115: 2019 Financial Resolutions, Life Plans and Updates
Invest Like a Boss
Sam Marks Johnny FD Derek Spartz
4.8 • 518 Ratings
🗓️ 27 January 2019
⏱️ 77 minutes
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Summary
Sam Marks and Johnny FD are here to talk about their 2019 financial resolutions, life plans, and investment updates. Although this may have been their worst performing quarter since they started the podcast there were many other gains.
During this episode, you’ll hear an update on Sam and Johnny’s investment accounts such including Vanguard, Wealthfront, PeerStreet, Fundrise, and Forex. Learn a few simple but effective tips for new investors and how Sam and Johnny plan to grow their own bank accounts. Find out how much money is enough to live the life you want!
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Links:
- Digital Nomad Conference: NomadSummit.com
- Invest Like a Boss Summit: Live Event
Where we are:
- Sam Marks & Johnny FD: Chiang Mai, Thailand
Discussed:
Recommended:
- ArtofFX – Start with just a $10,000 account (reduced from $25,000)
- Fundrise – Start with only $1,000 into their REIT funds (non-accredited investors OK)
- Betterment – Get up to 1 year managed free
- PeerStreet – Get a 1% yield bump on your first loan
- Wealthfront – get your first $15,000 managed free
Book:
Time Stamps:
- 03:47 - The life of Chiang Mai, Thailand
- 08:40 - Setting new year resolutions and travel plans
- 14:08 - “I have this superficial goal of getting to 100 countries” - Sam Marks
- 17:07 - The Spanish Non-Lucrative Residence Visa
- 23:12 - Quarterly update on our investments
- 23:15 - “This has been the worst performing quarters since we started the podcast” - Johnny FD
- 27:46 - Vanguard vs Wealthfront
- 31:06 - Basic startup tips for new investors
- 33:07 - Cash, PeerStreet, Fundrise, Forex wins in the downmarket
- 39:20 - New investment update from last quarter
- 47:33 - Invest Like a Boss live conference and meetups
- 54:59 - Johnny's plan to reach a millionaire dollar net worth
- 56:51 - Sam explains the up and downs of startups
- 01:10:30 - How much money is enough to live the life you want
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the Invest Like a Boss podcast. |
| 0:02.5 | I'm Sam Marks and I'm Johnny FD. |
| 0:04.5 | We're self-made entrepreneurs who invest our own money and use modern technology to invest |
| 0:08.2 | like a boss. |
| 0:09.2 | Join us each week for exclusive interviews with our network of modern investors, business |
| 0:12.7 | owners and multi-millionaires to discover new ways to invest our hard-earned cash. |
| 0:16.8 | Hey guys, Johnny and welcome to episode 115 of the Invest Like a Boss podcast. Sam and I are sitting across from each other here in my condo in Chiang Mai, Thailand. |
| 0:29.5 | I think on this episode, just call me Don Julio. |
| 0:32.4 | Yeah. So shout out to Joanne for bringing a bottle of Don Julio Anhole tequila all the way from Mexico. |
| 0:42.0 | She was one of the speakers at the Nomad Summit this year. |
| 0:44.2 | It's a really nice gift. |
| 0:45.9 | And it tastes quite good. |
| 0:47.6 | Yeah. |
| 0:47.8 | And just so all the bosses know out there, when you give us a bottle of fine liqueur and spirits, you get a shout out. |
| 0:53.8 | I think the last one to do it was Chen in Hong Kong. Brought a nice bottle of fine liqueur and spirits you get a shout out i think the last one to do it was |
| 0:55.0 | chen in hong kong brought a nice bottle of whiskey so why did i not get any of this whiskey |
| 0:59.8 | it was um you weren't there and it was all drunk all right well unlike uh sam i'm sharing my |
| 1:09.9 | liquor uh i'm a whiskey guy but you know what i'm very happy i mean i Well, unlike Sam, I'm sharing my liquor. |
| 1:11.4 | I'm a whiskey guy, but you know what? |
| 1:13.2 | I'm very happy. |
| 1:14.5 | I, that she brought this tequila because this is something I would never have thought to buy. |
| 1:19.4 | Yeah. |
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