Engineer of Finance

This is insane! The $1.2 trillion supposed infrastructure bill passed the senate and it appears it will become law soon. A $3.5 trillion dollar budget is proposed. Our government needs to live within its means or there won't be much left to govern. Ken Greene transitioned from being a Professional Engineer (P.E.) to the "Engineer of Finance." His goal is to help people become financially independe...

Struggles, resistance... life is going to hit us. If we make a mistake is it a failure or an opportunity to learn and improve? It's only a failure if we don't learn and apply that new knowledge. I like to be proactive and avoid conflict. However, conflict (resistance) appears all the time. If we embrace it by taking ownership to learn and improve our actions. We will become 3x, 4x, 10x, eventually...

Loans can be awesome! If you are the lender -- it's rewarding and fun to collect that interest every month. If you're the lendee, maybe not so fun. But what if you could be the lender and the lendee and guarantee 10% or 20% in your investment? Loans can be a powerful strategy to create substantial wealth in your family. Ken Greene transitioned from being a Professional Engineer (P.E.) to the "Engi...

Ken just helped a client negotiate a truck purchase last week. The client is a retired nuclear engineer and asked Ken if he would meet the salesperson, help with the negotiations and help him decide which financing option was best: cash, loan, or lease? Ken Greene transitioned from being a Professional Engineer (P.E.) to the "Engineer of Finance." His goal is to help people become financially inde...

Tammi and Ken discuss how cognitive bias can prevent us from learning the truth. Ken Greene transitioned from being a Professional Engineer (P.E.) to the "Engineer of Finance." His goal is to help people become financially independent and help them earn better yields with less risk by investing Off Wall Street. Links and Resources from this Episode DISCLAIMER For resources and additional informati...

Top - Down Design/Approach is essential to creating financial strategies and designs to get closer and closer to accomplishing your financial priorities and dreams. It's all about the details; however, details will get in your way if you don't establish what and why you want it --- first. Ken Greene transitioned from being a Professional Engineer (P.E.) to the "Engineer of Finance." His goal is to...

Ken congratulates Anthony O'Neal on his success with Dave Ramsey. Anthony shared his story on how he turned his finances around. Anthony O'Neal is a #1 national bestselling author, speaker, financial expert, and host of the popular YouTube series and podcast The Table with Anthony O'Neal. He's passionate about reaching people in a real, relatable, and relevant way by helping them get a clear visio...

Snippets of topics about the importance of a mastermind, excuses, and two questions Ken likes to ask himself and clients "What's working for you? What's not working for you?" Any excuse will work to explain why you didn't get something done. It's an easy out. Find a way to eliminate the excuses. A mastermind will help you move forward and eliminate the excuses. Ken Greene transitioned from being a...

Too many advisors in the insurance and financial industry are great salespeople but don't care about the details. Ken has an opposite philosophy. He believes that it's ALL about the details! Ken Greene transitioned from being a Professional Engineer (P.E.) to the "Engineer of Finance." His goal is to help people become financially independent and help them earn better yields with less risk by inve...

Sometimes (maybe most times) for me to move forward on a project, I have to identify what I don't want -- before I can identify what I do want. Ken Greene transitioned from being a Professional Engineer (P.E.) to the "Engineer of Finance." His goal is to help people become financially independent and help them earn better yields with less risk by investing Off Wall Street. Links and Resources from...

Tammi and Ken discussed how tracking what you eat can influence your next meal. This also applies to money. Tracking your income and spending can help you identify what is a "want" or "need." Ken Greene transitioned from being a Professional Engineer (P.E.) to the "Engineer of Finance." His goal is to help people become financially independent and help them earn better yields with less risk by inv...

Ken was recently asked by a listener of The EOF Podcast what does he mean by wealth? What is wealthy? If you're wealthy -- when do you retire? He answers those questions and shares some stories. Ken Greene transitioned from being a Professional Engineer (P.E.) to the "Engineer of Finance." His goal is to help people become financially independent and help them earn better yields with less risk by...

Consumer Price Index (CPI) was reported as a 4.2% increase from last year! Inflation has been recognized by our government and the reckless creation of more US dollars has to stop. Government must live within its means. Ken Greene transitioned from being a Professional Engineer (P.E.) to the "Engineer of Finance." His goal is to help people become financially independent and help them earn better...

Ken and Ryan talked about selling a company. Ryan has a lot of experience buying and selling companies. He is a business broker at Quiet Light and helps owners sell their online companies. Quiet Light provides free education for prospective sellers and only earns a fee after the successful sale of their client's company. Ryan Condie spent 8 years in software sales at billion-dollar unicorns, start...

Last month, I said the tax storm is here, talking about hyperinflation. After listening to President Biden recently and reading his administration's American Families Plan, I believe these ideas (maybe law soon) are a BAD idea to help low-income and middle-income families. Increasing income taxes, increasing capital gains tax, eliminating step-up in basis, more IRS audits, and printing more U.S. d...

A brief discussion about how the Bankosaurus® feeds real estate and how real estate feeds the Bankosaurus®. Ken Greene transitioned from being a Professional Engineer (P.E.) to the "Engineer of Finance." His goal is to help people become financially independent and help them earn better yields with less risk by investing Off Wall Street. Links and Resources from this Episode DISCLAIMER For resourc...

Simple systems that you put in place can create an incredible amount of wealth and more importantly, cash flow. Then automate some of your systems. You will create so much momentum for your savings, cash flow, and wealth creation. Plus, when you delegate activities through automation, you have more time to focus on other activities that are important to you. Ken Greene transitioned from being a Pr...

Ken and John discuss how the pandemic has impacted real estate in 2020 and 2021 and what we might see in the future. Ken Greene transitioned from being a Professional Engineer (P.E.) to the "Engineer of Finance." His goal is to help people become financially independent and help them earn better yields with less risk by investing Off Wall Street. Links and Resources from this Episode DISCLAIMER Fo...

What is our government doing?! Printing trillions of dollars and more trillions of dollars might (will) not end well for us. Hyperinflation, the ultimate tax has arrived. Higher taxes will create more and more of a chasm between the rich and poor as it obliterates the middle class. Ken Greene transitioned from being a Professional Engineer (P.E.) to the "Engineer of Finance." His goal is to help p...

A great discussion with a business broker, Andy Cagenetta with Transworld Business Advisors. We talked about buying and selling businesses. Andrew "Andy" R. Cagnetta, Jr., is the CEO and Manager of Transworld® Business Advisors. Andy is a leader in the business brokerage industry and the South Florida business community. Since 1997, he has served as President of Transworld Business Brokers, a busi...

Bill West with Bareknuckle Brand Marketing is my guest. I asked Bill to come on my show as a guest due to my gratitude for the work he and his team did for me approximately 7 years ago. As a business owner, there are times (sometimes too many times), we have to do a lot of things that we do not enjoy as business owner. I love hosting this podcast every week. I love helping my clients every day. Ho...

I discuss one of the most boring topics in the world: health insurance. However, it's important to have to protect your health and wealth. My favorite health insurance plan is the Health Savings Plan (HSA) used with a qualifying High Deductible Health Plan (HDHP). It can be a great strategy to get income tax deductions and income tax-free growth for your savings to be used for your health/medical...

The importance of vacation: taking a day off, a few days off, maybe a week off with family and friends. You need to give yourself permission to relax. When you do, not only will you have a great time off, the coolest ideas for your profession will present themselves to you -- which you can implement when you're back at work. Ken Greene transitioned from being a Professional Engineer (P.E.) to the...

Ken talked about his unplanned visit to the hospital last week. He hesitated about sharing the story, however, if it saves one life and makes a difference financially for at least one family, then it's absolutely worth sharing this story. Ken Greene transitioned from being a Professional Engineer (P.E.) to the "Engineer of Finance." His goal is to help people become financially independent and hel...

A mentor is someone who has done it! Look at what you would like to accomplish within the next three years. What are your priorities and dreams? To drastically increase your potential in achieving those goals, surround yourself with mentors. Ken Greene transitioned from being a Professional Engineer (P.E.) to the "Engineer of Finance." His goal is to help people become financially independent and...