The Prosperity Podcast

Summary : The worst day to invest your money is tomorrow! This episode of the prosperity podcast centers around the importance of educating ourselves and investing our money today, and not tomorrow. Join best selling financial author Kim Butler and host Todd Strobel as they discuss the importance of acting now and the cost of indecision. If you would like the opportunity for us to answer your ques...

Summary: Welcome to this episode of the prosperity podcast! Join our host Todd Strobel and bestselling author Kim Butler as they talk about the importance of having for-profit entities competing in a non-profit space. Listen as they discuss some of the advantages of for-profit businesses, like sustainability and scalability. Also, feel free to check out some the products mentioned in the podcast -...

Summary: Budgeting is almost ubiquitous financial advice - but is it effective? Join bestseller author Kim Butler and Todd Strobel as they discuss how budgets can be counter productive. Learn about the benefits of paying yourself first, or saving money, instead of trying to budget out your expenses. And keep sending in all the good questions and feedback ! We'd love to answer your questions in one...

Summary: Should you rebalance your portfolio? This episode of the prosperity podcast discusses this common piece of financial advice. Is rebalancing your portfolio basically selling assets that work to buy assets that aren't working? Is it important to buy bonds in order to have a balanced portfolio? Tune in to figure out the answers to these questions and more. Also, please keep sending in all th...

Summary: Welcome to a very special episode of the Prosperity Podcast! On this episode, instead of our usual co-host Kim Butler, we are interviewing her son, Robby Butler, a nineteen year old finance major, to get a feel for how the upcoming generation is thinking about finance, the role of government, non profits, and more. Keep sending in all the good questions and feedback ! We'd love to answer...

Summary: Welcome to the 68th episode of the Prosperity Podcast! Join Kim Butler and Todd Strobel as they discuss the timely issue of habits, resolutions, and the dangers of following the crowd. Learn about the best places to save your money and the way that habits shape our lives. And, please! Keep sending in all the good questions and feedback ! We'd love to answer your questions in one of our up...

Summary: In this episode of the Prosperity Podcast, Todd Strobel and Kim Butler address a big issue for the upcoming generation and their parents: paying for a college education. So often today a college education is the expected and automatic next step after high school, and the costs can be very high. Join them as they discuss how to help your children succeed and how to help yourself to remain...

Summary: Why are bridge loan investments profitable, and what documentation should you have before starting? What are the risks of bridge loan investments? Find out the answers to these questions and more as Kim Butler and Todd Strobel discuss bridge loan investments, both from the perspective of an investor and a realtor. Also, please keep sending us all the good questions and feedback . We'd lov...

Summary: Join Kim and Todd on this episode of the Prosperity podcast as they discuss the importance of creating wills, trusts, and power of attorney and keeping them updated. Find out what the minimum age is to start worrying about these documents, and the minimum amount of money you should have to create a living trust. Also, for help creating and updating all these documents visit nnepa.com (nat...

Summary: On this episode of the Prosperity Podcast, we're proud to welcome a new guest, Gina Wells, President of an Advanced Capital Group in Detroit. Gina Wells is an expert of financial planning and social security, so today we talked about new social security laws introduced in Congress's Bipartisan Budget Act. Understanding social security and planning for your retirement is a huge part of any...

Summary: Join Bestselling author, Kim Butler and Todd Strobel as they discuss insurance dividends - what are they, where they come from, and what they can be used for. Figure out whether or not you can change your dividend policy, and what the most common strategy for dividends is. If you're looking to learn about your insurance policy, ask for an "inforce" illustration or ledger from your insuran...

Summary: Tune in with Todd and Kim as they discuss one of the most common theories of saving: The Bucket Theory - and what's wrong with it! Learn how to "pick a side of the fence" with your savings and investment for more control over your money. Find out which savings vehicle is best for you and how your government sponsored saving account might be hurting you - especially if you have college age...

Summary: Are you an honest banker? You probably think the answer to that is yes, but it might not be as simple as you think. Tune in to Todd Strobel and best selling financial author Kim Butler as they discuss the meaning of being an honest banker - especially when it comes to paying yourself back. If you have an comments, tips, or questions, - or you'd like to be a quest on our show! shoot us an...

Today, on the Prosperity Podcast, Todd and Kim discuss how life insurance companies make money and get paid. Kim explains the life insurance model and how it works. Todd describes how premiums are handled. They wrap-up by separating life insurance from other insurances and why that is important. If you would like the opportunity for us to answer your question on the show or to be a guest on our sh...

On this episode of the Prosperity Podcast, Todd Strobel and Kim D.H. Butler breakdown the benefits of delaying social security. Kim explains this contrarian strategy. Todd discusses why financial advisors would want you to delay using qualified money as a source of retirement income. Finally, Kim and Todd look at the value of life and summarize the P4P school of thought on retirement. If you would...

Kim D.H. Butler and Todd Strobel chat about the reasons to not use Universal life insurance when storing cash. In this episode, they compare and contrast indexed, or universal, to whole life insurance. Kim discusses the advantages the whole life insurance hold above indexed. Finally, Todd and Kim ask listeners to do their research because, if it's too good to be true, dig a little deeper. If you w...

Today, on the Prosperity Podcast, Todd Strobel chats with Tammi Brannan of Instinctive Life Career Development about attracting more clients and finding your purpose. Todd discusses his time with the Instinctive Life training. Tammi reviews her 8 characteristic questions. Finally, Todd and Tammi examine the benefits behind finding purpose. If you would like the opportunity for us to answer your qu...

This episode of the Prosperity Thinkers podcast focuses on the financial leaks that build up if we don't pay attention to our bank statements. Todd Strobel and Kim D.H. Butler discuss multiple ways to avoid allowing the fees and charges to build up. Finally, Kim explains how a specialized, separate account can help your money flow to more prosperous opportunities instead of going towards needless...

Todd Strobel and Kim D.H. Butler examine your vocabulary and explain the power in words. Today, Kim breaks down several ways to adjust your vocabulary to create more positive outcomes. Todd looks into the way we feed our brains. Finally, they compare trains of thought to better understand the words we attribute to different phrases in the financial world. If you would like the opportunity for us t...

Today, on the Partners for Prosperity Podcast, Todd Strobel and Kim D.H. Butler dissect marketing spin as it applies to life insurance. Kim defines what marketing spin is as Todd explains how it affects different financial products and what we "know." They look at buzzworthy terms and all of the alternate names given to whole life insurance strategies, and why those terms may have a legitimate use...

"No B.S. Money Guy" Todd Strobel and best-selling financial author Kim D.H. Butler discuss the lies we believe about interest rates. Todd looks at the traditional arenas in which people interact with interest rates. Kim breaks down the truths behind the perceived facts that surround interest rates. Finally, they discuss Kim's new book, Busting the Interest Rate Lies, which you can sign-up to be no...

Todd Strobel and Kim D.H. Butler sit down to talk about the truths in life insurance returns. Todd breaks down the gross returns and how it's offset by your policy's expenses. Kim analyzes what returns for life insurance in 2015 look like. Finally, they implore listeners, if you have any  questions  or areas of confusion, reach out and we will explain it further and more clearly. How does whole li...

On this episode of the Prosperity Podcast, Todd Strobel and Kim D.H. Butler examine how to have a positive mindset in a negative news world. Kim describes the way she finds best to shift her mindset. Todd talks about the process of trying to control your thoughts. Finally, they look at the recent interest rate talk and how it may be a matter of mindset shifting. If you would like the opportunity f...

"No B.S. Money Guy" Todd Strobel and best-selling financial author Kim D.H. Butler sit down to talk bridge loans for the non-accredited investor. On today's episode, Todd and Kim explain the difference between being an accredited and non-accredited investor. Kim defines bridge loans and what makes investors eligible for them. Finally, Todd discusses why education on financial matters sits above al...

Todd Strobel and Kim D.H. Butler look at important questions to ask on this episode of the Prosperity Podcast. The question of comparison is analyzed by Todd and Kim. Kim breaks down finances into three simple areas. Todd explains what your money should be doing. Finally, Kim describes alternative investing solutions to non-accredited investors. If you would like the opportunity for us to answer y...