Ep.22: Are We Headed Towards A Bear Market? | Another Interest Rate Hike | C&C October Update
On today’s episode, Darren and Christina are coming at you with the October Update and go over a few topics including a quick look at the Stock Market and if Canada is headed to a bear market, another interest rate hike, Bitcoin continues to suffer, housing prices are down across Canada and finally, Control and Compound welcomes Jill to the team!
Ep.21: What Happens If YOU Don’t Have The Right Coverage? | How Much Life Insurance Do You Need?
On this week’s episode, Darren and Christina talk about how much life insurance one needs and whether or not you have the right coverage. Christina goes through a needs analysis and also covers the things you want to have covered as well.
Ep.20: What You NEED To Know When It Comes To Disability Insurance | Group Plan Vs. Personal Plan | How Do Insurance Riders Work?
On this week’s episode, Darren and Christina breakdown disability insurance and why it’s so important to not overlook this type of insurance. Everyone has insurance on their house, their car, their boat etc. but a lot of people don’t insure their most important asset, yourself and your earning potential.
Ep.19: Mandy Branham Joins the Pod | The Joint Venture Queen | Joint Venture Real Estate Investing
On this week’s episode, Darren is joined by Mandy Branham, the joint venture Queen. The two chat about how Mandy got her start in real estate investing and specifically joint ventures, how a joint venture works and what a typical deal looks like, what makes a great team, the different variables that go into deciding what areas to invest in, and finish off with Mandy’s advice for people looking to potentially get into real estate investing. Tune in now!
Ep.18: Where You Should Be Saving Your Money | Ideal Places To Save | Unstructured Loans
Two episodes in one week! Darren and Christina chat about the best places to save your money and also chat about where most people are currently saving their money and why they’re at a disadvantage if they’re not taking advantage of an infinite banking policy. Darren also breaks down an unstructured loan and why they’re one of his favourite components of a policy.
Ep.17: September Update | Will There Be Another Interest Rate Hike? | Manulife Discontinuing Disability
Darren and Christina are back for the September update! This month’s update covers whether we’ll see another interest rate hike, will inflation continue to rise, big news with Manulife, and a look towards this month’s episodes which you won’t want to miss!
Ep.16: Using Infinite Banking To Combat A Recession | Positioning Yourself To Take Advantage Of A Down Economy
In the US economy this year, they had two quarters of negative growth meaning a recession is most likely coming to Canada. When the US sneezes, Canada catches a cold and it’s times like these where you can prepare yourself to take advantage of a down economy…
Ep.15: How Much Money Can I Put Into An Infinite Banking Policy? | Different Ways To Park Your Money
On this week’s episode, Darren and Christina chat about how much money can people put into their infinite banking policies including is there limits to how much you can put in, how you get approved through the underwriting process, and how the policies work depending on how much money you put into them. Tune in now!
Ep.14: Inflation Continues To Rise | Using Infinite Banking To Combat It | Projections For The Future
On today’s episode, Darren and Christina tackle the topic that’s been on pretty much everyone's mind the past few months: INFLATION! The two discuss exactly what factors cause inflation and what that looks like here in Canada currently. They also look at the current state of the economy in Canada and how there are still ways to take advantage of this situation using the infinite banking concept. Tune in now!
Ep.13: Simeon Papailias | REC Canada | Property Investment GURU
On today’s episode, Darren sits down with Simeon Papailias, co-founder of the REC Canada team which is a full service real estate sales and consulting brokerage. The two chat about how Simeon made his way into the world of real estate investment from a background of running restaurants with his family, some of the projects he’s been working on lately, as well as the lessons he has learned from experience in the real estate investment world.
Ep.12: August Update | Toronto Developer Charges Set to Rise | Rules Change for HELOCs
On today’s August Update, Darren and Christina chat about the recent news about development charges in Toronto, the rule changes to HELOCs, take a look at the current trends in the stock market, real estate market, and Bitcoin, and also preview upcoming episodes.
Ep.11: Holly Jespersen | Holly's Homes | Using Airbnb Rental Arbitrage For Greater Good
On today’s episode, Darren and Christina sit down with the wonderful Holly Jespersen. Holly is known for her creation Holly’s Homes which is a business that rents out Airbnb’s to families who have sick children and need a place to stay that is close to their local hospital.
Ep.10: Infinite Banking Concept for Real Estate Investors: What You Need To Know | How Many Jobs Is Your Dollar Doing?
On today's episode, Darren and Christina discuss how real estate investors can use infinite banking concept to their advantage. They chat about how many jobs your dollar will be doing for you, how to access your money using IBC to capitalize on a real estate opportunity, eliminating some of your term insurance using this concept, and how when using this concept, loans do not affect borrowing capacity. Tune in to learn all about it!
Ep.9: Paul D'Abruzzo, Real Estate Investment Coach | From Firefighting to Real Estate Investing | Return on Lifestyle
On today's episode of C&C, Darren sits down with Real Estate Investment Coach, Paul D'Abruzzo. Paul is part of the Rock Star Real Estate team and has a fantastic story that he shares on the episode. From starting as a firefighter, to dipping his toes into real estate, and then finally becoming a full time investor and coach, Paul has a lot of wisdom about how to get started in this industry, what opportunities are out there to take advantage of, and finally some of the do's and don'ts of real estate investing.
Ep.8: July C&C Update | Manulife Announces New Dividend Rate | We're Joining HubSpot
On today's monthly update episode, Darren and Christina discuss the exciting news about Manulife's new dividend rate and also chat about previous and upcoming podcast episodes with some exciting guests coming up in the near future! Finally, Control and Compound is joining HubSpot so we can deliver the best content possible to our listeners.
Ep.7: What Is Infinite Banking Concept | Participating Whole Life Policy | Uninterrupted Compounding
On this week's episode, Darren and Christina go back to the basics and break down what exactly is infinite banking concept (IBC) and how you can use it to your advantage and enjoy uninterrupted compounding of your wealth. The two discuss the strategies they use as well as the wealth destroyers that infinite banking helps you avoid!
Episode 6: Nick Karadza, Rock Star Real Estate | Long Term Investing | Having A Good Support System
On today’s episode, Darren is joined by Nick Karadza, one half of Rock Star Real Estate with his brother, Tom. Darren and Nick have a great conversation that covers everything from how Nick and his brother started Rock Star, where they came up with the name, what type of investing Nick does, and why it’s so important to have a great team around you. Tune in now!
Episode 5: June C&C Update
Starting this month, Control and Compound will be doing an update episode with Darren and Christina chatting about what's been going on in the Control and Compound world for the last month.
Ep.4 | David Fraser, Founder of Bunkie Life | Side Hustle To Full Time Business | Entrepreneurship
On today’s episode, Darren is joined by David Fraser, Founder of Bunkie Life, who are known for their famous log cabin bunkie (bunkhouse) kits that can be easily built in a weekend without a permit or a second mortgage. Darren and David chat about how David started the company, some of the challenges he has faced along the way, how David uses the infinite banking concept to assist his business and take advantage of other opportunities, as well as some of the charitable acts that David and his business are involved in. This is a fantastic episode, tune in now!
Episode 3: Term Insurance Vs. Mortgage Insurance: What You Need To Know
On this episode, host Darren and Christina chat about the differences between mortgage insurance and term insurance and why they suggest taking the term insurance, even if your bank makes it seem like it’s not an option.