Rogue Retirement Lounge with Matt Franklin: Entrepreneur, Investor, Bitcoin Enthusiast

Today I'm chatting with Kris McPeak and we're gonna cover the four types of side hustles. Kris is awesome and I'd highly recommend you check out her podcast here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-got-side-hustle-show/id1440536489 Here's her website: https://www.krismcpeak.com/ ...and her Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/krismaspeak/ Remember, go to www.rogueretirementlounge.com/crypto...

Today I got an email from a guy with the initials A.J. Here's the exact text: Quick question. I am self-employed and started my own business after being in a partnership for six years. Seven months of 2021 I got to 302,000 so I decided that it is time to talk to Financial Advisor. I want to contribute to a sep IRA but he is saying that instead he recommends a individual joint account with my wife...

Today I'm gonna give you a basic intro to dollar cost averaging for your retirement planning/investing . Also, there's some legislation that just passed committee and might actually see the light of day after almost a year. Did you know you could be earning a living abroad and pay NO US federal income tax? It's true, and if you want to go deep into the weeds, you can check out the IRS's Tax Guide...

New year, new you! Weeee! Hey, what're you gonna do in 2022 when interest rates pop THREE times? Will that decimate your retirement portfolio? How 'bout your real estate holdings? More talk about inflation... Tired of hearing about it yet? A healthy awareness of inflation is an important part of EVERYONE'S retirement plan. Today I give a brief rundown on why I LOVE Marathon Digital (MARA). And fin...

Planning to retire one day? December 31 is the deadline to do your 2021 Roth conversion. So break out some EGG NOG and figure out how much you're gonna roll into your Roth. It's the HAPPIEST TIME OF YEAR, my friends!! Elizabeth Warren, your annoying sweater-clad step-grandma, called Elon Musk a "freeloader." If 1% of American retirement assets made their way into Bitcoin, our lives are gonna chang...

After a long delay, I'm BAAAAAAACK, with your favorite retirement planning podcast. Today we're talking about the insane discrepancy between CPI-reported rent increase and REAL rent increases. We're also talking about the politicization of economic indicators and how young progressives are downplaying the inflation crisis as a problem only for 'rich people.' Here's that article trying to debunk Sh...

Is crypto part of YOUR retirement plan? Seriously, I borrowed $12,750 against part of my Balance and got the money in three days, with NO credit check. It's the BLOCKFI collateralized loan program where your Bitcoin enables you to BORROW money to BUY MORE BITCOIN!!! Oh, and if you want to dig deep into the 4% rule (which is now, apparently, the 3.3% rule), check out this article in the Wall Street...

Today I cover an incredible article from The Atlantic covering the latest generation of meth and how it's fueling the homeless crisis. Here's the article: https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2021/11/the-new-meth/620174/ Also, we cover a way to get access to your crypto quicker, say, if you need it to buy XRP on your Atomic Wallet... And finally, some KICKASS crypto mining stocks you shoul...

Today’s guest, Brent Bowers, is an investor and coach with a focus on buying and selling vacant land. As an Army Officer with over 8 years of service, Brent was spending a great deal of time away from his family, and he knew he needed to make some changes in order to be more present with his wife and children. Brent began investing in real estate as a way to support his family while having more ti...

Hey hey hey! Here's your weekly dose of retirement news from your second or third favorite retirement planning podcast. The SEC approves a Bitcoin ETF, it goes live, and a billion bucks POUR in. People are psyched... How can you secure guaranteed income without having to buy a crappy annuity or a volatile dividend-paying stock. Stablecoins, that's how! And you can get 8.25% interest on the DAI sta...

Today I'm going to give you a little Ripple 101. Why? Well, it might really be worth your while to know about Ripple and XRP. If we're talking retirement planning, we might as well cover alternative assets, and XRP is definitely an alternative asset... Here are a couple source articles: https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/the-secs-lawsuit-against-ripple-labs-is-a-pandoras-box-2021-09-17 https://en.wik...

Today we have a BOUNTY of retirement news just for you! I'm back from Arizona and I'm ready to rock. Our PRO-Crypto Wyoming senator bought another Bitcoin... Did you know there are cities in the US where you can retire and live comfortably for $1,500 a month? I didn't believe it myself, but check out this article to learn more: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/best-cities-retire-budget-1-220027490.h...

This episode is important for ANYONE who's got a spouse, a mate, or any family to whom you want to leave your IRAs. Like it or not, this is an important part of retirement planning. Today we meet Bill Harris of WH Cornerstone Investments. He's the author of "Inheriting Your Spouse’s IRA: The Widow’s Guide to Keeping More of Her Assets" We cover properly naming beneficiaries AND contingent benefici...

So today I just wanted to give you some updates on one of the cornerstones of my retirement plan: Real estate syndications. I had two excellent updates come in this week, and thought I'd share them with you. You might have heard about 31-year-old waitress Alexandria Ocasio Cortez and her "Tax the rich" message on her dress at the Met Gala. But did you hear about her dress designer's unwillingness...

A couple months back I was on the Cortez Hustle Podcast and I figured, why not share it with YOU? We cover a lot of ground, including Shark Tank, real estate, syndications, fear of the stock market, and other retirement information for solopreneurs. Self-employed people and entrepreneurs, as it turns out, can always use help with retirement planning and money management. Check out the Cortez Hustl...

Okay kids, today's a GOOD one! Sit back, grab your favorite beverage, and get SMARTER with each passing minute. Retirement News for the last week includes... Socialist imbecile offers his dumbass opinion about Bitcoin in the New York Times: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/14/opinion/bitcoin-el-salvador.html *The nationwide housing shortage is only getting worse. Aren't you glad you own real estate...

Would you rather pay off your credit card and save 11% interest for the next year, or make an INSTANT 27% return? Sometimes, it just ain't smart to follow the advice of financial gurus. Sometimes, you gotta do what Uncle Matt did, and you might get your retirement plan up and running sooner than later. Remember, go to www.rogueretirementlounge.com/crypto to sign up for your own Blockfi account. Yo...

This week on YOUR FAVORITE RETIREMENT PODCAST! PPI up 8.3% year over year. Here's the shrinkflation link I talked about: https://www.mouseprint.org/2021/08/09/here-we-downsize-again-summer-2021-part-2/ Campus insanity continues. Ideologues indoctrinating your already water-headed kids. IRS has a sweet little tax credit if you've had a slow year this year. Read about it here: https://www.fool.com/i...

September 7, 2021. It really is gonna be a historic day. In today's episode, I'll share some of the good AND the bad news about the new El Salvador law. Remember, go to www.rogueretirementlounge.com/crypto to sign up for your own Blockfi account. You'll get up to a $250 crypto bonus and you'll be on the best exchange out there. AND you'll be able to earn interest on your crypto. Remember to buy $3...

This is the first of a series of bonus episodes I'm gonna do, where I talk about a person that I believe you should be aware of, and hopefully, start to follow. This inaugural episode is focused on Kevin Rose. You'll learn a bit about him, and you'll learn how he has helped me make some very easy money. Find Kevin's "Modern Finance" podcast here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/modern-financ...

Lots of retirement news to cover today: Here's the article about the landlord who's homeless due to her deadbeat tenants: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/eviction-ban-landlord-homelessness-tenants-rent/ The NY Times ham-fisted article on Bitcoin's calamitous environmental impact:   https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2021/09/03/climate/bitcoin-carbon-footprint-electricity.html Lyn Alden's excell...

HEY HEY HEY! Today's good. We find out rents are going way up, so be happy you bought that investment real estate!! Crypto and Bitcoin news and YOUR retirement!! Mark Cuban lashes out, which is awesome, and I miss out on some serious NFT profit, which sucks. Speaking of NFTs, check out my new on on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lairdgrainger/ And while you're there, follow me! I'm a social...

So you say you want to buy real estate as part of your retirement , but maybe you don't have enough cash for the down payment? Well, real estate investment trusts might be the answer. In today's episode of the Rogue Retirement Lounge , I do a deep dive into REITs. What they are, how they work, advantages, disadvantages, and on and on and on. And remember, Dave Ramsey PROHIBITS investing with REITs...

Today's episode is JAM-PACKED with retirement news just for YOU! 40% of Americans fear retirement worse than death. Read the whole article here: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/40-americans-fear-retirement-more-210049829.html Oregon high school students no longer have to be able to read, write or do math to graduate. Seriously. Read the Wall Street Journal article here Wanna use Bitcoin to buy your...

Here's a link to the Andrew Stotz video. IT'S GOOD: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zJaVC7xxzQk If your retirement plan includes stocks, you'll want to watch that video. Did you hear about Gene Simmons buying a boatload of Bitcoin? Listen and learn!! And Orthodox Jews' exodus from NY to Florida. Here's the article: https://www.wsj.com/articles/orthodox-jews-leaving-brooklyn-florida-taxes-lockdowns...