Podcast

Past The Real Estate Market Bottom With Brighter Days Ahead

In this episode, I interview Ben Miller, the CEO of Fundrise, discussing his revised perspective on the real estate market for 2024 and beyond. The year 2023 posed challenges for institutional real estate investors, marked by 11 rate hikes and a significant surge in mortgage rates since the first quarter of 2022. As a result, […]

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Inside An NBA Champion’s Journey With Shaun Livingston

In this Financial Samurai podcast (Apple, Spotify), I have the pleasure of speaking with NBA champion Shaun Livingston. Despite sustaining a devastating injury earlier in his career, he overcame and went on to win three NBA championships with the Golden State Warriors as a point guard. He then won a fourth championship as a Golden

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Busting The Real Estate Cartel With Attorney Mike Ketchmark

If you are curious how attorney Mike Ketchmark and his team were able to win a landmark $1.8 billion class-action lawsuit on price fixing against the National Association of Realtors, Keller Williams, and HomeServices of America, you’re going to love this podcast episode. This was truly a David vs. Goliath moment that will change the

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Real Estate Risks & Opportunities With Ben Miller, CEO Of Fundrise

In this podcast episode, I speak with Ben Miller, Co-Founder and CEO of Fundrise. We discuss the various opportunities and risks he sees for real estate and stock investors over the next 12 months. For the several years that I’ve known Ben, he has always demonstrated a more measured outlook than other CEOs and investors

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The Things We Learn After Being Apart For A While

After successfully replacing her lost passport, my wife finally got to Tokyo, Japan to help her mother out with her mother’s sister’s estate issues. At times, it felt like mission impossible coordinating the trip, booking the hotels, going to the countryside to place the urn, and meeting with another country’s estate planning lawyers. Her mother

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The Financial Samurai Podcast Episode 3: Men Of McLean

The Financial Samurai podcast is a bonus feature of Financial Samurai. You can sign up here: Dear Readers and Listeners, My favorite podcasts are National Public Radio style monologues. I really enjoy the methodical and soothing voice of NPR speakers. I plan to emulate their style over time. I also want to continue to practice

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The Financial Samurai Podcast Episode 2: Is Paying Down Debt Considered Savings?

The Financial Samurai podcast episode 2: is paying down debt considered savings? A reader asked on my post, The Average Savings Rates By Income, whether I consider paying down debt part of my personal savings rate calculation. My immediate thought was yes, but I realized I haven’t been including debt pay down at all when I

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