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It Was The Best Of Times. It Was The Worst Of Times. Episode - 178
Patrick Donohoe talks with co-host Chunga about Ford Motor Company's decision to shutter it's plans for a new production plant in Mexico and instead create 700 new jobs in Michigan. What does this mean for Ford? Was President Elect, Donald Trump the driving force behind this decision? Meanwhile in California, many of the states towns and municipalities have started cutting public employee pensions by 60% in some cases. Is this the beginning of what may become a national crisis? Are pensions going the way of the dinosaur? Tune in to our weekly shows on YouTube and Tunein! We also love to receive your feedback, thoughts and comments on Twitter, Facebook, and iTunes! Please feel free to email us at [email protected] Visit: www.thewealthstandard.com and join the newsletter to stay updated! Have a great week! Thanks for listening to The Wealth Standard!
How The Volatility In 2017 Will Create More Opportunities – Episode 177
As we wrap up 2016 host Patrick Donohoe and co-host Chunga sit down and talk about the disruptions, changes and turmoil we faced in politics and finance. They share insights about some of the opportunities in front of us in 2017. Tune it to our weekly shows on YouTube and Tunein! We also love to...
Retirement Strategies with Todd Tresidder – Episode 176
In this episode your host Patrick Donohoe talks with Todd Tresidder at www.financialmentor.com. Todd shares passive investing retirement strategies to prepare for the fear of the unknown. Tune it to our weekly shows on YouTube and Tunein! We also love to receive your feedback, thoughts, and comments on Twitter, Facebook, and the iTunes store. Or,...
Chunga and the Creature from Jekyll Island – Episode 175
Your host Patrick Donohoe sits down with co-host Chunga and share a first hand account of what happens at Jekyll Island and the warning signs we should watch out for with the upcoming Trump policies. Together they talk about the Federal Reserve and what we might expect from Janet Yellen's announcements. Tune it to our...
Gratitude and Money – Thanksgiving Episode 174
There's no better time than now to follow the principle of wealth of using yourself to create value for somebody else. With the shakeup of the elections and the disruptions in the economy we are blessed with the opportunity to get outside our comfort zones and grow, forgive and lead with gratitude. Thanks for listening...
The Economic Impact of Trump's Win – Episode 173
Right now we are facing the greatest disruption and change in America and especially in the financial world. Your host Patrick Donohoe and co-host Chunga sit down and talk about the future of our economy with President Trump, the opportunities ahead and pitfalls to avoid. Tune it to our weekly shows on YouTube and Tunein!...
Investing In Tiny Homes – Episode 172
In today's episode we feature a recording about Tiny Homes from The Cash Flow Wealth Summit. You'll hear about this new phenomenon in the real estate world and get some perspective on how to turn this into a financial win. Tune it to our weekly shows on YouTube and Tunein! We also love to receive...
How To Use Life Insurance to Buy Real Estate – Episode 171
Guest hosts Ryan Lee and Brad Gibb share their Cashflow Wealth Summit presentation about real estate investing and how you can use cash value life insurance as the vehicle to give yourself a greater return, more control and less risk. Tune it to our weekly shows on YouTube and Tunein! We also love to receive...
Pay-to-Play in Politics and Business – Are We DOOMED? – Episode 170
Bribery and politics are in bed together in our business world. Is there a way to fix it or are we doomed? Today's episode host Patrick Donohoe and guest host Chunga sit down and talk about corruption in politics and how to protect your money in this volatile marketplace. They cover the mortgage bailout and...
Banking Collapse? – Is It Time To Double Down On Gold? – Episode 169
This week Patrick Donohoe talks with Minesh Bhindi from GoldandSilverforLife.com. They talk about the future of Gold values and how to use gold as an investor. Gold and the Federal Reserve are synonymous and the American people may wake up one day soon to the value of gold at $5,000 or $7,000 an ounce helping...
The Economics of Trump Hillary – Episode 168
Are we financially doomed with Hillary or duped by Trump? This is the most polarizing political scene we've ever faced with a financial meltdown hanging over our heads. In this episode Patrick Donohoe and guest host Chunga talk about the economic impact the candidates will have on your finances. You don't want to miss this...
The Cash Flow Guys Talk About Infinite Banking – Episode 167
Tyler from the Cash Flow Guys podcast talks with Patrick Donohoe about Infinite Banking, investing, and getting your financial life in order. They also talk about the Cashflow Wealth Summit training event where experts in various industries teach valuable concepts about wealth and prosperity. Tune it to our weekly shows on YouTube and Tunein! We...
Using The Tax Code To Avoid Taxes with Tom Wheelwright – Episode 166
In this episode Patrick released the audio recording from a special webinar he held with Tom Wheelwright, a Rich Dad Poor Dad Advisor. Tom explains the tax code, how to protect your assets and the fastest way to gain more wealth. Tune it to our weekly shows on YouTube and Tunein! We also love to...
Why The Federal Reserve Should Matter To You – Episode 165
Do you think about the federal reserve often? Chances are, probably not…but maybe you should! Today our host Patrick Donohoe sits down to talk about federal reserve policy and goals and why it should matter to you. Tune it to our weekly shows on YouTube and Tunein! We also love to receive your feedback, thoughts,...

Wells Fargo Fires 5,300 Employees and Fined $185 Million – Episode 164
Is this the first signs of banking collapse? In this episode Patrick Donohoe and Chad Hanson talk about the Wells Fargo fraud and how the banking injustice is affecting the American public. Tune it to our weekly shows on YouTube and Tunein! We also love to receive your feedback, thoughts, and comments on Twitter, Facebook,...

The Big Names Using Life Insurance as a Win-Win Contract and How You Can To – Episode 163
Why did the University of Michigan loan Jim Harbaugh millions of dollars to pay an insurance premium? Today our host Patrick Donohoe sits down with Will Street to talk about the increasing prevalence of life insurance policies in multi million dollar contract, and how using life insurance as a win-win strategy can benefit ordinary people,...

How To Pass On Wealth To The Next Generation – Episode 162
Patrick Donohoe sits down with Michael Isom, the author of What Would the Rockefellers Do? In this rare interview they are tucked away in the corner of the Houston airport and chat as two friends solving a problem. They quickly get into deep conversation and talk about habits, scarcity mindset and how to think wealthy....

Psychological Lessons from the Olympics for Life & Business – Episode 161
Chances are, if you're like most Americans, you've spent some portion of the last week watching the olympics. Now that the spectacle is dying down and we're saying goodbye to the (summer) Olympics for another four years, what can we take away? On today's episode of the Wealth Standard radio, our host Patrick Donohoe sits...

How Not to be Fleeced on Your Automobile Loan- Episode 160
Almost everyone needs to own or lease a car at some point of their life, but the sad truth is that the average individual loses $10,000 per car. How can you make sure that you buy or lease the right car for you, with the right financing to back it? Today our host Patrick Donohoe...

Talking Negative Interest Rates with Matt Kerkhoff – Episode 159
What are negative interest rate policies for? Why are some banks considering implementing them? And do they really work? Today our hosts, Patrick Donohoe and special guest Matt Kerkhoff from Model Investing sit down to go more in depth about one of previous podcast topics, negative interest rates. Join them for an in depth discussion...

The Three Most Important Assets – Episode 158
Don't miss this opportunity to hear Patrick Donohoe's speech from the Cash Flow Wealth Summit! Today on the Wealth Standard Radio we are playing the audio from Patrick's speech at the Cash Flow Wealth Summit about the three most important assets for financial independence. Find out why the most important asset is yourself, how the...

Voodoo Banking with Negative Interest Rates – Episode 157
Would you pay someone to let them use your money? Even that sentence is difficult to parse because the concept of paying to let someone else borrow and profit off your money is so absurd! And yet. Welcome to the world of negative interest rates and so called "voodoo" banking. Today our host Patrick Donohoe...

Paradigm Shifts with Paradigm Life – Episode 156
Today on the Wealth Standard Radio, our host, Patrick Donohoe interviews published author and experienced IT specialist Scotty Studer. Scotty shares his journey from "humming along" as he describes it to taking control of his finances and health through a series of paradigm shifts. Scotty talks about his health journey, and how an upcoming cruise...

Financial Planning for Now and Later – Episode 155
What do jelly beans have to do with your life? Today on our host Patrick Donohoe and guest Jeff Jaramillo sit down to talk about financial planning that actually matches our lifestyles and desires. They discuss the jelly bean video, where the author of the video breaks our life down into jelly beans (each jelly...

What Does Brexit Mean For the World Economy? – Episode 154
Are you wondering what effect Brexit (Britain leaving the European Union) might have on the world economy, and possibly your own personal economy? Today our host Patrick Donohoe, sits down with Spencer Couch, researcher and braniac, to talk about the effects of Brexit on the economy. First they explore the possible motivations britons may have...

John Oliver's Problem with Financial Advisors and Wall Street – Episode 153
The financial industry clearly has a retirement problem. Right now, over half of Americans are not saving enough money to retire. In fact, you might even be one of them! On his last show, the comedian John Oliver sat down to try to tackle some of the problems facing the financial industry today. So how...

Investing In Assisted Living – Episode 152
The baby boomer generation is getting older, and right now, so are therir parents. Many baby boomers now are facing the challenge of trying to figure out how to help and care for their parents as they age and become increasingly less able to take care of themselves while living much longer than the previous...

Investing Institutionally for Free – Episode 151
How would you like to be able to invest institutionally for free? Today Patrick Donohoe and guest Christian Allen talk about the somewhat complex topic of investing institutionally for free. First of all, Patrick and Christian discuss the importance of being able to look at the world with a positive spin and "look at how...

Live From Jekyll Island – Episode 150
Today's Wealth Standard Radio Podcast is coming to you live from Jekyll Island, the place where a group of the world's wealthiest and most powerful men came together in the nineteen hundreds to plan the very first federal reserve. Patrick talks about the effects that the federal reserve has had on the stability of the...

Disruptive Technology with Zach Olson, CEO of Bookly.co – Episode 149
Welcome to the Wealth Standard Radio! Today we get to hear from Zach Olson, founder and CEO of Bookly.co and a speaker at the upcoming Cashflow Wealth Summit on business best practices. Zach and Patrick talk about Zach's first business, a skate shop he opened up after he realized that, although he would probably never...

The Importance of Education – Episode 148
Today on the Wealth Standard Radio we welcome a very special guest, Andy Tanner. Andy Tanner is an investor who specializes in education. Andy and Patrick talk about the importance of education and the way that it is undervalued and poorly delivered in our society. Once on a flight Andy happened to be sitting next...

The Perpetual Wealth Strategy – Episode 147
When you look at what we've been told to do financially, and you look at where we are as a society, something is clearly not walking! Today Patrick Donohoe and guests talk about their overall strategy for financial security and prosperity: The Perpetual Wealth System. The Perpetual Wealth System has three major stages, usually (but...

Why I Quit My Six Figure Job and Started a Real Estate Business – Episode 146
Why would you quit a six figure job and start a real estate business? Today our host Patrick Donohoe sits down with the real estate mogul Andrew Lanoie to talk to him about life, career, and business. Andrew and Patrick discuss how the 2008 crash served as a wake up call to Andrew. When his...

Transforming Yourself at The Brian Tracey Event- Episode 145
Join us today with special guest Kyle Wilson as we continue on our theme of personal improvement. Our host, Patrick Donahoe, sits down with Kyle Wilson to talk about his long time service in the personal development industry, why he left, and how he is starting to come back in. They discuss the Brian Tracey...

End Capitalism? The Importance of a Capitalist System – Episode 144
End capitalism? What do those two words make you think of? Inspired by the giant sign to the left that Patrick Donohoe, our host, saw in someone's yard, today's podcast episode is about the value, and real meaning, of capitalism. Language and words are incredibly important, especially when it comes to something as critical as economics....

Acting Rationally in an Irrational World: Trump's Brilliant Strategy – Episode 143
What's does it mean to "Be rational, while thinking irrationally, in an irrational world"? Join Patrick Donohoe, Will Street, and Eric Patterson and on the 143rd episode of The Wealth Standard radio as they talk about some of the crazy, irrational things that are happening in current events and how we can still make rational...

The Economic Impacts of the Next Presidency – Episode 142
Welcome to the 142th episode of the Wealth Standard Episode! Today, join our host Patrick Donohoe as he discusses the effects of the next presidency with attorney at law Will Street. They focus most of their efforts and analysis on (what looks to be) the two most important candidates: Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump. Patrick...

New Technologies in a New Economy- Episode 141
Welcome to the 141th episode of the Wealth Standard Episode! Today, Patrick Donohoe sits down to talk with Jason Hartman and they discuss how technology is changing the way we do business. Jason Hartman is the founder of Platinum Properties Investor Network Inc., a company that helps investors understand local real estate markets thoroughly using...

The Cone of Learning – Episode 140
Don't miss the 140th episode of the Wealth Standard Radio, our first episode to be recorded at sea! Join Patrick Donohoe, Ryan Lee, and Brad Gibbs as they talk about their experience at The Summit at Sea, a summit where like minded entrepreneurs and achievers can come together to share ideas and learn from the...

Mastermind Groups – Episode 139
Welcome to the 139th episode of The Wealth Standard Radio. On this episode, Patrick Donohoe invites Gary Pinkerton, his long time friend, on the show to discuss their recent trip to Dubai! While In Dubai, Gary and Patrick reflected on the 0 to 1 principle, an idea about how startups, innovations, and new technology revolutionize...

Barry Dyke and a Risk Free Retirement – Episode 138
Join Patrick Donohoe on this very special episode of The Wealth Standard Radio! Today, Patrick Donohoe is interviewing his long time friend and favorite guest, Barry Dyke. Barry Dyke is a well known financial advisor and author, and he joins Patrick today to talk about his latest book: Guaranteed Income: A Risk Free Guide to...

The Role of Emotional Needs in Finance – Episode 137
Welcome to the 137th episode of The Wealth Standard Radio. Join us as we discuss six different emotional needs that we all face at some point in our lives, and how those needs might influence our financial decisions, for better or for worse. Find out how to effectively manage your emotional needs so they work...

Can the Post Office Be a Bank? And Other Questions for A Changing World – Episode 136
Join Patrick Donohoe and Noah Kelsch on this episode of the Wealth Standard Radio as they talk about the post office becoming a bank, volatility in the markets, and personal motivations to improve. The post office is fifty billion dollars in debt – and for most business, that would mean bankruptcy. However, instead the post...
Technology and Your Money – Episode 135
Patrick Donohoe and David Torsak sit down to talk about understanding the principles of wealth and the revolution of technology. They discuss the influence that technology has on wealth and how it changes our control. They discuss how human beings are imperfect, and we are always coming up with new ways to avoid making the...
Mastering the Business of You, Insights Gleaned from Tony Robbins – Episode 134
In this special edition of The Wealth Standard Radio show, Patrick Donohoe and Wealth Strategist, John Stewart share their insights from the Business Mastery conference with Tony Robbins. They will discuss how to view and grow yourself as a business – both personally and professionally and interview a special mystery guest. So join in, they are amped...
Another look at The Big Short & China with Rich Dad Advisor Andy Tanner – Episode 133
In this episode of the Wealth Standard, Patrick Donohoe and Andy Tanner sit down to discuss the movie "The Big Short" and how it relates to real life. Patrick and Andy discuss what "shorting" is and how it affects the market. They than relate the current events that have conspired in China and their culture. They...
China, The Big Short and Market Manipulation – Episode 132
On this episode of the Wealth and Standard Patrick Donohoe and Ryan Lee sit down to discuss how, no one really has control over the market. Money in the market is not a good or bad thing, it all depends on your education on the market. They talk about how most people that are in...

The Real Cost of the Holidays – Episode 131
In this episode of The Wealth Standard, Eric McGuire with Noah Kelsch talk about the Holiday season and what can be some of the pitfalls or traps. Eric and Noah describe the traps of the season and how they can bring unnecessary stress. They discuss where to draw the line on Christmas presents and if...

The Problem with Mark Zuckerberg's 99% Contribution – Episode 130
In this special episode of the Wealth and Standard, Patrick Donohoe and Bradley Gibb discuss Mark Zuckerberg's announcement to have a 99% charitable contribution. Listen in and find out why this plan may not be so smart. Hear a new perspective on what Zuckerberg really said and the legal structure of his donations. The idea of...

Making Deposits into the Account of Life – Episode 129
Patrick Donohoe and Ryan Lee discuss how banking relates to life and how you only get money after you do something to earn it. Money does not "magically appear". Then, they discuss the how the best way to create value is to invest in yourself. A large amount of financing and debt exists, but it...