Gary's Gulch

I provide a summary and insights from a course I'm teaching monthly in major cities around the country on how to create and hold onto Agency - you need a good defense. Listen in and if this resonates, come join me at one of these events later this year. We'll be in Los Angeles, Denver, Chicago, New York/New Jersey, Miami, Orlando and Houston at a minimum. Highlights Importance of defense in asset...

Agency - What is it, why is it vital to flourishing as a human and how to implement the best tool I know of to bring it into your life for generations, a Family Banking strategy. Highlights The financial lessons learned from losing half his net worth during the Great Recession and his realization of the need for control over personal finances. His philosophy and approach to financial education and...

Do you have skills in your real estate or conventional business that you can share with others so that we strengthen agencies across the country? I share the lessons I've learned from my dear friends and clients Drew and Rachel Thomas while attending their Salon Owner Mastermind last week. And I'm going to be at several events across the country each month in 2024. Come join me for free as a guest...

Agency, the ability to live life on your terms, is the product of financial knowledge and cash flowing assets. Most people focus on real estate when seeking cash flow, and while effective, it is extremely slow to achieve. Business cash flow can be and for centuries has been a much faster method and enables agency at a far greater scale than real estate can achieve alone. True agency requires betti...

It is time to have conversations with friends and family about what is at risk this November. Please listen and take action - our children and grandchildren are counting on you!   Highlights Issues caused by illegal immigration, imported crime, population manipulation for political advantage. The need for administrative cleanup within departments like DOJ, FBI, even CIA, and returning power to the...

Join me and Clarity Advisors Show host Ken Trupke as we discuss the importance of agency in a free society and lessons in culture and leadership I learned with nearly 30 years as a Captain in the Nuclear Submarine force.   Highlights Gary's beliefs on individual agency and how his services aim to improve his client's situations The need for individuals to maintain control of their lives and assets...

I interviewed a longtime friend, fellow investor and client, Craig from Oregon. He is a second-generation steward of a few hundred doors he and his father built and operated for over half of a century. We discuss the foundations they've built with the agency they've experienced over the years and the benefits of these tools for giving. We get as much as we give when it comes to charity - listen in...

Agency is the ability to live life on your terms, to make your own independent and FREE decisions. That requires you to have enduring financial resources so you are not dependent on the government for entitlements... Which is where their control comes from. Enduring CF comes from your continued value through products and services to your people. If you are not acting in alignment with your real se...

A bit of a fun play on phrases, my message here is that the key to growing Agency and preserving freedom in America and the world is to focus on your life and your talents and Master them. Spend less time on the lives of others and more perfecting and sharing your craft, your business with the world. If you're a master at your craft, then you have unlimited power to the Agency, and therefore you d...

Every day, most of us battle the urge to get more stuff, keep up with the Joneses, and feed the ego. If what you are deeply seeking is Agency, the ability to live a righteous life on your terms, then you Must consistently win those battles. Stewardship, not ownership or possession is the key to Agency.   Highlights Who is Rabbi Daniel Lapin? The biblical parable of the talents, using it to reinfor...

I make a plug in this episode for mindset and focus on the Number ONE asset, YOU! The insurance companies see your value and my question is… Do you see it? And what is the number they tie to your family losing your valuable income? Listen in and find out.  Highlights Talking about how insurance companies assess human life value through factors such as the neighborhood and community, analogizing it...

In this episode I read one of my favorite speeches, Teddy Roosevelt's Man in the Arena, and replay an episode of my good friend Jen McAllister's podcast where she interviews me on the challenges of my own journey to achieving and growing agency. Highlights Jen's podcast 'Just Figure It Out' and how it encourages people to start, to surround yourself with people who can help and to learn from other...

I open this early 2024 episode with reflection on the 3-day goals event I attended, add observations on the vital Iowa Caucus and end with a heart-warming and incredibly well-timed letter from a client. Highlights The various goal-setting methods that Gary tried in the past and the lessons learnt Achievements and setbacks from the past year Importance of relying on oneself for success instead of p...

In this short episode to start 2024, I reflect on how far we've come and what simple steps and focus we need to make this the best year ever. It is not hard, it just takes focus on the right things. Listen in and find out what those are. Highlights Recent podcast with Jen, CPA, business owner and accountant discussing business growth. Encouragement to celebrate success and use it as a platform to...

I discuss feedback from a few investment field trips I took recently and thoughts on what you can Still Do to reduce your 2023 taxes. One week isn't much, but it is enough - reach out to me if you're a client and interested in help. Gratitude is the word of the day for this Christmas message, come listen and find out why! Links and Resources from this Episode Connect with Gary Pinkerton https://ww...

Along with partners Paradigm Life, I took a huge leap of faith in sponsoring an event last week and it was incredible, yet it went nothing like what I'd planned and rehearsed - was that bad? Absolutely not. It wasn't my plan that was playing out. Listen in and find out what I learned in this incredible growth experience! Highlights Different stages in life where one would reject or accept the conc...

I provide initial takeaways after returning from Aspire Tour Atlanta and turn it over to Patrick Donohoe for a fresh perspective on the Hierarchy of Wealth in an interview with our colleague John Stewart, originally airing on the Perpetual Wealth Strategy podcast.   Highlights Successful entrepreneurs and business owners like Kevin O'Leary, Jesse Itzler, and Sarah Blakely are mentioned for imparti...

Your life has a powerful purpose and realizing that at the end, completing the journey is extremely important to you and all those you impact and leave to carry the torch when you're finished. Most of us don't know that purpose or why we encounter what we see as setbacks along the way. That's true for me, I get frustrated when my plan doesn't play out. My message to myself and Gary's Gulch today i...

In this episode I discuss the actions you need to take in these last few weeks of the year if you want to prevent loss of your Agency through unnecessary tax payments. I give resources you can review to grow your financial Knowledge which brings Control over your resources and thus Agency. Have a listen and reach out to me if I can help you in these remaining weeks!   Highlights Spend time reviewi...

In this last of three episodes with Patrick Donohoe, CEO of Paradigm Life and my close friend, we discuss the path that most investors take in creating and growing their rental portfolio. We cover the common phases and potential pitfalls that you may encounter as you progress through life with your investment rental portfolio. What choices can you make to optimize your returns and chance for overa...

Robert Kiyosaki famously put in his book Rich Dad, Poor Dad that your home is a liability, not an asset. He did a great service for those families that struggle with consumption and not saving for retirement, he woke them up. The financially savvy though know better - in a world where fiat currency inflation is the rule, owning the hard asset that you live in is vital to long term wealth. I discus...

This episode is the tale of two families I know, both have strayed from tier 2, betting on themselves and their directly owned businesses and rentals, into the glitter of the market fairy tale. They were convinced to bet on a good story, not themselves and the assets they control. Come learn why that is always a sucker's bet.   Highlights The speaker criticizes Certified Financial Planners (CFP) f...

I recently completed a 3-part series with my friend and mentor, Patrick Donohoe of Paradigm Life, on the value of directly owning rental real estate. It makes sense in all economic environments - Listen in and find out why!   Highlights The concept of tier two assets and the importance of having direct control over your own real estate and businesses Importance of adapting to new economic environm...

So many people have become frozen in the face of 7% rates, both in their business and their personal life. They've put life on hold, growth of their agency on hold because they are fearful of rates. It doesn't have to be that way! Listen in, gain perspective and get out there and thrive - Grow your Agency! Highlights Consequences and impact of high variable interest rates Why you should keep movin...

I describe my incredible experience attending an Impact Others event at a child feeding center in Mexico with Eddie Wilson and a small group of entrepreneurs. One particular story of a woman achieving her unique genius and living a life of fulfillment in service to others was truly inspiring and serves as a model for all of us. Links and Resources from this Episode https://www.instagram.com/eddiew...