On today’s episode, Darren and Christina are breaking down participating whole life insurance as they take a closer look at what a typical fund looks like based on the companies they work with. This includes the types of bonds, mortgages, equities, and real estate that is usually invested in as well as a breakdown of the fees and how this fund has paid a dividend every year for over 150 years!

Just like the new federal budget, this episode was a doozy! Darren and Christina break down the ins and outs of the 2024 Canadian Federal Budget including the highly controversial capital gains tax increase. Is taxing the backbone of Canadian business really the best idea for Canada moving forward? Tune in to find out!

On today’s episode, Darren and Christina are breaking down their key lessons learned from reading the book Rich Dad, Poor Dad by Robert Kiyosaki including how to find the right models for wealth, not getting caught up in the rat race, having your money work for you, and of course one of the most important lessons: the power of uninterrupted compounding!

On today’s episode, Darren and Christina are answering your questions on all things infinite banking. We get a lot of questions from our audience across multiple platforms, and today we’re answering the ones asked the most, 11 and a half of them to be exact! If you’re interested in learning the ins and outs of infinite banking, tune in now!

On today’s episode, Darren and Christina are joined by Mimi Fei, CFO and Co-owner of HoneyBee Development Group, a boutique real estate development firm based in British Columbia. The three chat about how Mimi got into the real estate investing business, how she was able to grow HoneyBee Development Group into what it is today, and they also go over Mimi’s due diligence checklist. If you’re a real estate investor and you want the blueprint to everything you need to do before going in on a deal, you do not want to miss this episode!

Darren and Christina are back for another monthly update, can you believe it’s already April! The two chat about current interest rates and where they’re headed, how the carbon tax will affect Canadians once it goes into effect, interesting real estate news with Trudeau proposing new legislation to help renters, as well as industry news and Control and Compound news. Tune in now!

On today’s episode, Darren sits down with Daniel Foch, host of the number 1 real estate podcast in Canada, The Canadian Real Estate Investor Podcast. Darren and Daniel chat about how Daniel unintentionally found himself in the real estate industry, what led him to co-hosting one of the most popular podcasts in the country, and his thoughts on current policy around landlords and house flipping, among other things. Tune in now!

In this episode of our Bitcoin series, Darren and Christina break down the three big events that could change the course of Bitcoin including the new Bitcoin ETF, the updated financial accounting standards, as well as the halving of Bitcoin (which hasn’t happened yet but is already contributing to a huge jump in value for Bitcoin!) Tune in now.

On this week’s episode, Darren and Christina are back with another installment of the Nelson Nash Series. In part 7, they go over page 65 in the book that talks about the capitalizing and implementation of your banking system. They also chat about how to store your money properly before investing. Tune in now!

On today’s episode, Darren and Christina are chatting about the lifetime capital gains exemption that can be used by small business owners with a corporation among others to save on some of the tax when selling. They chat about how the exemption works, who’s eligible, and different ways you can apply it. Tune in now!

On today’s March Update, Darren and Christina have a lot to cover! Including updates on interest rates, the stock market in Canada and the US, Bitcoin, as well as life insurance industry news and a new tax on flipping in BC that doesn’t exactly seem all that thought out. Tune in now!

On today’s episode, Darren and Christina are breaking down the high cash value participating whole life policy and how the wealthy use it as an asset class. They go through the pros and cons of using the infinite banking strategy and break down what it looks like using a fixed income investment vs. the participating whole life. Tune in now!

Darren and Christina are back with part 5 of their Bitcoin series and in this episode they’ll be going over how Bitcoin is taxed in Canada and depending on certain scenarios, how does CRA classify Bitcoin. Tune in now!

On today’s episode, Darren and Christina are breaking down the capital dividend account? Are you a business owner and you’re trying to figure out how to get money out of your corp without paying way TOO much in tax? Well this episode is for you! They go through everything you need to know about the CDA as well as an example of how it works and why pairing it with life insurance can supercharge the account. Tune in now!

On today’s episode, Darren and Christina are breaking down the RRSP and go over some features that a lot of people may have overlooked! They answer questions like “is an RRSP tax deductible” and “do RRSPs grow tax free” among others and compare the RRSP to other savings vehicles that are necessarily attached to the government. Tune in now!

On today’s episode, it’s the February update and Darren and Christina are going over everything you need to know including where interest rates are heading this year, the big news for Bitcoin, and where Canada’s real estate market is headed, among other things. Tune in now!

On today’s episode, Darren and Christina break down the characteristics of the ideal investment including things like growing tax free, available at all times, separate from the government, etc. You might be surprised that the ideal investment or at least something very close to it actually exists and Darren and Christina are going to tell you about it!

On today’s episode, Darren is joined by Ken Dunn, an expert in fundraising and real estate investing. Darren and Ken chat about how Ken got his start in real estate, what led him to where he is today, and they talk about specific projects he’s working on in the cottage and resort industry. If you’re a new real estate investor and you want to know how to raise funds for your projects, you do not want to miss this episode!

On today’s episode, Darren and Christina are breaking down part 6 of Nelson Nash’s book “Becoming Your Own Banker”. They go over pages 48 and 49 which covers how to “expand your infinite banking system” to accommodate ALL of your income. You don’t want to miss this one, tune in now!

On today’s episode, Darren and Christina are talking about all things passive income including the new taxes, the rules of passive income, having passive income within your corporation, and solutions to lowering or even getting rid of tax on that income. Tune in now!