ilmscore | MASTERCLASS: Buy These 5 FOREVER INVESTMENTS To Be Financially Free

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Residential real estate is a sound long-term investment because housing is a fundamental need that will persist regardless of technological advancements or future economic conditions.
"The reason I say you want to own real estate for resident itial purposes for life is because people will always need a place to stay no matter what happens in technology and no matter what happens in the future people will always need a home"
Real Estate
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Investment real estate owners can utilize a depreciation deduction as a tax break, effectively reducing their taxable income based on the property's age.
"you get to tell the IRS hey this property that I own is one year older so I deserve a tax break called the depre appreciation deduction on my taxes"
Real Estate Depreciation Tax Loophole
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Upon death, heirs receive a 'stepped-up basis' for inherited real estate, meaning the property's cost basis for tax purposes is its market value at the time of inheritance, potentially eliminating capital gains tax if sold immediately.
"when you die your estate gives this property either one to your heirs your kids Now happens is your kid is going to get this property and the government is going to say that your kid got the property they bought it for $5 million so if your kid went out and they sold this property today for $5 million after you die they will get this $5 million of cash and they don't have to pay any taxes on this money because to the government it looks like they bought the property for $5 million this concept is called stepped up basis"
Real Estate Stepped-Up Basis
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Investing in the broader stock market through broad-market ETFs like VOO or SPY is a way to bet on the continued growth of the US economy, even as individual companies may fail.
"if you believe in the American economy what you want to be beted on is the American economy because while companies like Sears might come and fail and JC Penney might come and fail and circus City might come fail and herds might come and fail and California Pizza Kitchen might come and fail the American economy has continued to grow The closest way for you to get actual exposure to the American economy is to invest in the broader stock market as a whole and that would be through funds like vo and spy"
Stock Market (Broad Market)
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Gold should be held as a small portion of a portfolio, acting as financial insurance to protect against severe economic downturns, rather than for wealth creation.
"your stocks and your real estate are what you own to fund your retirement to create more passive income and to build your wealth your gold is almost like Financial Insurance is there to protect you against something horrible happening in the economy"
Gold as Financial Insurance
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Cryptocurrency is viewed by some as the 'new digital gold' and is believed by many to play a role in future currency systems, alongside blockchain technology.
"this is what's considered the new digital gold gold was the original currency and many people believe that cryptocurrency and blockchain will be involved in our future currency"
Cryptocurrency as Digital Gold
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Investing in essential survival commodities like water is a prudent strategy, as global demand is increasing while supply remains limited.
"you should consider investing in some Commodities that people will need to survive so one example of this is water if you've ever seen the movie The Big Short great movie by the way which talks about the 2008 real estate collapse at the end of the movie they talked about how this guy was investing in water because we have a limited supply of water in the world and our demand and our needs for water keep going up"
Commodities for Survival
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Traditional retirement accounts allow tax-deferred growth, with taxes paid upon withdrawal, while Roth accounts are funded with post-tax money, offering tax-free withdrawals in retirement.
"within all four of these accounts you have a traditional version and then you have a Roth version the traditional version so traditional 401K traditional IRA traditional 403b traditional 457b all these things mean that you do not pay any taxes today you invest your money today and then this money gets to grow taxfree so every time you make a profit you don't have to pay taxes on it and then when you start pulling this money out when you're a whole lot older that's when you pay taxes when you pull the money out with the Roth It's the opposite with the Roth option Roth 401k Ira 403b 457b you pay taxes on your money today and then this money goes into your account"
Retirement Account Tax Treatment
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The 457b retirement plan offers an advantage over 401k and 403b plans by allowing withdrawals before age 59.5 without incurring a 10% penalty.
"the biggest difference between these three plans is going to be with your 457b because what the 457b says is if you pull your money out of your retirement account before you are 59 1/2 years old you don't have to face a penalty but if you pull your money out with a 401k or a 403b before that 59 1/2 years old then you're going to be subject to a 10% penalty on the money that you pull out"
457b Retirement Plan Advantage
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Investors should be aware of expense ratios, which represent annual fees charged by funds within retirement accounts, potentially ranging from 1% to 2% of assets.
"when you invest your money into these funds these funds charge a fee to manage your money and some funds are going to charge you a whole lot more than other funds so what you need to do is you need to look at something called the expense ratio this expense ratio is going to tell you what the fees are for the funds that you're invested in some of these fees are going to be upwards of 1% or even 2% of your assets a year"
Expense Ratios in Retirement Accounts
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Some individuals prefer Roth IRAs due to the expectation of rising future tax rates, making it more advantageous to pay taxes on contributions now rather than on withdrawals later.
"people who follow the Roth model will say well I don't know what's going to go on with tax rates I think that that because the United States national debt is skyrocketing and I don't see our national government spending slowing down I think the government is going to want to raise taxes and if they raise taxes it will be more beneficial for me to pay my taxes today than when I pull my money out"
Traditional vs. Roth IRA Tax Strategy
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Index funds and ETFs are passive investment vehicles managed by algorithms, typically tracking a market index like the S&P 500, thereby reducing the need for an expensive human fund manager.
"an index fund and the ETF are passive Investments That means instead of having an expensive money manager you have a computer and this computer has an algorithm and this algorithm is going to say okay we want to invest in let's just say the biggest 500 companies on the stock market"
Index Funds and ETFs as Passive Investments
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Dividend Achievers have increased dividends for 10+ years, Dividend Champions for 25+ years, and Dividend Kings for 50+ years, serving as indicators of a company's historical commitment to returning value to shareholders.
"a company becomes a dividend achiever if they have paid out and increased their dividend every year for at least last 10 years a company becomes a dividend Champion if they have paid out and increased their dividend every year for at least the last 25 years and a company becomes a dividend King if they have paid out and increased their dividend every year over the last 50 years"
Dividend Aristocrats
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Investing in dividend-paying ETFs diversifies risk by holding a basket of companies, mitigating the impact of any single company's failure on the overall investment.
"now you can invest your money into a fund that's paying you a dividend and this fund could be made up of dozens or hundreds of companies that way if one of the companies and the fund goes bankrupt well it's balanced out by the other winners so it's a way for you to reduce some of your risk"
Dividend ETFs
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The speaker's primary goal when investing in real estate is to generate cash flow through rental income, rather than solely relying on property value appreciation.
"when I invest in real estate I don't just buy a property with the goal of trying to sell it for a huge profit when I buy property my goal is to get cash flow so if I buy a property for let's just say1 $50,000 I'm going to buy this property not with the intention of selling it for $200,000 I'm buying it because now I know that this property is going to rent out for $1,500 a month every month"
Real Estate Investment Strategy
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A significant portion of Americans are making car payments exceeding $1,000 per month, which is comparable to rent payments in many areas.
"more and more Americans now have a $1,000 monthly car payment I think it was 20% of all Americans who have a car payment have at least a $1,000 a month car payment that is a whole rent payment for a lot of the country"
Car Payments as a Financial Drain
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A personal finance rule suggesting that if you can't afford to buy five of an item, you likely cannot truly afford to buy even one of it.
"if you cannot buy five of them you cannot afford one of them"
Rule of Five for Affordability
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Achieving significant wealth accumulation may require a 'decade of sacrifice,' involving living below one's means and increasing income to invest more aggressively, leading to new income streams and assets over time.
"I call it a decade of sacrifice but if you can put in that decade of living smaller and working to earn more money that way you can invest more aggressively after a decade you're going to have a whole new stream of income maybe a whole new asset that's producing more money for you that you can start using to live a better life"
Decade of Sacrifice for Wealth Building
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A real asset is defined as something that continues to generate income or provide value even after one stops actively working.
"a real asset is something that will continue to pay you even when you stop working"
Real Assets vs. Fake Assets
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A personal residence and a car are not considered true 'real assets' by this definition because they require ongoing payments (taxes, insurance, maintenance) and do not generate income, even if they have equity.
"that's why the home that you live in is not a real asset because if you stop working you still have to keep paying out of your pocket to pay for that home if you stop working you still have to pay out of your pocket to drive that car"
Home and Car as Liabilities (under certain conditions)
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The stock market has historically shown consistent growth over the past century.
"we've seen the stock market grow over the last century"
Stock Market Growth over the Century
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Getting started as a real estate investor typically requires a capital investment of approximately $30,000 to $50,000, which is more than the initial investment needed for stocks.
"now investing in real estate takes more money than investing in stocks you would need at least somewhere between $30 to $50,000 to get started as a real estate investor"
Real Estate Investment Threshold
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Building a successful, sustainable, multi-million dollar business requires significant time, hard work, and risk, distinguishing it from a casual side hustle.
"building a business unlike what a lot of people say on the Internet it's not something that you can do just here and there if you want to see real success with that business I mean sure if you want to just build a side hustle you could do that but if you really want to build a real multi-million dollar business if you want to build a real sustainable business it takes time it takes hard work it takes risk"
Business Investment Barrier to Entry
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