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The Best Ever CRE Show

JF 4018: Retainer-Based Advice, Alternative Allocations and Unfair Advantages ft. Fred Hubler

The Best Ever CRE Show

Best Ever CRE

Business, Investing, Entrepreneurship

4.7996 Ratings

🗓️ 4 September 2025

⏱️ 61 minutes

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Summary

On this week’s episode of Passive Income Playbook, Pascal Wagner interviews Fred Hubler. Fred shares why he built a retainer-based advisory model that helps entrepreneurs and high-net-worth families allocate beyond stocks into private credit, real estate and other alternatives, and he explains his 50-10-20-20 portfolio framework for traditional assets, cash, alts and hard assets. He digs into his due-diligence rubric of legal, ethical and moral unfair advantages, plus concrete playbooks like franchise roll-ups, optioning underused retail land for townhouse developments, and partnering with institutional-grade sponsors to protect downside. You’ll also hear how to vet operators, get closer to the underlying asset, and set break-even thresholds in volatile areas like oil and gas. Fred HublerCurrent role: Founder and CEO, Creative Capital Wealth Management GroupBased in: Chester Springs, PennsylvaniaSay hi to them at: https://ccwmg.com | mailto:frederickhubler@ccwmg.com | Instagram This is a limited time offer, so head over to aspenfunds.us/bestever to download the investor deck—or grab their quick-start guide if you’re brand new to oil and gas investing. Get 50% Off Monarch Money, the all-in-one financial tool at www.monarchmoney.com with code BESTEVER Get a 4-week trial, free postage, and a digital scale at ⁠https://www.stamps.com/cre⁠. Thanks to Stamps.com for sponsoring the show! Join the Best Ever Community  The Best Ever Community is live and growing - and we want serious commercial real estate investors like you inside. It’s free to join, but you must apply and meet the criteria.  Connect with top operators, LPs, GPs, and more, get real insights, and be part of a curated network built to help you grow. Apply now at ⁠www.bestevercommunity.com⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

You've probably noticed this. Despite all the headlines about record investment in renewables,

0:04.8

the world still runs on oil. In fact, demand keeps climbing. But here's what most investors don't

0:10.8

realize. A lot of institutional capital has actually pulled back from oil and gas because of

0:15.8

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0:22.1

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0:27.4

delivered six straight quarters of 15% annualized cash yield from producing oil wells. With their

0:33.3

current fund, they're targeting 29% cash on cash returns in over 10 years and 8.83 times equity

0:39.9

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0:45.1

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0:50.7

bonus for best ever listeners. Aspen has lowered their minimum investment from $150,000

0:55.8

down to $100,000. One of their investors, Terry, put it best. We were new to oil and gas

1:02.1

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1:07.6

and delighted with the returns. This is a limited time offer, so head over to

1:11.9

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1:17.7

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