Wealth [Part 1]
Listen Now!When you feel like you don’t have any wiggle room to start your wealth-building fund and you’re ready to throw in the towel on the dream of becoming financially free then you better listen up! In this episode Kyle and Jon introduce one of many creative...
Episode 17: You Paid Off Your Mortgage? Now What?
Listen Now!In this episode we explore a scenario in which Matt has the option of completely paying off the mortgage of his next personal residence. He wonders aloud how best to approach having funds to invest with the financial peace of mind that comes with paying...
Episode 16: Analyze An 11-Unit Multi-Family Property With Us
Listen Now!How confident are you on running the numbers on a prospective deal? The more deals you analyze the better equipped you’ll be when the right deal comes along. Join Kyle and Jon in this episode as they review a deal that came across their desk for an 11-unit...
Episode 15: No Flipping Way! – The Case Against Flipping in Real Estate
Listen Now!While flipping is one of the most popularized and commonly discussed real estate investing strategies, it’s one that we actively avoid. In this episode, we share our experiences with past flips and some of the challenges and complications that make them...
Episode 14: Crunching The Numbers For Retirement: How Much Do I Need To Retire?
Listen Now!Now that we’ve taken some time in the last episode to discuss what your retirement is going to look like and even gave you some homework for what you might want to think about as you look down the road, we will dive deeper down the retirement rabbit hole to...
Episode 13: What’s Your Retirement Going to Look Like?
Listen Now!In this episode Jon, Matt, and Kyle discuss various retirement projections and scenarios for people who have defined benefit pension plans, with set retirement dates and incomes. They discuss some prompts for deeper thinking around what retirement might...
Episode 12: Who Should Be On Your Team? Hurdles to Buying Real Estate Investment Property – Part 4
Listen Now!A common barrier that prevents investors from getting into real estate is thinking that they have to do everything themselves. If you think you have to find the right property, find the right financial backing, manage the books, and answer those midnight...
Episode 11: How To Analyze A Deal with Technicals: Hurdles To Real Estate Investing Part – 3
Listen Now!Choosing the right deal for buying an investment property can be a major hurdle for new and experienced investors, but it doesn't have to be. How do you analyze a property by the numbers so you can feel confident to either move forward or toss the deal...
Episode 10: Fundamentals To Finding The Right Deal: Hurdles To Real Estate Investing – Part 2
Listen Now!Let’s continue the conversation around the barriers to investing in real estate. After the last episode where we explored an overview of some hurdles including financial and financing considerations, we take a deep dive into the fundamentals that we explore...
Episode 9: Hurdles to Buying Real Estate Investment Property – Part 1
Listen Now!Let’s discuss the barriers to investing in real estate. All three of the hosts spent years thinking about, planning, and learning about real estate investing ever before they took the plunge. What were the barriers that prevented them from starting earlier?...
Episode 8: Helping Kids With Financial Literacy
Listen Now!In this episode Jon, Matt, and Kyle help you help your kids think about, earn, and use money that will put them on a pathway to build their own wealth. Let’s unpack common mindsets about earning and spending money, practical systems to help your kids...
Episode 6: The Three Silver Bullets of Real Estate Investing
Listen Now!Why do we choose real estate as our primary go-to investment source? How does real estate grow your wealth in three ways while other types of investments only grow in at most two ways? In this episode we highlight why appreciation is not the goal of the...
Episode 5: Your Wealth Building Blueprint – Part 3
Listen Now!Now that you’ve taken care of a plan to identify and fund your first investment on your journey to financial freedom, there is no doubt that you are going to want to get started faster than your pay yourself first strategy will currently allow. In this...
Episode 4: Your Wealth Building Blueprint – Part 2
Listen Now!As you continue to understand your budget and systematically pay yourself first you should also be thinking about what that first investment will be. In this episode the guys share what asset classes you could be investing in and how you can get started...
Episode 3: Your Wealth Building Blueprint – Part 1
Listen Now!How do we start changing the trajectory of our financial future? Where will I get the money to start my investment portfolio? How can I make small changes in my life now that will result in huge gains in the future? In this episode the Canadian Wealth...
Episode 2: Why You Don’t Want To Pay Down Your Mortgage As Fast As You Can
Listen Now!The hosts address this common idea or “teaching” that many people have been taught to believe: you should pay down your mortgage as fast as possible. Stick around and you’ll learn how you can best leverage the value of your home so you can build and...
Episode 1: Moving From Uninvested Towards Financial Freedom
Listen Now!In this inaugural episode of the Canadian Wealth Secrets Podcast the hosts Jon, Kyle, and Matt discuss mindsets, beliefs, and goals of planning for their financial freedom. Stick around and you’ll hear what you didn’t learn in school that you should have,...