Hi folks and welcome to the Meaningful Money Podcast session number 296. This is the podcast dedicated to helping you put your finances in order.

My name is Pete Matthew and I'm going to share with you everything you need to know and everything you need to do to secure your financial future.

I'm here to help you make sense of money.

Here we are once again great to have you with me. My guest today Todd Tressida was on

the show back in August 2015 answering the question how much do I need to retire now he's

back to talk about his latest book the leverage equation which is going to help

anybody looking to accelerate and maximize their wealth building.

Super excited to talk to Todd today.

Before we get into the interview, remember this podcast has brought to you with a very kind

help of my friends at

seven investment management. They specialize in something called multi asset

investing, easy for me to say, which is something I'm always talking about

here on the show. So I reckon that should form the core the main part of most people's investing

and they specialize in that and they've been helping me out here on meaningful money since spring of 2011 and I couldn't have got this far

without the help so I'm super grateful to 7-I-M please do check out what they're up to

there at 7I.m. dot-C-O-K that's a number 7-I- UK. Go check him out. Now it's fair to say that Todd Tresser knows his stuff.

He went from, in his words, less than zero at the age of 23 to financial independence at 35. Now granted he was

a hedge fund manager so a high earner but still the disciplines and skills he employed

that that's what got him there.

Now his latest book is a masterwork on the subject of leverage not just financial

leverage as you'll see in the conversation, but leverage is giving your investments and your life really a leg up by utilizing other resources, resources other than your own.

So I think you're really going to enjoy this episode. Remember,

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