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Business News and Other Sh!t

Business News and Other Sh!t

By Amer Abdullah

Business News and Other Sh!t' is a comedy show about investing. #ComedicInvesting

During each episode, Amer Abdullah discusses the biggest news stories with the last person you'd expect, a stand up comedian.

Of course, hilarity ensues. What might surprise you is how much you’ll learn about making money! Our goal is to entertain and enlighten you with quick easy tips on how to take advantage of investing.

After listening to even one episode you'll understand why this show has been called the perfect listen for busy fifth graders with ADD.

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#27 This One’s For You, Dad.

Business News and Other Sh!tFeb 05, 2019

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#97: Influencing Like a *Birkin Bag* w/ IG Influencer Helen Berkun

#97: Influencing Like a *Birkin Bag* w/ IG Influencer Helen Berkun

Besides having the same name, what do an Hermes Birkin bag and Helen Berkun have in common? They both have game in the world of influence.

Helen's originally from Ukraine - so we discussed why the US is often messing with Ukrainian politics.  We also touched her expertise in Editorial Fashion and using her experience to begin her influencing career.

I went deep into the psychology of influencers, why Helen does it and how she uses her platform to influence people. At the end of the day, influencing IS a business...but how does Helen use her elevated way of life as a positive platform? Listen down below!


SHOW HIGHLIGHTS:

1:21: Helen’s Cultural Background+ why is Ukraine always involved in US politics?

4:28: Helen Using Her Expertise in Fashion to Start a Business

9:29: Helen Starting her career

16:00: Helen getting into influencing

21:57: how does Helen use her platform to positively influence her follower’s life

32:40: Helen’s Background in Editorial Work

36:40: Turning Influencing into A Business

42:00: Hustler Mentality

47:05: Making it on Instagram

49:57: Where you can follow Helen!

Aug 19, 202051:49
#96: *Doogie Howser* of Startups Sells Company, Tells Us Wassup w/Brian Wong

#96: *Doogie Howser* of Startups Sells Company, Tells Us Wassup w/Brian Wong

Check this dude out: starts high school at 12. Starts college at 14. Sells his startup at 28. Brian "diapers ain't sh!t" Wong gettin that bag! This brother started a marketing company called Kiip - basically, he figured out how to make cool ads for gamers, you know - like ads that make sense to see while gaming - for example, achieve a new level or high score, and a rewards program will kick on that allows advertisers to make offers to the gamer. Ya, dude cashed out fo' sho, fo' sho.  He wouldn't reveal how much chedda he nibblin' on, BUT he did open up about a serious life situation: Brian was indicted for a serious felony (lol I totally missed this in my pre-production homework, leave me alone, pandemic anxiety was high that day). Brian talked about how this messed him up, while at the same time it made it crystal clear who his real friends & fam are. Dayyum. Listen in to get some of that.  Dude also had a lot to say about what the pandemic means for the startup world: BOTTOM LINE - get creative people. We keep sayin' it every episode: the next year or 2 is all about innovation and adaptability. There's a new normal - EMBRACE IT. KISS IT. LOVE IT. SHOW HIGHLIGHTS: 3:36 Amer thinks Brian is the Doogie Howser of startups 08:04 Brian's life challenges growing up super fast - no time to be a human being 11:40 Amer working at Board of Trade on 9/11 story, impact on his faith 14:30 Brian's spiritual practice and using it to get through hugely difficult life moments 20:15 Brian describing his traumatic felony experience and how he got through it 30:40 "Time-delay" that tech industry gets amidst recessions and crises 46:00 Brian describing ad-industry metrics and how his company created "Cost Per Engagement" idea 54:15 Amer re-thinking entire restaurant business model given Covid 1:00:58 Brian thinks large number of people may get displaced from their homes w/Covid; be prepared for next 18 months before any kind of normalcy
May 14, 202001:15:18
#95: Recession is HERE! How to *Be Ready* w/Recession Expert Jon Slain
Apr 21, 202001:08:11
#94 COVID-19 Winners: Creative INNOVATORS w/ Dr. Karen Bartuch and Comedian Vik Pandya

#94 COVID-19 Winners: Creative INNOVATORS w/ Dr. Karen Bartuch and Comedian Vik Pandya

Former CPD undercover prostitute.
Humor-in-the-business-world researcher.
Depaul Prof teaching creativity, innovation & design thinking.

Yes, such a person exists in this world. Say wassup to Dr. Karen Bartuch.

Me & funny-a$$ comedian Vik Pandya had a blast getting to know Dr. B.

I think she nailed it on this episode: the most important biz skill for the next few years is NOT gonna be team skills or organizational skills. Nah. Dr. B thinks it's going to be creativity & innovation skills. COVID-19 is shakin up the global economy for real. Those that are most creative in adapting and innovating will take the cake.

But we couldn't ignore the fact that years before, Dr. B rose through the ranks in the Chicago Police Department, ultimately working directly with the CPD superintendent as policy advisor. On her journey upwards, she saw A TON. Don't judge me for lingering on her stories as an undercover prostitute. Just tune in and listen to her amazing stories yourself!

Now she's killin it as a professor, strategist, marketer, podcaster and all-out leader. Follow her/learn more at
@iamdavidajane and https://www.iamdavidajane.com/episodes-1.

Make sure to also check out my main dude Vik Pandya (@vpcomedy and http://www.teamuscomedy.com/vik). This brother is killin it in the stand up scene - last year, his comedy album 'Friends With 401(k) Benefits' debuted #1 on iTunes & Top 10 on the Billboard Charts!

Sit back and relax while you Listen, Learn, Laugh

Peace
Amer

1:00 Adapt or die: finding new ways to be funny when stand-up is not an option   

09:30 Humor research and why we need comedy now, more than ever   

16:15 How to bring humor into the workplace   

19:30 Operation Angel: Karen’s time as an undercover “prostitute” for the Chicago PD   

40:30 Benefits of humor in the workplace    52:30 Humor as a coping mechanism   

1:00:00 How humor leads to critical innovation in business 

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Apr 07, 202001:23:10
#93 “Agreements, Disagreements, and Shared Wisdom” w/Howard Weitzman - Chicago Real Estate Investor

#93 “Agreements, Disagreements, and Shared Wisdom” w/Howard Weitzman - Chicago Real Estate Investor

What happens when a right-wing Jewish Trump supporter and a left-leaning Palestinian Bernie fan get into the same restaurant back stockroom? Fireworks, baby! Episode 93 of Business News and Other Sh!t. What's up, y'all? We had Howard Weitzman. This dude is a big-time real estate dude here in Chicago. Yeah, we talked a lot of good businesses.

By the end of it, this dude walked us through one of his largest and wildest deals. He did a 320-unit building. It was an old freezer building that he converted into lofts, and he had to go through a whole lot of hoops, especially with the government, to make that happen.

But before we got to that, this dude was talking some crazy-ass shit. What was he saying? I brought up the whole Tree of Life Pittsburgh synagogue shooting. I was like, "Yo, how can you support Trump, dude?" And he was blaming the synagogue and saying they should have had security. I'm like, "Dude, you're crazy, man." We didn't disagree on everything though. A lot of Palestine/Israel stuff we disagree on, of course, but we did agree on work ethic and how his dad raised him and how my dad raised me. We did agree on how politics is full of a bunch of bullsh!t. And we did agree on real estate and how to make smart moves.

Ready for some fireworks? You're gonna enjoy this one. Then sit back, relax, and enjoy the episode y'all. Peace!

2:17 Bernie Sanders and President Trump

14:34 Leadership of the country affects behavior of public

22:51 Howard’s biggest deal & the work ethic he was raised with

30:22 Amer & Howard’s background

52:22 How being a Mason has helped Howard in real estate

58:22 Real estate lesson

1:00:20 Howard’s favorite real estate deal

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Mar 17, 202001:11:40
#92 CURING Major Depression + Anxiety Issues with ONE Ketamine Session w/ Bal Nandra, Owner of Chicago IV Solution

#92 CURING Major Depression + Anxiety Issues with ONE Ketamine Session w/ Bal Nandra, Owner of Chicago IV Solution

What up what up? Episode 92, listeners. How y’all doin’? BNOS, Business News, Other Shit. We are in the back stock room of Cedar’s. Rockin’ Out.
Guy’s we have Dr. Bal Nandra (https://www.ketamineChicago.com) on the episode today. We also had Lancey Joe (https://www.instagram.com/lanceyjoe/), Comedian. Check him out at Chicago Joe’s, Thursdays and Fridays, 8 PM.
This Dr. Bal is a serial entrepreneur. He’s also an anesthesiologist. So this guy is always runnin’ some kind of business. Right now, he’s a ketamine pro, running a ketamine shop out of River North. Supposedly--this is what he said, it’s hard to believe, but I think it’s true--with just one ketamine session, a person can be lifted out of their depression / anxiety. And this is for people who have really debilitating depression and anxiety. So it’s powerful stuff.
Dr. Bal talked about his first entrepreneurial adventure, which was owning a company called “Haute Auto” in River North, where they would deck out Pimp-My-Ride kinda stuff. IT FAILED miserably. And he talks about that and what he learned and how much he lost. He talked about MJ (Michael Jordan) comin’ in there and becoming friends with him and never buying anything. Bal talked about nurturing relationships and how important that is. He’s saying even twenty or thirty years later, some of these relationships are coming back FULL CIRCLE. He also talked about other controlled substances like psilocybin a.k.a. Magic Mushrooms, that are being investigated as possible ways to help people heal from depression and other mental issues. You’re about to learn a lot about psychedelics from a pro.
Sit back, relax, and enjoy the episode.
Peace!
4:22 Does veganism give you psychic abilities?
11:24 The Ketamine breakthrough
20:34 Why relationships are everything in business
27:33 Bal’s biggest business flop: Haute Auto
39:43 Don’t meet your heroes
49:23 Your greatest success is still ahead of you
58:12 How Ketamine works
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Mar 10, 202001:26:35
#91 Know Your Value, Trust Your Worth w/ James Sheehan, Real Estate Mogul

#91 Know Your Value, Trust Your Worth w/ James Sheehan, Real Estate Mogul

Wazzup, wazzup listeners, episode 91, BNOS. We march towards 100 episodes. We had a top real-estate salesman, name’s James Sheehan (https://www.linkedin.com/in/jsheehanrealestate/). Good old Irish boy. This dude’s done 80 million dollars since he started in real estate, which was only seven years ago. So the dude is hittin’ it. Former grain trader, economics pro, so kind of a different real estate sales guy, he knows his sh!t.

This dude’s advice to us is: "if you’re gonna buy, wait until right before the election." Because he thinks real estate markets are gonna take a little bit of a dip around that time. Everyone gettin’ afraid and skittish ahead of time. So he goes into detail around that, listen in to make sure you understand why he’s making that prediction.

This dude’s also a Certified Negotiation Expert, C-N-E. That’s right, if you get into a hostage situation, call James Sheehan, your Irish negotiation expert. This dude is a pro, he gave us a whole bunch of tips when it comes to negotiating whether it's in a real estate deal, or any other kind of deal. So sit back, relax, enjoy the episode, and learn about real estate with James.

Peace!

1:20 Network for its own sake

5:33 Why to buy right before the election

13:22 Talk to people who’ve been there, done that

17:03 The fightin’ Irish - get schooled on race and real estate

19:25 Property flipping 101

32:32 How a day job can actually help you succeed at your side hustle

40:48 Crash course in Real Estate negotiations

47:55 Chicago Real Estate predictions

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Mar 03, 202001:08:41
#90 Smiling Through The Most Difficult Times Of Your Life w/Diarmuid Horan - Nutritional, Exercise, and Lifestyle Coach

#90 Smiling Through The Most Difficult Times Of Your Life w/Diarmuid Horan - Nutritional, Exercise, and Lifestyle Coach

We had Diarmuid Horan (https://www.lifelonglifestyles.com/) on today. This dude is an Irish gangster. Not literally, but he is a professional hurler. It’s a sport in Ireland that’s a cross between field hockey and lacrosse. He’s a diet and lifestyle professional. So the guy knows his stuff. One of the calmest -- no, THE calmest guy we’ve ever had on. And also has amazing eye contact. And he still owns a coffee roaster called Sputnik Coffee. So he goes into the entrepreneurial story of how they literally went to Ohio, bought a coffee roaster, brought it over, and so on. But then he was starting to burn out, so he went back to the diet and lifestyle world, and his whole thing now is mentoring other people and coaching them on not burning out. Being able to manage stress and take on more and more pressure in life and thrive at it. Imagine the most difficult time in your life, but you’re still smiling. This dude’s a coach at that. It’s amazing.

So sit back, relax, and enjoy Diarmuid. Peace!

4:00 Making mindfulness meditation part of your routine

13:09 Sports as emotional outlet

23:32 Hurling into entrepreneurship

27:00 Sputnik Coffee: a roaster with just one blend

32:30 The story of Sputnik

46:45 The transition back to health and wellness

58:48 Better to have a coach than a guru

1:08:15 The lifestyle big 4: diet, exercise, stress management, and sleep

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Feb 18, 202001:29:47
#89 Follow Your Excitement, NOT Your Passion w/Quinton James co-founder of True Mentors

#89 Follow Your Excitement, NOT Your Passion w/Quinton James co-founder of True Mentors

What’s up y’all? Episode number eighty-nine. We doin’ it baby: Business News, Other Shit. Thank you all for listening in. We had a couple guys on today besides our bad boy John Dolder, we had Quinton James, and Dan Baker, comedian and fellow improv teammate.

Quinton James (https://www.truementors.com/), this dude grew up in the wild, wild hundreds. And if you’re not from Chicago, let me tell you about the wild, wild hundreds. They are pretty wild. So this dude is kind of a wonderful story of coming up from a difficult background from where he grew up and now runs his own organization called True Mentors. This dude believes and explains how your network is your net worth. For real. He sets up mentors with mentees. Quinton James dropped some serious bombs on us. He distinguished between stress vs. pressure. It was super interesting and how stress is really driven by a negative mindset, while pressure’s actually a good thing, and you can use a positive mindset to really benefit from pressure. That was cool, make sure you tune in and listen to that.

And don’t forget, we tape from the stockroom of Cedars (http://www.eatcedars.com/), the restaurant I own. Come check us out y’all! Valentine’s Day’s coming up. Thursday, Friday we’re gonna have our new menu. You gotta check us out on Valentine’s Day. And then the all star weekend for hoops, we have the all star game in Chicago coming up next week. We’re gonna do a Kobe day here on Saturday and Sunday, Kobe Bryant and Gigi Bryant, may God rest their souls. Free dessert for your table. Roll through, wear your Kobe jersey or Kobe gear, and you get free dessert for your table.

Sit back, relax, tune in and enjoy the episode. Peace!

3:50 Growing up entrepreneurial in Chicago

9:00 Quinton’s journey

19:57 Digital advertising comes of age (content is still king)

24:20 True Mentors

25:53 Mentorship Vs. Coaching

35:20 Stress vs. pressure & the true nature of leadership

37:58 Visionary vs leader vs quack

40:35 High risk = high reward

42:30 Servitude is leadership

43:50 The True Mentors model: buy-in from both sides

53:00 Risk tolerance goes down as your responsibility goes up

1:04:06 Passion vs. Excitement

1:13:15 Quinton’s Secret to Work/Life Balance

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Feb 13, 202001:19:51
#88: 1 Woman. 1 Computer. 1 Real Estate HUSTLER!!! Meet Danielle Pierce.

#88: 1 Woman. 1 Computer. 1 Real Estate HUSTLER!!! Meet Danielle Pierce.

We had Danielle Pierce on this episode. She is a real estate wealth strategist. Check her out: http://daniellepierce.com/. We taped again from my new restaurant, Cedar's. Come on by -- we’ve got some cool stuff, like Middle Eastern fried chicken and Middle Eastern fish and chips. You're going to love it. Say "What's up!" if you see me as well! Danielle Pierce -- she's cool. You don't need to be a real estate broker to make money in real estate. There are other ways, and she broke down for us how to make money by becoming a repair and maintenance person for foreclosed properties. She basically works from her computer, anywhere she wants to, by hiring contractors to go fix houses for banks that have foreclosed on houses. She also talked about making money through tax liens, and how she basically will buy properties on the cheap for $1,000 or $2,000, and then later on, sell them for double or triple, if not even more.  The hardest part about all of this? Dealing with contractors. She's figured out some tricks and secrets after doing this for almost 10 years.  She was super cool and super smart. She's based out of Texas now, but she is a coach for wealth strategy when it comes to real estate. She's going to walk you step-by-step through an eight-week course she runs so you can make money by managing contractors for repair maintenance on foreclosed houses. And she can coach you on being a tax lien investor, where you can simply use $1,000-$3,000 to buy a property that has been delinquent on its taxes and the government now owns. And man, she has some crazy stories about contractors and tax liens!  You're going to learn a ton about how she does this and how you can do it too!  So sit back, relax, and enjoy the episode. Peace. 1:15 Amer’s background in investment banking 2:15 Danielle’s background in accounting & move to entrepreneurship 8:15 What it means to be a real estate wealth strategist (without selling anything) 9:20 Repairs & maintenance on foreclosed properties 10:58 Best coaching success story 13:39 Time investment to repair properties 15:42 Setting up LLC 17:11 Getting insurance for their business & applying to get work 19:19 Leaving corporate world because too high-strung & worried about rules 22:14 Comfort of staying in an 8-5 job for 20 years 24:07 Cost on insurance for their business 24:45 Connecting people to companies to get jobs & how to fill out applications 25:27 90-day average to get first job 26:11 What first contracts are like (story about frozen house) 29:10 Deciding how much to charge 33:09 How the couple made $248,000 in a year 34:31 Typical profit margin 35:34 Contractors are one of the hardest parts 38:27 Cauliflower couscous tangent 40:53 Using Indeed to find new contractors 42:16 How to learn more about Danielle and her services 44:24 Tax lien investing 49:30 Best tax lien from someone Danielle coached 52:00 Wrap up/summary starts - Danielle’s 8-week coaching program overview and cost Connect with Amer and BNOS: Visit the BNOS Website: http://amerabdullah.com/ Follow BNOS on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theamerabdullah Subscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUV4hDV5i4o0wHHydh6RcCA?view_as=subscriber Follow BNOS on Twitter: https://twitter.com/theamerabdullah

Jan 28, 202001:06:20
#87 Space to Develop w/Billy McMillan - Ex-NASA Employee and ICF Certified Coach

#87 Space to Develop w/Billy McMillan - Ex-NASA Employee and ICF Certified Coach

What’s up Episode 87, Business News and Other Sh!t, how y’all doing? We taped from Cedar’s again, the restaurant that I own.  We have launched a new menu by the way with a kickass chef, delicious food, awesome reviews, please roll through, if you see me please grab me, say what’s up. Today we have a really cool dude named Billy McMillan. This dude worked at NASA for 10 long years. We also had Chris Brodhead, our producer on the podcast who we haven’t had on in a while, him and Billy were friends when they worked at NASA together.  Man what an interesting dude. During his time at NASA Billy helped create innovative leadership development programs for the agency and after several years of that he moved over to Accenture where he continues to create leadership programs and coach. We got into some really cool detailed questions about NASA as well:  Are they a waste, are they dumb, are they cool, what kind of curiosity NASA satisfies and is NASA worth it?  Sit back, relax and enjoy the episode. Peace.

Billy McMillan (https://twitter.com/_BillyMcMillan) is an ICF certified coach who developed his coaching skills during his 10 years working at NASA and now continues to impact the way the world works and lives at Accenture. He lives in Titusville, Florida with his wife and 2 children. (https://www.linkedin.com/in/billy-mcmillan-203b471a/)

3:00 Cedar’s drama

10:00 Billy’s background

14:00 Religion  (Elon realizing Jack Ma is an idiot https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aHGd6LqAVzw)

19:45 NASA

30:15 Billy’s Leadership Development

47:00  Therapy

52:30 SCARF model

58:30 Mentors

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Jan 21, 202001:14:59
#86 Part 2 of 'Contentment is Wealth' w/Cory Shepherd - President of Sound Financial Group

#86 Part 2 of 'Contentment is Wealth' w/Cory Shepherd - President of Sound Financial Group

This is part 2 of our interview with Cory Shepherd, the president of Sound Financial Group (www.sfgway.com), and he runs a podcast called “Your business, Your wealth” (www.yourbusinessyourwealth.com).

What's up y'all? Umbrella insurance helping you make money. Disability Insurance helping you make money cultivating contentment. What is this wacky dude Cory talking about? Um, it was different. It was a different financial advisory conversation that I'm used to having. I'm used to talking about stocks, bonds, where to invest, how much to invest what age you should start investing?

No, the dude is like, yo, none of that stuff matters as much as you being happy and using money to build your contentment. And me and John admitted, we struggled with contentment.

So Cory broke it down for us and explained how his approach at Sound Financial Group is different than your average broker at Morgan Stanley. How they actually charge a design fee to help you design your financial life as opposed to taking 1% of commissions each year.

He is a very cool and smart guy. He really gets in depth on financial advising in this episode.

Anyway sit back, relax. Enjoy peace, y'all.

1:13 Impeachment/Election

8:53 Westwing

10:45 Aphrodisiacs, Yohimbe

13:23 Election Cycle vs. The Stock Market

17:44 Sound Financial Group

28:41 Making Contentment, Not Money

46:03 Fiduciary Standard, Sustainability Standard

53:18 Sufficiency and Surplus

Sound Financial Inc. dba Sound Financial Group is a registered investment adviser. Information presented is for educational purposes only and does not intend to make an offer or solicitation for the sale or purchase of any specific securities, investments, or investment strategies. Investments involve risk and, unless otherwise stated, are not guaranteed. Be sure to first consult with a qualified financial adviser and/or tax professional before implementing any strategy discussed herein. Past performance is not indicative of future performance. Insurance products and services are offered and sold through Sound Financial Inc. dba Sound Financial Group and individually licensed and appointed agents in all appropriate jurisdictions.

This podcast is meant for general informational purposes and is not to be construed as tax, legal, or investment advice. You should consult a financial professional regarding your individual situation. Guest speakers are not affiliated with Sound Financial Inc. dba Sound Financial Group unless otherwise stated, and their opinions are their own. Opinions, estimates, forecasts, and statements of financial market trends are based on current market conditions and are subject to change without notice. Past performance is not a guarantee of future results.

Jan 13, 202057:45
#85 Contentment is Wealth w/Cory Shepherd - President of Sound Financial Group

#85 Contentment is Wealth w/Cory Shepherd - President of Sound Financial Group

What's up BNOS listeners! This is episode 85 the first one of 2020! That's right we just finished a decade with a stock market bull market for 10 straight years. Wow, hope y'all made some cash.

Our guest today was Cory Shepherd, the president of Sound Financial Group (www.sfgway.com), and he runs a podcast called “Your business, Your wealth” (www.yourbusinessyourwealth.com).

He is a very cool and smart guy. He really gets in depth on financial advising and you can catch our deeper conversation in Episode 86. Which comes out later in the week.

But what we talked about besides that longest bull market was Carlos Golson. This is the dude that ran Nissan Mitsubishi. One of the biggest car companies in the world and then he gets arrested in Japan. Then this week the dude fled Japan somehow, some way without passports, the dude escaped the country. It's like some crazy TV shit.

Then we get into this attack that Donald Trump approved. Basically, they killed a top General. I had previously talked about oil prices going up and they have been going up the last three months since I mentioned that. But I think oil prices are done.

Anyway sit back, relax. Enjoy peace, y'all.

4:03 Quick rundown of Sound Financial

7:05 Holding a strategy: The Restaurant

11:38 Cory’s Growing up

19:18 Dubai

23:38 One of the longest bull markets 2010-2020

32:27 Carlos Ghosn, financial crimes, Nissan

41:20 Cultivating contentment

48:04 General Soleimani Attack

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Sound Financial Inc. dba Sound Financial Group is a registered investment adviser. Information presented is for educational purposes only and does not intend to make an offer or solicitation for the sale or purchase of any specific securities, investments, or investment strategies. Investments involve risk and, unless otherwise stated, are not guaranteed. Be sure to first consult with a qualified financial adviser and/or tax professional before implementing any strategy discussed herein. Past performance is not indicative of future performance. Insurance products and services are offered and sold through Sound Financial Inc. dba Sound Financial Group and individually licensed and appointed agents in all appropriate jurisdictions.

This podcast is meant for general informational purposes and is not to be construed as tax, legal, or investment advice. You should consult a financial professional regarding your individual situation. Guest speakers are not affiliated with Sound Financial Inc. dba Sound Financial Group unless otherwise stated, and their opinions are their own. Opinions, estimates, forecasts, and statements of financial market trends are based on current market conditions and are subject to change without notice. Past performance is not a guarantee of future results.

Jan 08, 202054:04
#84 Big Trouble in Big China 🇨🇳 w/comedian Brian Reed

#84 Big Trouble in Big China 🇨🇳 w/comedian Brian Reed

Wanna grab good grub before your New Years celebration? Come hit our New Year's Eve party at Cedars! Catch our new Chef Amado Lopez throwin' down a dope culinary experience through a one-time-only 4 course prix fixe menu baby! Seats limited, book here using Opentable!

Our guest was Brian Reed the comedian. I love this dude. On the show he agreed to do this experiment where he goes up to as many women as he has to until one of them agrees to go out on a date with him. And he promised to come back in the new year and report to us what his results were.

We also talked about Facebook. Are they a monopoly? What's a monopoly? How do you think about a monopoly? You know, these guys run the majority of social media in the world so yes they are a monopoly.

We talked about China, we talked about Brexit, the world becoming less and less economically integrated. That's nothing to sneeze at y'all. It has big consequences. Short term it may be positive for the United States stock market. Long term, very negative for all stock markets, especially the United States. We need other countries in order for us to grow. That's the bottom line y'all.

So sit back, relax and enjoy this episode. Thanks for listening. Peace and happy new year.

3:00 Total Brian dating 

5:20 Social media monopoly 

13:00 Politics and presidencies

16:30 China 

19:00 Brexit discussion

24:00 Chinese surveillance 

27:00 Nationalism

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Dec 24, 201934:26
#83 😅 Wanna Get Better? Get *UNCOMFORTABLE* with Mansoor Kazi, Partner at Bain

#83 😅 Wanna Get Better? Get *UNCOMFORTABLE* with Mansoor Kazi, Partner at Bain

Wassup BNOS listeners! Here's to another kicka$$ decade in 2020!

Yo, wanna grab good grub before your New Years celebration? Come hit our New Year's Eve party at Cedars! Catch our new Chef Amado Lopez throwin' down a dope culinary experience through a one-time-only 4 course prix fixe menu baby! Seats limited, book here using Opentable!

Btw, this is our last episode before the new year. THANK YOU ALL for supporting the sh!t out of me and the podcast! We'll catch y'all in January!

This week's guest is Mansoor Kazi. The dude's a gangster when it comes to education & corporate pedigree. But here's the really cool thing: this brother also grew up in a small business *dry cleaner* in none other than Augusta, Georgia. Dats right, dry cleaning for rich golfers, you gotta hear his stories about Sergio & Tiger (ehem, he also shares some great stories about consulting lol).

As a Partner at Bain & Company, Mansoor's focus is on retail, customer strategy, and implementing growth/turnaround strategies.  And get this, Mansoor also advises private equity guys on potential acquisitions for various funds across multiple industries, including Consumer Products, Healthcare, Industrials, and Chemicals.

And, MOST IMPORTANTLY, we then got into "A-B-C" -- always be closing, baby. Best example we had? One of my boys who kept asking women on the street for a date until one of them said Yes. Guess how many he had to ask? CLICK TO LISTEN.....

Sit back, relax and enjoy Episode 83!

Peace,
Amer

9:00 Mansoor explaining his job

12:29 ask for forgiveness, not permission

13:55 “The uncomfortability is how things get better”

35:30 “Something better than a condom for your infidelity”

40:08 Mansoor talking about small business vs consultant appreciation

42:00 Blockbuster consulting missing the boat

44:00 Corporate vs small business

46:00 Digital natives and brick and mortar stores

48:00 Home depot

50:00 Consultant jargon

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Dec 18, 201951:39
#82 How to Read Stocks and Influence People w/JJ Wenrich 20-year Investment Veteran & Comedian Lancey Joe

#82 How to Read Stocks and Influence People w/JJ Wenrich 20-year Investment Veteran & Comedian Lancey Joe

J. J. Wenrich is a Certified Financial Planner and 20-year veteran of the investment world.  He developed his fascination in the stock market as a child, watching business reports on PBS, one of the few stations available in his small-town Kansas home.  During the freezing winters and blazing summers, he was inside learning about what he calls “the amazing world of stocks.” Despite his small-town upbringing, J.J. had progressive teachers along the way who included personal finance and stock-picking games in their curriculum.

Later, his education continued at The University of Kansas, reigniting his love of the market. So much so that, while his buddies headed off to Mexico for spring break, he stayed on campus and spent all-nighters watching CNBC, geeking-out on stock charts and spreadsheets as he followed equity markets around the world.

Since then, J.J. has built a 20-year career in financial planning and investments, working with some of the best investment professionals and financial advisors in the U.S.

Along the way, he met his wife Jodie—also a financial professional—and together they built a family “portfolio” including Jodie’s son and another three children born within 30 months. It’s that family unit that is the basis of J.J.’s lessons on educating kids about healthy financial habits and Teaching Kids to Buy Stocks.

J.J. also runs a Registered Investment Advisory Practice in California (https://www.jjwenrich.com/wenrichconsulting)

0:20 Friendships

3:20 Cumoc’s Sickness

4:00 Hanging Out with Business Partners

9:15 Forming Relationships with Clients

11:19 Treating People Like People

12:18 Friendship Article

19:45 Modern World Distractions / Phone Addiction

22:38 Donald Trump and Tim Cook / Apple Factory

28:42 Teaching Kids to Buy Stock

30:09 Farmer’s Wives Investing

35:15 The Book’s Feedback

36:37 Stocks Follow Earnings

39:40 Paying for Future Earnings Up Front

46:32 Ratings for Expected Earnings

51:08 Influencers

53:10 JJ’s Next Move

54:17 Marketing Skills

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Dec 02, 201901:00:03
#81 Breaking Out of the Golden Handcuffs w/JJ Wenrich 20-year Investment Veteran & Comedian Lancey Joe

#81 Breaking Out of the Golden Handcuffs w/JJ Wenrich 20-year Investment Veteran & Comedian Lancey Joe

J. J. Wenrich is a Certified Financial Planner and 20-year veteran of the investment world.  He developed his fascination in the stock market as a child, watching business reports on PBS, one of the few stations available in his small-town Kansas home.  During the freezing winters and blazing summers, he was inside learning about what he calls “the amazing world of stocks.” Despite his small-town upbringing, J.J. had progressive teachers along the way who included personal finance and stock-picking games in their curriculum.

Later, his education continued at The University of Kansas, reigniting his love of the market. So much so that, while his buddies headed off to Mexico for spring break, he stayed on campus and spent all-nighters watching CNBC, geeking-out on stock charts and spreadsheets as he followed equity markets around the world.

Since then, J.J. has built a 20-year career in financial planning and investments, working with some of the best investment professionals and financial advisors in the U.S.

Along the way, he met his wife Jodie—also a financial professional—and together they built a family “portfolio” including Jodie’s son and another three children born within 30 months. It’s that family unit that is the basis of J.J.’s lessons on educating kids about healthy financial habits and Teaching Kids to Buy Stocks.

J.J. also runs a Registered Investment Advisory Practice in California (https://www.jjwenrich.com/wenrichconsulting)

1:40 Stories and Lessons for Grown-Ups

2:40 JJ Leaving the Corporate World

3:30 Lancey Leaving his Job

5:40 IV Investments

9:04 Leaving the Firm Over Publishing

10:39 Getting his Own Voice Back

11:50 “I Second-Guess Myself All the Time.” - Lancey

12:00 “I Have Multiple Second-Guessing Periods Per Day.” - JJ

13:38 Kareem’s Unstable Employment / Stressing Out

16:25 Elon Musk, Tesla Truck, Paypal Accountability

20:20 Tesla’s Showcase of the Truck / Shattered Window

24:40 Pickup Trucks Discussion

29:00 Teslas are Boring

30:52 Talking Stocks

32:30 Mutual Funds

35:40 Out Performing, Sell-Offs

37:40 60/20/20

39:18 Being More Active with Your Portfolio

43:40 Investors Business Daily

45:10 Macy’s & JC Penney’s Online Platform

49:00 JC Penney Sucks

49:20 Amazon Adapting as Retail is Dying

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Nov 26, 201956:34
#80: Disrupt Yourself or DIE with Kison Patel, CEO of DealRoom

#80: Disrupt Yourself or DIE with Kison Patel, CEO of DealRoom

No one but Kison Patel would think, hey maybe I should buy this methadone clinic for $1.5 million. And in three months, Toronto sells it for 3.5 million. This dude almost had that deal in the bag, and then the financial crisis hit. And that's when he really got going.  He moved on his way to M&A software, domain name marketing, etc.  But he goes into talking about product validation and product distribution. And what he's been learning is, don't just create your harebrained idea and think everyone's going to love it. No work backwards, reverse engineering, get the people on the phone, talk to them, find out what really bugs them, what could really solve their problem? We go into detail around all of that, above and beyond all the M&A stuff. So sit back, relax and enjoy learning a whole lot about M&A.


SHOW NOTES

02:48 Going into Real Estate

05:58 P&L's

09:40 Business Broker Learning

13:19 Trans-Atlantic Investment Advisory

14:45 Selling Gas Stations

17:04 Selling Hotels

23:20 Getting Stiffed on Selling Property

24:40 Working With Corporations

25:42 Letter of Intent, Indicator of Interest

30:10 Becoming an M&A Pro

31:17 Amer's Restaurant Fax Machine

33:40 Selling a Methadone Clinic

37:38 S1 Filings

41:30 Lending to Freddie Mac, Foreign Markets

43:00 Losing Book Value

45:00 Damaging Social Networks

48:55 Wild Disclosures in S1 Filings, 100 Websites

53:05 Marketing Through Domain Names

56:15 Findbanker.com 

59:05 Kison's Podcast

01:01:25 The Website's Failure

01:03:42 Feature Creep

01:57:20 Content Ink, Learning Distribution

01:05:33 Don't Assume

01:11:50 Product Validation

01:17:38 What is M&A

01:22:27 Bayer Buying Monsanto, Roundup

01:35:25 M&A is Complicated


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Nov 20, 201901:37:27
#79: Heaven Lies Beneath the Feet of Mothers

#79: Heaven Lies Beneath the Feet of Mothers

What up BNOS peeps,

When all else fails, find heaven under your mother's feet. Our guest Kison Patel hit rock bottom and did just that with his mom - which then propelled him into the world of Subway sandwich franchises, then business brokerage, and finally becoming and M&A pro.

Kison slapped us with a bad ass line: "Disrupt yourself or die." Though I personally practice that, I'm not gonna lie: sometimes I rather DIE! This dude Kison disrupts himself errryday - he now runs his own software company that makes M&A deals way more efficient (Founder and CEO of
DealRoom & host of the podcast "M&A Science")

Kison & I exchanged brown kids war stories - he grew up running motels, I grew up fighting white power crazies at my uncle's gas station. Welcome to America! In the end, we both came out waaay stronger for it. Bottom line: owner's mentality is priceless.

We finally broke down M&A - mergers & acquisitions - wtf are they REALLY? Why's xerox buying HP? Why'd Facebook buy IG? Amazon & Zappos?? Kison's looked at all these with intense detail. Tune in to laugh & learn y'all!

Peace.
- Amer


SHOW NOTES

03:58 Passion: Design

10:55 Agile Mergers and Acquisitions

12:50 Finance Rewards Inefficiencies, Corporate Development

15:30 Amazon Buying Companies

19:03 Disrupt Yourself or Die

20:25 Kison Patel

21:33 Growing Up in Nebraska

22:25 Amer Working at a Gas Station

25:32 High School/Immigrant Parents

32:00 Owner's Mentality

38:36 Kison’s Path Into M&A

39:20 Amer's Parents

43:02 Getting Kicked Out of College

44:05 Working at Subway

46:45 Excelling at What You're Doing

51:20 Having a Vision


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Nov 18, 201955:40
#78: There’s a Will and a Way: Work Through the Muck to Obtain Freedom w/Michele Kehrer Founder of Balance Chicago

#78: There’s a Will and a Way: Work Through the Muck to Obtain Freedom w/Michele Kehrer Founder of Balance Chicago

The most gangster episode when it comes to personal and powerful mindset changes. Michele Kehrer. Founder and owner of Balance Chicago (https://balancechicago.com/). We got into it with a Michelle. She’s a super positive and powerful person. This woman had cancer not once but twice. extremely powerful story about her saying I'm not going to give up and continuing to work through her chemo through her remission.

Meanwhile, she also racked up a whole lot of debt while she was investing in herself and in her business. The woman has come out of it with huge rewards.

She teaches us about networking, how to set company goals, how to make sure your day to day role changes as a leader and as an owner.

Sit back, relax and learn a lot here. Peace, y'all.

0:36 investing in yourself

8:47 How has cancer experience affected your business?

16:23 Post cancer business plan

20:40 Second round of treatment

24:11 Value of not closing yourself off

29:18 Conquering $250k in credit card debt

32:05 Savings plan for her business

34:26 Goal setting

35:00 Staffing lessons

37:47 Freedom is the most important reward

48:43 Networking vs. Media, Finding New clients

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Nov 07, 201955:16
#77: Warren in 1st, Sanders 2nd?! Rich Peeps Sh!ttin They Pants!

#77: Warren in 1st, Sanders 2nd?! Rich Peeps Sh!ttin They Pants!

Warren just unveiled a TWENTY *TRILLION* DOLLAR plan to pay for Medicare for All! This could *really* happen people!! Rich are quakin in their Ferragamo boots. We had Dr. Michele Kehrer on from Balance Chicago (https://balancechicago.com/). She don’t like M4A bc she thinks the target should be on insurance companies, NOT doctors getting paid less. Talk about investing in yourself. After being diagnosed with cancer TWICE, and her biz on the brink of failure with $250k in debt, this woman has doubled down and TRIPLED down on investing in herself and her business. Spoiler alert: it all works out in the end!! We also talked about stocks at a record high again, I know I've said that so many times. It keeps happening!!! Hold onto your Sh!t people! Fimally, we discuss Ed Stack, CEO of Dick’s Sporting Goods, who recently released a new book. This dude is *amazing*! He destroyed $5 million worth of guns and has created all new gun policies for Dick’s stores. NRA wants to rifle this guy down. Sit back relax, enjoy the episode, peace out. 11:32 Investing in Yourself 16:51 Stocks at a Record High 18:50 Disney Plans, Apple Plans 26:00 Are we already in a Recession? 35:05 Amer’s Dad’s Investing, Saving 37:47 Fiat & Chrysler 42:40 Elizabeth Warren’s Healthcare, Should it Be Free? 58:09 New book by Dick’s CEO about Guns and Gun Safety Connect with Amer and BNOS: Visit the BNOS Website: http://amerabdullah.com/ Like BNOS on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/businessnewsandothershit Follow BNOS on Twitter: https://twitter.com/theamerabdullah Follow BNOS on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theamerabdullah Subscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUV4hDV5i4o0wHHydh6RcCA?view_as=subscriber
Nov 05, 201901:20:14
#76: Retired Air Force Colonel Carla Bass Explains How Powerful Writing Changes Lives

#76: Retired Air Force Colonel Carla Bass Explains How Powerful Writing Changes Lives

She's a ‘word sculptor,’ NOT a ‘wordsmither’ - very different.

Episode 76 y'all, Carla Bass, Air Force Colonel, took the worst squadron and made it the #1 squadron in the state. How is that possible? Yeah, it totally happened.

She was also able to get the Joint Chiefs of Staff, to come to her gala ball through writing. How did she do that? She's doing workshops, she's teaching businesses how to make more cheddar, and she's teaching YOU how to make more cheddar and get promoted through writing.

Carla has a whole lotta ways to make extra cheddar. Make sure you sit back and relax this episode, you're gonna learn a lot.

Enjoy it.

Peace.


SHOW HIGHLIGHTS:

01:10 Carla D, Being First Lieutenant

04:55 Carla’s Dad Swearing in Carla

07:23 Carla’s Briefings for the Director of the NSA

09:46 Word Sculpting vs. Wordsmithing

14:35 Teaching Her Writing Technique in Her Battalion

17:38 Powerful Writing Used Dishonestly

22:00 Military Representative to Bulgaria

23:55 Plays: Write to Influence

27:00 Cutting Down the Fat

34:25 Marketing Good News

36:15 Carla’s Shocking Story

39:30 10 Reasons Why a Boss Needs To Be a Powerful Writer

40:10 Administrating the Birthday Ball, Gerard Shelton

46:25 More Powerful Writing Plays


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Oct 30, 201950:44
#75: The Sh!t Show - WeWork, Boeing & FB Woes Run Deep w/ Retired Air Force Colonel, Carla Bass

#75: The Sh!t Show - WeWork, Boeing & FB Woes Run Deep w/ Retired Air Force Colonel, Carla Bass

We had a retired Air Force Colonel, Carla Bass (www.writetoinfluence.net).

This ep is all about how to write more powerfully! How that helps you to make more cheddar (money).

We do a deep dive into her “Money-Making Methods” in the second episode so make sure to tune in on Wednesday for that.

This is the shit show episode. WeWork, Boeing, and Facebook. Specifically Boeing, I can't believe how much these guys have withheld.

Carla shows us how that's not the right move withholding all that information. We get into some of that and how their stock has been plummeting.

Then we get into WeWork. The real issue here is SoftBank as they are the one that's really screwed. Those guys have a $100 billion vision fund that is totally at risk here with Uber Slack and WeWork shit in the bed.

And finally, Facebook. Facebook's trying to do to the banking industry what they did to the newspaper industry up with their Libra cryptocurrency. They trying to take over banks and credit card so that everyone can kind of just use cryptocurrency on their website to do their business.

Thank you for listening, enjoy the ep!

Peace.


SHOW HIGHLIGHTS:

05:46 Powerful Writing For Professionals

08:30 Officer in Air Force Intelligence

14:37 Power of Writing

15:37 Boeing, WeWork, Facebook

16:30 Boeing, Flight Simulator Flaws

21:53 Boeing Stock Has Issues

25:14 WeWork

35:00 Vision Fund for Various Companies

36:55 Facebook, Crypto Currency, Bitcoin

39:00 Cryptocurrency Investing

46:10 Lobbyists, Investing in Facebook


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Oct 28, 201948:12
#74: Owner's Mentality = Roll Up Sleeves. Clean Toilet. Wipe Sh!t Water Off Your Face

#74: Owner's Mentality = Roll Up Sleeves. Clean Toilet. Wipe Sh!t Water Off Your Face

Episode 74.

Yo, Masroor Ahmed. This dude is a finance lover. This guy really is comfortable with money and making big decisions around money. He showed us that he's willing to roll up his sleeves and clean some toilets and wash some dishes. That's right. 

Dude is VP of finance at Factor 75. A company that makes food- organic, grass fed type of food- and then delivers it already cooked and chilled to your door. He's basically CFO for that company.

We asked him, "yo, how do you make that chedda?" and he says it's all about work ethic in his opinion/experience.

Noshod broke down some crazy stories from his time at military school and as a cross country runner- some depressing sh!t, but it was actually great because he ended up winning in the end.

And, finally, Masroor, walks us through what it means to really have an owner's mentality. And how does that relate to the saying, "own your sh!t"? Yeah, Masroor told us some personal stories around that- really powerful. 

We finished off talking about something unexpected- the Chicago Public School situation- and some ideas we have to make things better (if CPS would ever listen to us, but why would they? No idea.) There's so much knowledge already out there with Khan Academy and other similar sites that maybe there's some wacky or otherwise outside-the-box solutions for CPS's problems.

So anyway, sit back, relax. Enjoy the episode. Thanks for tuning in, ya'll.

Peace.


SHOW HIGHLIGHTS

02:00- Masroor's work history at Deutsche Bank

04:45- Work ethic

07:50- Noshod's depressing story

13:10- Masroor's search after Deutsche Bank

16:50- Masroor's inspirations for work ethic

18:00- Noshod's military school story

22:20- Caring in work ethic

30:30- Masroor's role at Factor 75

33:35- Egos

40:10- The Owner's Mentality

46:45-  Teacher's strike and caring for education

58:30- Khan Academy and other out-of-box solutions for CPS issues

01:02:20- Kids entering the workforce

01:05:00- Check out all the cool things our guests are up to


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Oct 23, 201901:07:15
#73: We're *ALREADY IN* Recession IMO. So Whaddya Do ?

#73: We're *ALREADY IN* Recession IMO. So Whaddya Do ?

Tho it ain't official, I think we're in recession. Why? Recessions LAG data. Here's the data:

- China Slowest GDP in 30 years.
- Inverted yield curve.
- Europe in recession.
- Capital spending droppin.

Should you sell your stocks to try and time the market? HELLLL NAW!!! Click and listen as our guest Masroor Ahmed drops some serious street cred on how to be a long term investor.

Comedian Noshod Barrow joined us too - he shared some stories from his cross country running days (RUN *BLACK* FORREST, RUN!!) and his military school days.

As for Masroor, this dude is VP of Finance (aka 'cheddar manager') for Factor 75, a food service company. He basically tells CEOs and CMOs how much they can spend, where they should spend it, and what prices they should charge for all their products. CHEDDA-MANAGER! He breaks down how to make that bread and how to keep that bread.

Finally, Noshod decided to bring up "ego death" as a topic. aka Nirvana, enlightenment, ma'rifa. Know it? We take a stab at it, listen in to find out how to obliterate your s-e-l-f.

Make cheddar and chill,

- Amer


SHOW HIGHLIGHTS

03:28- Noshod’s introduction

04:52- Hair loss

05:48- Introducing Masroor

08:55- Rap Swagger

11:06- Amer’s Bollywood Dance

11:26- Masroor’s origins in Alaska and India

14:05- Masroor, VP of Finance Factor 75

18:40- Working in finance, Deutsche Bank

26:05- Success and failure

28:15- Ego in comedy

30:40- Masroor's experience in business

33:04- We’re in a recession

41:04- China's economy is slowing down

42:40- Who’s affected by slowing economies

44:55- Questions from the audience

47:40- Selling your portfolio in a recession

50:10- Ego death

54:50- Meditation

59:15- Do not sell

01:02:45- Buy low, Sell high

01:05:30- Snowballing your investment

01:06:30- Should you invest in stocks or your own business?

01:11:10- Charlie Trotter’s


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Oct 21, 201901:15:60
#72: Legit Biz Hack: Combat Brain Training for Civilians (with John Kennedy)

#72: Legit Biz Hack: Combat Brain Training for Civilians (with John Kennedy)

Thin slicing, scout snipers, speed drills, anticipation thinking. Yo, we covered a lot with John Kennedy.
This is the brain training episode y'all. If you all want to sign up with me, come on out. Doing this demo was powerful. It had a big impact on the way I operate. John has worked directly with some super performers to help them achieve their peak- such as Kyle Korver of the Bulls, a billionaire real estate investor, stock traders, Top Athletes, people with Parkinson's and CTE. He calls this a learning accelerator in that you're able to learn quicker and faster and retain more. This simple repeatable technique can make you smarter, sharper, and improve your attention span.
Thanks for listening and sit back, relax.
Peace.
SHOW HIGHLIGHTS
01:20- John J Kennedy and (www.combatbraintraining.com)
07:25- Caleb Wells
08:55- Thin slicing
12:30- Amer's demo
14:30- Scout sniper course
19:30- Using it in business
26:20- CFL, John's influence
32:10- Speed drill
39:15- Anticipation
45:55- The exercise helps improve anticipation
53:05- Groups who've been helped with this technique
53:45- How does this make money?
54:18- Revenge trading
57:00- Stronger vs weaker processes
59:15- Rates for a session
01:03:40- Commercial real estate
01:08:30- Practical use of exercises
01:14:55- Plugs
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Oct 17, 201901:17:16
#71: China Just *Latrell Sprewell-ed* the NBA

#71: China Just *Latrell Sprewell-ed* the NBA

Q: What do you get when China & the NBA go toe-to-toe?
A: Yao Ming

The Chinese LOVE basketball.
The Chinese ADORE the NBA.
The Chinese government HATES an outspoken NBA.

It feels like a $4 billion NBA business in China was flushed down the toilet overnight with one tweet: "Fight for Freedom, Stand with Hong Kong"

Is this bigger than the NBA?
Yup.

Do American companies have a spine when it comes to China?
Nope.

Is this really all Daryl Morey's fault?
Daryl WHO?

Episode #71, y'all. After breakin down the NBA and China, we gets to talkin to John Kennedy.
Don't worry, his middle initial ain't "F."

This dude is a brain coach. He runs a company called
Combat Brain Training.

He's a former corporate guy that developed a brain-training system for Marine Special Ops on how to sniff out an IED device (booby traps) in Afghanistan. Basically, it boils down to mental agility: can a Marine take in TONS of info in the moment and make a critical decision to save his/her own life?

Spoiler alert: the Marine CAN. John taught them how. And now he's teaching athletes, business folks, and investors how to do the same thing. I did a demo of this technique - WHOA! It worked! Make sure you catch the full run-down of his interview in part 2 (released Thursday).

Peace,

Amer.

SHOW HIGHLIGHTS

02:40- Anxiety attacks & coffee

03:30- Introducing John Kennedy (http://www.combatbraintraining.com/)

06:58- Combat brain training

11:05- IEDs (Improvised Explosive Devices)

18:15-  Will Trump's potential trade deal with China go through? 

20:20-  China's Muslim detention camps

24:50- Joe Biden's relationship with China

27:50- NBA's silence on the China issue

44:10- Apple's roll over relationship with China

46:40- Creative destruction

50:10- Apps and Robinhood

50:55- Schwab ends stock trading commission charges

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Oct 15, 201954:14
#70: Welcome to the *Golden Circle* of Generosity

#70: Welcome to the *Golden Circle* of Generosity

Episode 70! We had on Suzanne Griffith, owner/founder of Vega Partners (http://www.vega-partners.com/) - a management consulting firm for corporate citizenship. Yeah, she doin it. Yo, she walked us through how the world is becoming one where social impact can happen with just one person. That's how Purdue Pharma came down. It was a woman's opioid art installation project that really brought all that attention. And so she explains- how does a corporation do good?  She worked for Exelon- the corporate citizenship there. And now she's doing it for other corporations as a consultant. She broke down for us how a restaurant does that- I've recently taken over running my late father's restaurant.  PG&E, how did they do it wrong? Walmart, how are they doing it wrong? Suzanne knows her shit yo. Listen up. Enjoy the episode.  Peace.  SHOW HIGHLIGHTS 00:50- Vega Partners, urban partnership bank 02:48- African American legacy fund 03:52- More about Vega 08:55- PG&E/ Corporate responsibility 15:42- Amer's restaurant 24:15- Suzanne's plugs Connect with Amer and BNOS: Visit the BNOS PODCAST: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/business-news-and-other-%24/id1438358922?mt=2 Visit the Amer Abdullah BLOG: http://amerabdullah.com/ Like BNOS on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/businessnewsandothershit Follow BNOS on Twitter: https://twitter.com/theamerabdullah Follow BNOS on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theamerabdullah
Oct 10, 201926:44
#69: To All My Sketchy CEOs: Call Suzanne Griffith

#69: To All My Sketchy CEOs: Call Suzanne Griffith

My fave sketchy CEO's:

Adam Neuman - WeWork
Devin Wenig - eBay
Mark Zuckerberg - Facebook

Fellas, PLEASE call Suzanne Griffith, episode # 69's guest. Suzanne is the founder/CEO of Vega Partners: 
https://www.vega-partners.com/.

Suzanne runs a consulting company that coaches corporations on being good corporate citizens. ZUCK - don't get fired like Adam & Devin - you need Suzanne real bad.

Suzanne teaches us what real charismatic leadership is and what truly good corporate citizens are. Rule #1: pick a mission that you can actually accomplish (WeWork be like "elevate people's consciousness" WTF?)

We then talked about the economy, which has been buried amidst all the impeachment news. Economy took some hits last week yo - manufacturing data is starting to flash red, even professional services data startin to shit its bed. Guess what the Fed wants to do? Yup, lower interest rates more. We just be bouncing on this bubble instead of tryna slowly let the air out. Come on, Fed, have some ballz and let some air out the economy bubble.

Make sure you catch our Wednesday episode with Suzanne where we go into detail about what she can do and how she helps companies make money AND do good.

Chillax,
Peace.

Amer

SHOW HIGHLIGHTS

01:45- Suzanne's background

03:48- Introductions

11:48- Theatre people

12:43- What's Vega Partners?

15:46- CEOs of WeWork and more

17:40- Greenwashing

21:08- B Corps

25:40- CEO spiritual nonsense

29:52- Charismatic leaders

32:34- Purdue Pharma and their opioid scandal

37:40- Jamie Dimon, Roundtable

41:35- Ben & Jerry's Black lives matter

44:55- Bed ordinance and non-profits

49:30- Markets down ~3%

52:15- Interest rates down to zero and lowering

54:45- Snowfall


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Oct 08, 201958:50
#68: No Bouncers At The IRA Club Door with Dennis Blitz & Kasia Macioch

#68: No Bouncers At The IRA Club Door with Dennis Blitz & Kasia Macioch

Whats up y'all?

Episode 68, thank you for tuning in. 

This is the IRA episode with the IRA club, not a night club, Its a place where you try and make some extra cash without getting taxed. We get to know Dennis and Kasha better as they break down how to make money in your IRA tax free.  What are the pros man, I've never met people who know IRA's better than these people. They're strongly strongly well versed in IRAs.  So sit back, relax and you're about to learn how to make some cheddar for free without tax baby. 

Peace! 


SHOW HIGHLIGHTS:

01:05- IRA Club

01:35- Mutual funds/ Bank CDs

03:35- 1-800/Fidelity

07:10- Real estate & IRA

09:35- Dennis origin into investing/ IRA Club

11:25- How they both met

13:48- Roth IRA/401K

15:00- Tax code/ Social security

17:50- IRA's can be inherited

20:20- Roth IRA's

21:20- Assets going into in IRA/ One hour annuity/ Prohibitive transactions

24:10- Retirement plans other than 401K, IRA

24:40- Buy assets, prohibitive transactions

25:50- What is self dealing?

28:40- Start the IRA first

32:53- Hard money lending

33:29- Baby shark/ Copyrights

36:30- High interest rates, IRA loans

38:10- Roth IRA loans

41:06- PayPal bought by eBay

42:13-  12000 investing with the IRA, Mobile homes

46:35- Traditional vs Roth

50:05- Roth is not taxable, better for younger people

53:10- Real estate syndication

53:30- Life insurance/ Life settlements

01:00:40- Plugs

01:01:43- Millennials & IRAs


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Oct 02, 201901:04:27
#67: Get an IRA. Get $1.2-billy in it. GTFO.

#67: Get an IRA. Get $1.2-billy in it. GTFO.

"o-k, don't shoot! I'll open a self-directed IRA!"
--Me, holding both hands up, after talkin to Dennis "IRA" Blitz

Episode 67, Business News other Sh!t, yes you're still subscribed to this.

What a cool episode y'all! Dennis Blitz-ed us with the *BEST* IRA advice on the 🌍! He's the founder & CEO of the super-nerdy-yet-super-cool IRA Club (iraclub.org).

No joke - Dennis met Peter Thiel, who has the *BIGGEST* IRA in the country at $1.2bn (I already asked, it's his PayPal stock). Dennis breaks it alllll down, make sure you catch episode 68 on Wednesday.

As for biz news: yes, Trump is getting impeached people. This is really happening. What effect does it have on your investments? What business impact does this have on real estate? Stocks? Bonds? Blonds?

*Spoiler alert* it probably ain't gonna have a big effect.

Final thing we talked about: Adam Neumann, gone-zo CEO of WeWork, actually jumped out of the dumpster fire we *know & love* as WeWork! YAY! JUSTICE HAS BEEN SERVED!!!

Sit back, relax. Enjoy the episode y'all. Peace be with your IRA.


SHOW HIGHLIGHTS

00:00- Podcast intro

01:23- New restaurant

03:25- BNOS introduction- Introducing IRA Club, Dennis & Kasha

04:50- Talking about IRA club

07:50- Retirement talk

09:40- Peter Thiel IRA

11:50- Donald Trumps potential impeachment

14:20- Impeachments

16:50- Eisenhower heart attacks

17:40- Information/ Walter Cronkite/ Facts over feelings

23:25- WeWork

29:30- Adam Neumann steps down

35:10- Adam's shady practices

37:20- J.P. Morgan


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Sep 30, 201938:12
#66: How Do You Go *Viral*? Chill Marketing Pro Margy Sweeney Breaks It Down
Sep 25, 201950:49
#65: Iran Pokin' the Sh!t Out the Bear

#65: Iran Pokin' the Sh!t Out the Bear

Let's see:

Trump pulls out of Iran nuclear accord and applies FOOT-TO-THROAT sanctions on their economy. THEN:

(1) Iran blows up an oil tanker in May
(2) Iran blows up a second oil tanker in June
(3) Iran shoots down an American drone in June
(4) Iran blows up half of Aramco facilities in September

As long as we ain't attacking them, Iran's gone keep pokin' the bear. Put on your oil seat belts, prices 'bout to go up some more, $75/barrel, maybe $100!? Click listen to her us discuss it all.

Our guest this ep was PR gangsta Margy Sweeney (Founder/CEO of Akrete, a top 20 PR/Marketing firm in the US, top 14 in The Chi). Check her out at www.akrete.com.

We also kicked it with Margy's daughter Maddy - a comedian! Check her out on The You Never Know Show, a new sketch comedy show on Twitch TV this fall,
youneverknowshow.com & IG@youneverknowshow.

Tho the Fed cut rates last week, this whole Iran-Saudi thing could act as a bubble prick as oil prices continue to rise IMO. (I don't think most people understand - we almost went to WAR this week y'all!)

We then hit up vaping and the proposed ban - Margy had a TON of opinions because she does PR/Marketing for cannabis companies! We got her hot take on wassup with vaping, especially with cannabis oils.

Sit back, relax. Enjoy the episode.

Peace, y'all.

Amer


SHOW HIGHLIGHTS

01:30- Various jail sentences and drug war reparations

03:50- Cannabis stores

05:45- An introduction to Margy

09:00- Sick

09:30- Commercial real estate

10:40- Twitter/ Foursquare

12:40- Geo tagging/ Privacy

14:35- Fed interest rates

16:35- Opportunities in real estate

19:20- Dollar is our religion

23:50- Trump/ Left and right policies

27:55- America can go both ways financially

28:10- Margy's family history

32:20- Old money/ Crown family

34:55- Saudi Arabia/ Potential war

39:40- Iran's the potential aggressor

44:50- Buy oil, Iran's getting desperate

46:15- Vaping

50:10- Cannabis industry's passion

56:20- Marketing to kids

58:10- Vaping research

59:45- Not knowing the answer

01:01:45 - Altria buying into fund, cannabis


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Sep 23, 201901:03:02
#64: Secret to Un-F**king Yourself? “Consistent Awareness Generation” with Hayden Humphrey

#64: Secret to Un-F**king Yourself? “Consistent Awareness Generation” with Hayden Humphrey

Episode 64!
We had Professional Life Coach Hayden Humphrey (https://www.haydenhumphrey.com) on this episode.
Hayden is a young man who knows his stuff, not only he is a life coach, but he's also teaching the material.
We broke down what's needed to make change, double your income, get a promotion among much more!
This guy proves you can get the job you want and make the money at that dream job. His secret? "Constant Awareness Generation," its a structure that empowers you to enact radical change in your life and see the results! He walked me through my own survival mechanisms, fear of white men and goals for my restaurant. So we covered a lot- everything from the difference between Life Coaching and Therapy to wrestling with our flaws and past traumas. And I gained a lot of introspection in Episode #64!
So sit back, relax, enjoy the episode and I hope you learn something.
Peace!

SHOW HIGHLIGHTS
01:10- Introducing Hayden
01:48- Anxiety
04:30- Turn Over, Un-f*** Yourself
04:50- Life Coaching vs Therapy
10:40- Victim Mentality
12:55- Amer's Upbringing, Survival Mechanism
16:50- Psychosomatic
19;20- Success stories
24:08- More Survival Mechanisms
27:20- The Impossible Mindset
29:40- Moving on to Something Else
33:25- Amer's Mission of the Restaurant

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Sep 18, 201940:35
#63: Europe's Economy is *Breaking Bad*

#63: Europe's Economy is *Breaking Bad*

Negative interest rates getting MORE negative?
Printing Euro's like they're goin outta European style?
Yup, Europe 'bout to dish out some "economic" meth

This episode was great bc we had bad a$$ life coach Hayden Humphrey on (
https://www.haydenhumphrey.com/). This dude not only coaches -- he also trains new coaches. Knows his his sh!t. Make sure you catch his full interview in Part Two on Wednesday.

We got a taste of his expertise tho: another CEO at Nissan just bit the dust (wonderin which clown is gonna be the next CEO? Ya, same here. We ask Hayden -- what if the ousted CEO hit you up for life coach advice: what would you tell dat clown?

We also hit up stock market's: they're basically at an ALL-TIME record high again. And I know it's crazy to say this -- slowly but surely, keep on buyin because our economy and our country's all about keeping that market up rn. And when it goes down a lot? Keep that powder dry.

Sit back, relax. Enjoy the episode. Thanks for listening in!

Peace.
Amer


SHOW HIGHLIGHTS:

01:17- About Columbus

03:00- Introducing Hayden

06:20- Purdue Pharma is a major supplier of opioids

07:20- About Bernie Sanders

14:00- Immigration

14:45- Stock market and housing

17:50- Stocks are at a peak

20:05- Australia

24:32- Rotten tomatoes

27:42- Nissan and Hiroto Saikawa

30:24- Virginian Black face

33:10- Hiroto's advice (from Hayden)

38:05- Creating consistent awareness generations

40:40- The European Union's inflation

45:35- Eddie Murphy

48:00- AT&T

48:45- Pigs and AT&T

54:45- Xfinity


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Sep 16, 201958:02
#61: How’s It Feel To Make $1mm Trade Mistake? Me & CIO for City Exchange War Stories

#61: How’s It Feel To Make $1mm Trade Mistake? Me & CIO for City Exchange War Stories

What's up y'all Episode #61. 

You ever wonder how a big institution like the city of Chicago manages its money? Jabari Porter is our guy, He was CIO of Chicago. He was the Chief Investment Officer. He ran a team to invest the city's $8 billion (that they just have laying around.) And so he teaches us what they would think, how they would do it. And he shows us how much money he made for the city last year.  

What's it like working for the government? Versus working for Northern Trust (where he used to manage portfolios)? If you want to know about big money and big bonds and how to lend out $8 billion, this is the episode for you.  

Sit back, relax and enjoy it. Thanks for listening in. 

Peace. 


SHOWNOTES:

01:05- Jabari as Chicago's CIO 

03:20- Jabari's experience at Northern Trust 

07:20- Jabari on avoiding dramatic loss and long duration positions 

09:10- The inverted bond curve 

12:05- How much money did Jabari help the city make? 

14:40- Jabari on using his work experience personally 

15:40- Amer's trade mistakes 

18:00- Bond market versus real estate investments 

20:20- Jabari's advice for investing in the bond market 

24:30- Return "on" versus return "of" investment 

26:00- What to do when your investment tanks 

27:30- Permanent destruction of capital 


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Sep 11, 201929:47
#60: CIO for City of Chicago Invests $8-billy Of Our Cheddar - He Tells Me What He's Buyin' !

#60: CIO for City of Chicago Invests $8-billy Of Our Cheddar - He Tells Me What He's Buyin' !

Wassup y'all,

Jabari Porter left a cush gig at Northern Trust to work for Rahm as Chief Investment Officer. He invested the City's $8 billion in cash. What'd he buy? Can City Hall handle investin' $8 billion? Did Rahm kick Jabari's door down every time market's went south? Make sure you check out the full interview on Wednesday's Part 2!

We also had kicka$$ comedian Michael Kim Lewis on - check him out every Friday night at The Comedy Clubhouse, 10pm, doin improv!

We hit up the topic of HATE - how do you deal with hate when it shows up in your heart? Can it hurt you and your business? Yo we jumped into discussing our strategies on getting that sh!t out of our veins.

We finished up talking about WeWork tryna IPO ReWork. YO - these dudes are desperate tryna cash out on whatever they think they are. WeWork ain't that special.

The thing I HATE (okay, fine, annoys the sh!t out of me) most about WeWork? CEO Adam Neumann. BNOS PEEPS - I don't trust this dude at all. He's doing so many sketchy things with WeWork. These guys were tryna sell themselves to the public for a $50 billion valuation. Now they talm'bout $20 billion valuation. And I don't even think it's worth that much! Buyer BEWARE!

Sit back. Relax. Enjoy the episode!
Peace.


SHOWNOTES

01:25- Introductions


04:10- Plugs and Hatred


09:00- Shootings


11:00- Michael's improv / Jabari plugs


13:00- Proximity, an upcoming Chicago investing firm


17:00- Wall Street Journal aka WSJ


18:40- Positive Friday: Jobs report, Hurricane Dorian, and sharpies


20:55- Uber


23:10- Dow Jones is up thanks to 'China talks'


28:45- WeWork's trying to jazz it up


33:30- Jabari, our financial specialist


35:45- Adam Neumann is sketchy business


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Sep 09, 201940:51
#59 *Daft* We're Up All Night To Get Wealthy! with Wealth Manager Osman Arain

#59 *Daft* We're Up All Night To Get Wealthy! with Wealth Manager Osman Arain

What's up y'all. Episode 59. We had our badass guest Osman Arain (Portfolio Manager / Wealth Manager) break it down for us. Yeah, this dude don't play around. Dartmouth and Columbia credits. Hard working dude. Very smart and can articulate really well. Lancey Joe and I fire questions and have some fun with him.  Our assistant producer also came in with some crazy stories about lying his way into a job where he eventually got found out and kicked out. Millennials! Y'all don't use wealth managers enough. And Osman is saying you should. It will benefit you to have someone else (emotionally detached from your money) to be watching it. Did millennials suffer psychologically from the 2008 crisis? Yes, they did. Are these challenges insurmountable? No. Osman believes you can get past them and he breaks down how. He also talked about how to avoid permanently losing some of your money that's invested. Make sure you listen in and get some of that wisdom from him. And finally, he's like, yo, everyone ends up with a big opportunity at some point in their life. A windfall of a big amount of cash in some way- whether it's a raise/promotion, you move to a different city that's cheaper, or inheritance. What do you do with that when it comes? You want to be prepared. Sit back, relax and enjoy the episode. Peace. SHOWNOTES 01:40- What is a portfolio manager? And why are they important? 08:40- Jaded and JUUL-ed millennials  11:00- Osman on millennial clients 13:30- The educational system is a disaster- is college worth it? 17:10- Who shouldn't go to college? 20:40- When is it time to hire a financial adviser? 23:47- The benefit of an emotionally detached investor 25:10- Big Mistakes: Permanent destruction of capital & living above your means 32:17- Our assistant producer lied his way into the kitchen 35:18- What to do with your money and how to accumulate wealth Connect with Amer and BNOS: Visit the BNOS PODCAST: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/business-news-and-other-%24/id1438358922?mt=2 Visit the Amer Abdullah BLOG: http://amerabdullah.com/ Like BNOS on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/businessnewsandothershit Follow BNOS on Twitter: https://twitter.com/theamerabdullah Follow BNOS on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theamerabdullah
Sep 05, 201946:39
#58: Could Epstein’s “Pimp Island” Affect Your Investments?

#58: Could Epstein’s “Pimp Island” Affect Your Investments?

Wassup cash-maker's,

Let's take a gander at Epstein's boys, shall we?
- Donald J. Trump
- Bill J. Clinton
- Prince Andrew of Wales (who?)

You tryna' tell me some big-name CEO-types weren't visitin' creep-o-island? Of course they were. 

There's risk out there in them markets, people. I'm not saying sell, just hold onto your hats, it could get bumpy as Ghislaine Maxwell (Epstein's business manager) starts to speak.

How about our guests?
- Osman Arain, bangin' portfolio manager
- Lancey Joe, bangin' comedian

Yo, make sure you check out Lancey Joe's comedy show - the best independent show (I think) in the city called Comedy Tub over at Chicago Joe's, every Thursday, 8pm.

Onwards: opioids are fo' real. The Sacklers' (fam that owns Purdue Pharma, biggest dealer of opioids to vulnerable Americans) talm' about settling for $12bn ($3bn cash, $9bn from FUTURE sales of supposedly legit opioids). I think the Sackler's should've died in the 80's with parachute pants. 

Finally, we hit up JUUL, vape-capital of America. These dudes bout to get investigated like Gayle King interviewing R. Kelly. FTC, FDA, ETC. Teenagers startin' to show up at hospitals with seizures and other illnesses. At the same time, Altria trying to re-unite with Phillip Morris - listen in to see if Altria owning 35% of JUUL will stop the merger of Marlboro's.

Chill and make cash people,
Peace
Amer


SHOWNOTES

03:37- Introducing our guests

06:15- Disclaimers

09:11- Osman's credits (Osman Arain on LinkedIn)

13:17- Lancey's comedy show gets to standing room only

15:07- Jeff Epstein: A pimp for the elites

19:45- Jeff Epstein's prostitution island 

24:30- Jeff Epstein's suicide, a very sketchy situation

26:23- Reasons to create a will

33:13- The Sackler family settlement

37:27- Johnson & Johnson's lawsuit and the market

40:25- Altria and Philip Morris, re-merging as people smoke less

42:26- JUUL has all kinds of flavors

44:39- JUUL is under investigation by the FDA and FTC

50:20- Saudi Arabia wants to sell 5% of Aramco, the biggest company in the world

55:20- Why would Saudi Arabia want to sell a piece of Aramco?


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Sep 03, 201901:00:01
#57: Jeff Tack's Journey from Billion Dollar Portfolio Manager to Serial Real Estate Entrepreneur

#57: Jeff Tack's Journey from Billion Dollar Portfolio Manager to Serial Real Estate Entrepreneur

What's up? What's up?

Episode 57.

We're interviewing Jeff Tack of Woodward Real Estate Partners. This dude is a fixed income pro. There aren't many people like this dude in Chicago. This guy knows the markets really, really well.

He worked at ABN AMRO in the South Bank for over a decade. He managed a $20+ billion portfolio there. Then at Credit Agricole, where he also had a huge portfolio. At Crestline, he had over $10 billion. He was managing huge amounts of money!

We learn how he thinks about making those transactions: How to manage that money? How to make money in a big way?

But now the dude has left that world. He's now an entrepreneur doing his own real estate thing. This dude was buying up cribs in the recession. He bought a lot of them. All of them in Michigan. His first one, he paid 16 grand. As he calls it, “half a Camry.” And then just kept waving at them after that.

And now we figure out what's he doing with it. And how can we be doing stuff like that. Maybe the Great Recession's gone, but he still has some great advice on how to make money in real estate.

So yeah, tune in. Listen to the episode. Sit back. Relax.

Peace!


SHOWNOTES

01:40 – Jeff Tack's job background and profile

03:25 – ABN AMRO investing on secure products

05:10 – $10 trillion mortgage loans in the US

06:40 – Jeff's $25 billion portfolio at La Salle

08:00 – Comparing investing to drug dealing

10:50 – US mortgage market: world's largest, most liquid market

12:10 – Jeff on losing and gaining a lot of money

13:45 – Massive transactions fees

16:00 – How not to steal a billion

18:30 – The goal is to make money

19:35 – Fixed Income market is bigger than the stock market

21:35 – Good debt and bad debt

22:30 – Jeff's memorable story as a portfolio manager

26:15 – Becoming a serial entrepreneur + taking advantage of the Great Recession

28:35 – First house Jeff and his partner bought for $16,000

30:45 – Now is the right time to buy a house + getting rich via real estate

31:45 – On mobility and renting vs. owning a house

33:20 – Looking for opportunities to buy

35:55 – Millennials not buying houses + housing loan options

38:30 – Jeff's property management company + construction business

41:10 – Real estate benefits + jumping on opportunities


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Aug 28, 201947:16
#56: Trump Just Grabbed China By The Egg Rolls. Be Concerned! 

#56: Trump Just Grabbed China By The Egg Rolls. Be Concerned! 

Wassup Chedda-makers,

Trump just told American companies to get out of China. Yep, he using even more "big stick" diplomacy to make up for his manhood. I don't like it. Keep investin, tho ... and keep powder dry, trade war's fo' real, things bout to get worse.

Say wassup to our guests: comedian Tito (IG: titos_tales) and bond guru Jeff Tack (Woodward Real Estate Partners).

David Koch passed away, may all the dead rest in peace. This dude made billions from Koch Industries (Tony Montana made his billions from the other "Coke" industries). We discuss why there's so much drama surrounding his death.

Finally, we hit up Pat Byrne, CEO of Overstock.com. This clown hooked up with Maria Butina (Russian spy now in jail) and then said Warren Buffett told him to confess his hook up. Stock dropped 36%! I love you super rich white dudes, but WTF? Between this dude, Zuck, Bezos & Trump, the whole country needs to do an intervention.

Chill and make chedda!

SHOWNOTES

02:30 – Introducing Jeff Tack and Tito

05:50 – Plugging Tito's "Comedy for a Cause" show in September

07:00 – Drama in business and finance

08:20 – Trump on trading with China and tariff planning

12:25 – China's alleged agreement with USA

14:40 – USA's trade deficit

16:40 – Current account surplus benefit

18:40 – China's demographic problems

23:00 – "American Factory" Netflix documentary and China's debt

25:25 – Trump's Twitter bomb against China

26:40 – Trade War and technology theft

30:35 – Stocks went down

32:45 – Market is correcting itself and the ripple effect

34:35 – Media harping on recession

36:05 – G7 meeting, Jay Powell and more drama

37:05 – Amer recommends equity investment

40:30 – David Koch's passing and Koch Industries

44:55 – Tax code is so big

48:40 – Allahu Akbar (God is greater)

49:05 – Overstock.com's Pat Byrne and his relationship with the Russian spy Maria Butina

53:00 – Trump is a master media manipulator

55:25 – Farmers losing jobs


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Aug 26, 201959:07
#55: How Do You Get An NFL Linebacker to Team Up On A $200mm Fund? with Activated Capital

#55: How Do You Get An NFL Linebacker to Team Up On A $200mm Fund? with Activated Capital

Wassssup BNOS listeners!?

We had Josh Burrell and Lane Campbell on with us. Wow, these dudes have a great story!
They run a fund called Activated Capital out of NYC. These dudes are not just about the bottom line of profits. They look at a double bottom line. So it's not just profits, but also values and impact. They are not just making money BUT also having an impact? I hadn't heard much about that before. So it was great to hear these dudes talk about their story.
Their focus is real estate. So they're trying to get the right tenants into some real estate that they buy and they become landlords. Their story got so much PR that Derrick Morgan, former outside linebacker of the Tennessee Titans, joined up with them. They're doing a joint venture - $200 million fund - called Kingdom Activated.
And we break down: What do these guys do? How do they do it? How do they keep track and measure that they're actually having an impact and not just making money? How do they ensure that all their nonprofit partners will make their investments provide a competitive return? Not just in capital (money), but will also have a positive social impact.
So sit back, relax and enjoy this episode. Learn a lot about social investing and being smart about where you put your money.
Peace!

SHOW NOTES
01:15 - How Josh and Lane met and introducing Activated Capital
02:10 - Real estate investment background
03:20 - Investing in growing cities like Detroit, Nashville, Memphis
04:25 - Amer discussing double bottom line connection between tenants and investors
05:10 - Creating/trademarking OZ (Opportunity Zone) Scorecards
05:40 - Criteria for buying real estate investments in Detroit and Nashville
06:35 - It's more than just caring
07:10 - Amer asks Josh: why do you care and what drives you?
09:40 - Amer talks about growing up with his grandma
11:10 - Minimum investors limit 50k
13:25 - Kingdom Activated teamed up with Derrick Morgan
17:25 - Conversation and closing the deal with Derrick Morgan
18:50 - Measuring the double bottom line
19:40 - Financial education and improving credit scores
20:30 - Mental health and wellness
21:30 - Possible mentorship programs for low income communities
24:50 - $200 million Kingdom Activated joint venture
27:15 - Activated Capital and Kingdom Activated contact information


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Aug 25, 201929:58
#54: Markets Scared Sh!tless About A Recession. What Should You Be Doing?

#54: Markets Scared Sh!tless About A Recession. What Should You Be Doing?

Dow tanked 800 points last Wednesday
Hong Kong stocks down -10% since violence began last month
St. James pumped gas for an uber drive in exchange for a blunt

WTF's going on in the world!? And WTF should you be doing?

As for St. James, go check out his upcoming stand up show at the Laugh Factory (8/30, 10pm, hit him up for tix) @LifeOfStJames on IG.

Now, stocks: market needs some Xanax (prescription, please, Dr. Fed).

How about Xanax for you? Be a bad ass and meditate. Afterwards, you'll realize
(1) Trump needs to get re-elected, so he's gonna do everything he can to avoid recession, and
(2) the Fed's gonna do everything they can to fix sh!t

Then we discussed the Trade War. Yo, these Hong Kong protesters? Not an accident that it is happening during the trade war. I think China's instigating now because they know Trump can't make a stink about it. Trump's got a trade war to try and win, so EFF sticking up for democracy. The Donald needs to make a deal!!

Then, we had an IG question from some listeners about what stocks to buy given this decline. And finally we talked to a couple of solid dudes from Activated Capital, Josh Burrell and Lane Campbell, who struck a deal with former NFL linebacker Derrick Morgan to launch a $200mm social impact fund. Make sure you check that interview out on Episode 55, coming Wednesday morning.

Relax and make some effing cheddar,
Peace,
Amer


SHOWNOTES

01:20- Has Amer been working out? 

02:20- Introductions and all about St. James's life (don't miss his Young Hustle show)

06:05- Markets are scared sh!tless- why? And what should you be doing?

11:30- Uber is bleeding cash, will it bleed dry?

15:00- What to know about the August traders, aka the B team

17:30- Market volatility: The GE accounting fraud, inflation, and more pointing to a recession?

21:25- Quick intro to Lane, Josh, and their company- Activated Capital

22:25- Audience Q: Stocks on sale? And Beyond Meat's impossible burger?

26:10- The Trade War and Hong Kong protesting

32:20- Trump confronting China


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Aug 25, 201936:02
#53: Former Gang Member Becomes Millionaire at 25. He’s Now Planning His Next Money Moves

#53: Former Gang Member Becomes Millionaire at 25. He’s Now Planning His Next Money Moves

Episode 53!
We interviewed Jeff Badu. Who? This dude was 25 years old, he made his first million dollars. Former gang member who at 16 decided to just change up his life and now he's a millionaire. Amazing, amazing story with this dude. He is a tax accounting specialist but the dude knows how to make money in all sorts of other ways. Owns 11 companies. Owns some real estate and BADOOM marrying a princess. What? Yes. This dude is marrying a princess. Thank God she doesn't have a twin or triplet, if you listen to the episode you'll know why.
So Jeff breaks down how he makes cheddar, lets us in on that strategy and what game he plays. It's really cool to listen in.
Sit back, relax, and enjoy the episode.
Peace.

SHOWNOTES
00:50- Talking to Jeff Badu about Jeff Badu
04:00- Jeff started making life changes at 16, aiming to become wealthy
09:30- How Jeff made the switch to entrepreneurship
12:50- Breaking down what a 'millionaire' entails
14:50- How Jeff went from 100 to 300 clients, goal setting techniques that got him to 1500 today
20:00- Jeff loves building companies from the ground up
22:13- Jeff's fiance is a princess!
25:05- All about Jeff's rental car company and delving deeper into how Jeff expanded his tax business
30:30- Jeff's plan to buy out Yelp
34:00- How Jeff buys other CPAs
37:00- Sam Prickett is going to be in Akron, Ohio for a couple shows and you can catch Amer Abdullah doing stand up at Comedy Clubhouse, Thursday August 9th at 10pm.

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Aug 07, 201939:20
#52: Trump's Latest Trade War and the Fed's Mid Cycle Adjustment Affect on the Market w/Jeff Badu Owner of Badu Tax Services and Comedian Sam Prickett

#52: Trump's Latest Trade War and the Fed's Mid Cycle Adjustment Affect on the Market w/Jeff Badu Owner of Badu Tax Services and Comedian Sam Prickett

What's up y'all Episode #52.

We had Jeff Badu on- a millionaire by the age of 25! WHAT? Make sure you catch our Wednesday episode when we drop our interview with Jeff. He was here the whole time to give us his hot takes, his questions and his answers on what's going on in the markets. We also had Sam Prickett, make sure you check out @smugprickett on Instagram. 

And I got a show coming up- here's a little plug. Thursday at the Comedy Clubhouse, August 9th at 10pm. I do some stand up there. So come out and check me out. 

This episode was great. We talked about stocks. Why are they down the last five sessions? The Fed cut rates this week- isn't that supposed to be good for stocks? Well, we'll talk all about why the Fed cutting rates didn't work out the way everyone wanted it to.

Also, trade problems. Trump announced a 10% tax on 300 billion Chinese goods. Those are consumer goods. Let the games begin. We're about to start feeling this shit a lot more. This war keeps getting worse.

And then we answer some audience questions about stocks and taxes. We talked about buying gold and we talked about our thirst for technology versus our privacy getting invaded and monetized.

Sit back, relax, and enjoy the episode.

Peace.


SHOWNOTES

03:00- Introducing Jeff Badu (http://www.jeffbadu.com/) and why you should always carry receipts

06:20- From gang member to millionaire by age 25- an intro to Jeff's tax services and strategy (http://www.badutaxservices.com/)

10:20- Interest rates are cut but stocks are going down

15:30- FED Prez, Jerome Powell, calls rate cuts "A MID CYCLE ADJUSTMENT"

17:20- Trade war kicks up again, this time the civilian consumer is going to get hit in the crossfire

23:00- USA is borrowing a trillion dollars to fund the government

26:50- Why does Congress dislike social media platforms?

29:10- The only thing Democrats agree upon

31:30- Jeff on investing in the stock market

32:55- Audience Q: What are the tax implications of selling stocks you bought in the same year?

36:00- Audience Q: Should we buy gold in anticipation of a recession?

39:00- Audience Q: How do we balance our thirst for new tech with our fear for our privacy and of getting monetized?

43:00-  Who is "Homie the Clown"?

 

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Aug 05, 201947:24
#51: Will Victoria FINALLY Tell Us Her *Secret*? With MY IMPROV TEAM As Guests!

#51: Will Victoria FINALLY Tell Us Her *Secret*? With MY IMPROV TEAM As Guests!

Wazzup, wazzup,

Episode 51 - first episode of season TWO.

First, COME SEE ME DO STANDUP!

Two shows coming up:

- This Thursday 8/1 "The Comedy Tub" at Chicago Joe's (2256 W Irving Park Rd) 8pm FREE! (Det's here

- Next Thursday @ Comedy Clubhouse (1462 N Ashland Ave) at 10pm Thursday August 8. $8 online, $12 at box office. (Det's here!)

Aiight, let's hit it: T-Mobile/Sprint

Q: What do you get when 2 half-idiots have a baby?
A: A Nextel Push-to-Talk comeback

Bill Barr & his boys finally approved the merger. Get ready for your cell phone bills to go up (yes, even AT&T and Verizon).

A huge company like that means
-  more power to price-abuse customers (bc less competition)
- more power to bribe Congress
- more power to deliver sh!tty service

I do not like this merger (shocked, right?).

Next we jumped into talking about L Brands. Who??

These guys were originally behind The Limited, Abercrombie, Express, Structure, Lane Bryant. They currently own
- Bath and Body Works
- Pink
- and their crown jewel, Victoria's Secret.

Yo, shady stuff going on with CEO Leslie Wexler. This dude was boys with Jeff Epstein, super dangerous pedophile. Need I say more? Fine, I will. Jeff Epps was Leslie's "Personal Money Manager" aka Personal "I Got No Game" Manager. Leslie gave Jeff FULL Power of Attorney to basically use his name to do ANYTHING. Why? Well, Jeff used to falsely tell women he's a Talent Scout for Victoria's Secret, THEN sexually harass them. WTF?  *cue Radiohead* That's ~100x worse than the creep at the bar that awkwardly tries to join your group of friends. Where there's smoke ........ there's fire. I think Leslie used Victoria's Secret for super sketchy purposes. Stay further away from this stock than you would if you saw Jeff Epstein at a bar.

Finally, we talked to my improv team about how to make some cash. Dan Baker, an advertising exec, broke it down: marketing and advertising is HOW you get cash in the door. Anyone who says "advertising doesn't work" lives under Bill Barr. Listen in to learn a bit from Dan on how to get creative with advertising.

Chill and make chedda,
Amer


SHOWNOTES:

12:30- T- MOBILE merger- Number of phone accounts greater than human beings

19:10-  Cell phone bills will go up- Cell phones cost goes up

21:30- T-mobile and sprint CEO's attacking each other like Sonic and Wendy's

24:20- Did Bill Barr have a roll in this merger?

25:05- Telling about Sprint CEO Marcello 

27:30- Talking about L-brands and crown jewels Victoria Secret

31:00- Victoria's secret  

34:00- Sex trafficking

39:30- The best investing Apps

48:40- Den helped the company to make huge amount of money by advertising

58:00- Marketing and advertising both together

01:02:20- Amer question how to get the money

 

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Aug 04, 201901:04:51
#50: Is Money the *REAL* Obstacle to Your Dream Career? with Angie Gaffney

#50: Is Money the *REAL* Obstacle to Your Dream Career? with Angie Gaffney

What's up y'all.

Episode 50. Our season finale. We did 50 episodes, y'all. We did, yeah, we did. Yo, we're about to finish Season 1 and move on to Season 2. Before we talk about how badass Episode 50 was, y'all need to come see me perform some stand up. I have some shows coming up. Two shows:

Wednesday, July 24 at a place called Uncommon Ground in Edgewater at 7pm, 20 bucks.

Thursday, August 1, I'm in a comedy tub show. That's at Chicago Joe's on Western and Irving Park- 8pm. That's a free show, y'all. 

I'll be doing some stand up at both of those. Please come out Wednesday, July 24. Thursday, August 1. 

Now, Episode 50, badass episode. Angie Gaffney was our guest. AngieGaffney.com: Beast when it comes to making movies in Chicago. She's made 17 feature film movies in Chicago, her last ones in the fall raised over a million dollars to make. Angie's killing it. We then talked about how she does raise that kind of chatter. And she's transitioned into a life coach. So she helps people now or she's into helping people transition in a way where they can get their creative dreams fulfilled. How do you do that in a financially stable way? Angie's got some answers. 

As for the episode, it was a tech heavy episode. Is it time to sell your technology stocks? Yo, these tech companies were on Congress- getting grilled. Facebook, are they a monopoly? Congress thinks so. Amazon, monopoly? Congress thinks so. Facebook's Libra cryptocurrency? The Fed ain't gonna let them do that shit. So yeah, we talk all about technology. We answer a bunch of audience questions. It was a great episode.

Come see me perform stand up. 

Sit back, relax and enjoy the episode. 

Peace.


SHOW HIGHLIGHTS:

01:50- Introductions and bus drivers

09:30- Amer's goals

12:20- Introducing Angie

17:30- Talking about Tech

19:20- Face App drama

24:30- What is the US government going to do about tech monopolies?

29:30- Land versus digital governments, looking at the future

32:00- Amazon and Bezos vs Trump

35:10- Answering audience questions: What to know about Netflix stocks. And should you invest in video games?

52:00- All about Angie

54:10- Gotta learn how to make cheddar (aka how to raise money)

01:02:00- About Killing Eleanor and Monuments, morbid but fun movies

01:03:40- Profit vs passion

01:05:30- Angie's life coach calling

01:08:00- Angie exploring our relationship with money, an experiment in River North

01:09:50- Nishad's street stand up

01:14:10- Life coach tips to leaving the corporate culture

01:20:40- Angie applying life coaching to herself

01:29:30- Angie's breakdown of different avenues to get help and how a life coach is distinct


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Jul 23, 201901:34:25
#49: Real Estate Man of STEEL Jeff Glenner Shows Us How To Make $ Without Being Trump “Man of STEAL”

#49: Real Estate Man of STEEL Jeff Glenner Shows Us How To Make $ Without Being Trump “Man of STEAL”

You can be in real estate, AND make legit money You can "give" in negotiations, not just take. You can be tough, AND fair. You can enjoy what you do, AND make some cash. Yup, not every real estate developer has to be like DJT. Jeff Glenner from JBG Property Holdings came to the show and showed us how to woah! This dude believes in wellness, making life better, not just for himself, but for OTHERS too! He talked to us about how to make mad cash in real estate development AND inject 'wellness' into it. Comedian Lancey Joe was there too, and I publicly pledged to refrain from any KKK Mississippi talk with him. TOTALLY failed. The good news? I'm performing standup at his upcoming Comedy Tub show! 8pm @ Chicago Joe's, det's here, ROLL OUT! If you can't make that, I'm also doing standup 7/24 7pm (charity event). Tix here! We then hit up stocks: how's they still RISING?!? yet the Fed's about to *cut* interest rates?! Nothin' like injecting morphine into the economy's arm when it's already high as F8CK!! Anyway, they doin' it, so get ready for the 3 pieces of bubble-licious in your mouth to get some more! So what should you do? With rates goin lower, getchu some real estate on the cheap! I been lookin for some myself near my home in Humboldt Park. What did I find? AN ALLIGATOR! Yup, someone let one loose in my hood. It's coo, we named him Chance the SNAPPER. Yup, we discussed it. We took questions from people on IG and talked about the cannabis industry - should you be opening a business next door to dispensaries? Like a bakery? Or escape rooms, except stoners just sit in awkward silence? Listen in! We then hit up Facebook, my favorite dumpster fire to discuss. FTC finally approved a $5 billion fine. Number's so LOW that their stock done gone up $40 billion since announced! 8x the fine! That ain't how you punish them, FTC. That's a Zucke-reward. Sit back, chillax, make cash, enjoy. Peace Amer SHOW HIGHLIGHTS: 01:40- Introductions 06:15- Jeff's story; JBG Property Holdings is the next big thing 09:00- Lancey's Comedy Tub show 10:50- Interest rates cut down while stocks going all time high 14:10- Services weather the storm better than products 18:10- Jerome Powell & Co are pumping morphine into the market 21:00- Breaking down and assessing real estate property investments 26:20- Chance the Snapper settles down in Humboldt Park 30:30- A short rooster anecdote 31:30- Answering Bryan's questions! Can you buy stock in Little Debbie? Should you invest in golf carts? Should you open up a bakery next to a Cannabis dispensary? 39:40- Facebook faces a $5 billion fine from FTC 42:55- Who is Jeff Glenner? All about Chicago's upcoming hotshot CEO 51:35- Be passionate, money doesn't matter if you aren't enjoying life and doing good for others 54:45- People do want more and they deserve it 01:02:35- Jeff in New York and the value of team effort 01:10:20- What inspires real estate work? 1:13:45- Faith looks more like open hands than closed fists Connect with Amer and BNOS: Visit the BNOS PODCAST: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/business-news-and-other-%24/id1438358922?mt=2 Visit the Amer Abdullah BLOG: http://amerabdullah.com/ Like BNOS on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/businessnewsandothershit Follow BNOS on Twitter: https://twitter.com/theamerabdullah Follow BNOS on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theamerabdullah

Jul 15, 201901:28:57
#48 Millennials Unconsciously Bleed Money Everyday. Here's How to STOP with Cofield Advisors CEO

#48 Millennials Unconsciously Bleed Money Everyday. Here's How to STOP with Cofield Advisors CEO

Don't know their profit margins.
Don't invest in stocks.
Don't plan for a big tax bill.
Don't take advantage of depreciation.

Millennials, WTF?!

Cofield from Cofield Advisors told us wassup on this episode.

Before that, tho, we started with Jony Apple-seed. Apple lost their most important dude, Jony Ive (Pronounced Johnny I've), who Steve Jobs called his "spiritual partner" (ie, get-blazed buddy). Apple stock was down as much as -2%.

As the Chief Design Officer, Jony's fingerprints are all over every product (creep): iMac, iPad, Apple Watch, and of course the iPhone. So who's gonna make the iSexRobot in 2021? Don't worry, Jony's opening a new design firm and Apple will be his first client. Bottom line: keep buying Apple stock. It's a long-term win as they rotate away from hardware towards services.

We then talked about interest rates DROPPING a lot! Mortgages, car loans, credit card debt - it's all going lower. Y'all need to be borrowing money and buying some kind of investment like a real estate property or a business. HURRY UP, that sh!t just got cheaper!!!

Finally we hit up Bitcoin, the F*CK IT currency. Should you be buying Bitcoin at 13 grand? Everyone should own at least a LITTLE BIT of BTC. Go open an account at Coinbase and join us in 2019 please, thank you.

Relax and make some effing cheddar,

Peace
Amer


SHOW HIGHLIGHTS:

01:40- Why the EFF does Sam hate GoT & dragons? 

11:00- Apple stock is falling bc Chief Design Officer Jony Ive is leaving

16:40- Should you buy Apple stock? YES!

22:00- Economy's interest rates fell A LOT and FAST; take advantage and invest now!

26:05- Trump is meeting Chinese President Xi Jinping; expect a short-lived bounce in the market

28:10- How China can work around tariffs by manipulating its currency

30:50- Bitcoin going up, up, and away

39:00- Amer's transgender experience at an elementary school

44:00- Is investing in Bitcoin gambling? Hear Yahia's insights as well

46:25- Dogecoin - WTF is this thing? 

48:00- Cofield's story on how to tell if the corporate life is not for you

50:45- Cofield's online financial course https://moneymaster.thinkific.com/

52:00- Cofield Advisors, all the biz advisor / personal finance / tax advisor all in one place

54:00- Depreciation - how to take advantage of it like Trump does so you don't have to pay taxes

58:00- The rich have the knowledge to get wealthier like a video game player has CHEAT CODES

59:25- Millennials' strengths: more woke, more socially conscious

01:02:30- Some millennials (and regular people too) are annoying bc they "Virtue signal"

01:03:20- Millennials' weaknesses: they're jaded by 2001/2008 and so they don't invest

01:12:00- Some of Cofield's success stories with IG influencers & bloggers making $250k+

01:22:45- Cofieldadvisors.com

01:23:05- Catch Sam's show, July 12th at the Otherworld Theatre


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Jul 01, 201901:24:57
#47: Prof. Faisal Schools Us on Scoopin Up $50k Properties for $10k from the City of Chicago!

#47: Prof. Faisal Schools Us on Scoopin Up $50k Properties for $10k from the City of Chicago!

Let's get straight to it:

(1) I need you to move yo' a$$ from a PAYCHECK mentality to a NET WORTH mentality!

(2) I need you to keep investing EVEN IF the stock market is at ALL-TIME record highs!

(3) I need you to learn how to get valuable Chicago properties for $2,000 (!!!) by becoming a "receiver" for the City of Chicago

Episode #47 was SUPER interesting - we taped from a men's retreat in Woodstock, IL. I'm a member of an org called MKP (the Mankind Project) and I helped run a training to teach 32 men leadership and emotional intelligence.

My boy J-Mo was bringin the ha-ha's (he got real - *vulnerability moment* - and shared that he was in the "wrong line" when they were handing out - ehem - junk).

We then talked to Mahmoud Faisal Elkhatib about scooping up abandoned Chicago properties on the CHEAP. He's a real estate attorney and a professor - and he TOTALLY schooled us on how to become a "receiver" so that YOU can scoop up properties on the cheap and then later sell them for 2x, 3x, or even 5x what you paid!

Bottom line: MAKE SURE YOU ALWAYS IN THE *RIGHT* LINE!!!

Chillax and enjoy!
Peace
Amer


SHOW HIGHLIGHTS:

01:10- Intro to Jason Montgomery, Faisal Elkhatib & the Mankind Project men's leadership organization

06:30- Amer thinks Faisal is the early version of 1906 famed patriarch Joe Cacciatore

08:00- What the heck is the "mankind project"

10:20- Prophet Muhammad: Believers are "mirrors" for each other

15:05- Joseph Kennedy in the early 1900's, a story about selling all his stocks

16:10- What would happen if large amounts of African-Americans invested in the stock market?

17:10- Talking about military intelligence & "anti-fragility"

19:30- What is an ETF Trade?

24:20- American political system: The main goal is to always keep the stock market going up

26:00- The CEO decision tree: Should money go to employees or shareholders?

37:00- Real estate saturated; 60/20/20 rule

41:15- African-Americans are not afforded the funding that other Americans receive

45:00- Cheap properties intro: Landlords abandon properties and it becomes a "zombie" property

48:15- Becoming a receiver allows you to get super high "cap" rates

52:50- How exactly can a person become a "receiver" and obtain properties 90% below their value?

54:35- Becoming a "receiver" allows you, as an owner, to actually wipe out the bank's foreclosure lien

57:10- Faisal tells his students to do the "least amount of work to acquire a "receiver's lien," ideally $10,000 investment to get a $50,000 property

 

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Jun 26, 201901:05:20