Wealth Independence Podcast

By Dustin Bailey & Adam Penn

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The Wealth Independence Podcast guides high-income tech professionals through proven strategies for building passive income and achieving true financial independence. 

Hosts Dustin Bailey and Adam Penn share battle-tested frameworks, real-world case studies, and hard-won lessons from their years of experience in private markets and alternative investments. Each week, they break down complex investment concepts, analyze current market trends, and interview successful investors and industry experts. 

Through a freedom-first approach that emphasizes passive income, smart diversification, and thorough due diligence, learn how to shorten your learning curve and avoid common pitfalls on their path to financial independence. 

Whether you're looking to understand private placements, real estate fundamentals, or alternative investment opportunities, Wealth Independence delivers actionable insights that help busy professionals make informed investment decisions.


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Episode Date
v2.19 - Hard Money Loans & Character-Based Lending (ft. Will Harvey)
May 15, 2026
v2.18 - No Investor Left Behind: Debt Service Coverage Ratio (DSCR)
May 08, 2026
v2.17 - Why Your Financial Advisor Won’t Cut Your Tax Bill (ft. Kevin Brunner)
May 01, 2026
v2.16 - Not All "Private Credit" Is the Same
Apr 24, 2026
v2.15 - How Everyday Trade Creates Fixed Income Returns (ft. Andreas Schweitzer)
Apr 17, 2026
v2.14 - Portfolio Review with a Billionaire's Playbook
Apr 10, 2026
v2.13 - Building a $50M Media Empire and Deploying It Into Real Estate (ft. Matt Paulson)
Apr 03, 2026
v2.12 - No Investor Left Behind: Recourse vs. Non-Recourse Debt
Mar 27, 2026
v2.11 - What Robert Kiyosaki’s Bitcoin Sale Actually Teaches
Mar 20, 2026
v2.10 - Why the “Invitation Only” Investment Club Is Wide Open
Mar 13, 2026
v2.9 - No Investor Left Behind: STR Tax “Loophole”
Mar 06, 2026
v2.8 - Legacy vs. Liquidation
Feb 27, 2026
v2.7 - Oil Wells, Tax Breaks, and Year-End Scrambles
Feb 20, 2026
v2.6 - Due Diligence, Deal Structures, and the Housing Shortage (ft. Ian Colville)
Feb 13, 2026
v2.5 - The “Old Playbook” for Real Estate Is Dead
Feb 06, 2026
v2.4 - Development Risk, Timing, and Deal-Breakers (ft. Eugene Gershman)
Jan 30, 2026
v2.3 - No Investor Left Behind: Real Estate Depreciation & Bonus Depreciation
Jan 23, 2026
v2.2 - From Dry Cleaning to Real Estate Freedom (ft. Ian Noble)
Jan 16, 2026
v2.1 - The Active to Passive Income Framework
Jan 09, 2026
v2.0 - Welcome to Wealth Independence Version 2
Jan 02, 2026
v1.51 - “Alternative” Investments & the Knowledge Gap Problem
Dec 26, 2025
v1.50 - Asset Protection: Trusts, LLCs, and Privacy Strategies
Dec 19, 2025
v1.49 - No Investor Left Behind: Ratio Utility Billing System (RUBS)
Dec 12, 2025
v1.48 - Don’t Fall for the Doom and Gloom
Dec 05, 2025
v1.47 - Gratitude, Freedom, and Hard-Won Lessons
Nov 28, 2025
v1.46 - Why Smart Investors Never Go It Alone
Nov 21, 2025
v1.45 - The Complexity Trap in Real Estate Syndications
Nov 14, 2025
v1.44 - No Investor Left Behind: Understanding Cap Rates
Nov 07, 2025
v1.43 - Don’t Let Bad Deals Kill Your Investment Strategy
Oct 31, 2025
v1.42 - When “Passive” Real Estate Isn't Actually Passive
Oct 24, 2025
v1.41 - Tax Planning for Passive Investors
Oct 17, 2025
v1.40 - The Liquidity Misconception
Oct 10, 2025
v1.39 - Behind the Scenes of a 20-Unit Acquisition
Oct 03, 2025
v1.38 - Out-of-State Real Estate Reality Check
Sep 26, 2025
v1.37 - When Deals Don’t Perform
Sep 19, 2025
v1.36 - Finding Deals When Others Retreat
Sep 12, 2025
v1.35 - Amazon-Proof Real Estate Investing (ft. Steve Salvigsen)
Sep 05, 2025
v1.34 - Building Your Retirement Cash Flow Portfolio
Aug 29, 2025
v1.33 - Building Passive Income Through Private Credit (ft. Jared Benson)
Aug 22, 2025
v1.32 - Decoding GP Fees in Real Estate Syndications
Aug 15, 2025
v1.31 - Should You Do All the Work Yourself?
Aug 08, 2025
v1.30 - The Case Against Starting Small in Real Estate
Aug 01, 2025
v1.29 - You Make Your Money When You Buy
Jul 25, 2025
v1.28 - From Behind the Iron Curtain to Real Estate Freedom (ft. Vessi Kapoulian)
Jul 18, 2025
v1.27 - Beyond Cash Flow: Determining Return on Equity
Jul 11, 2025
v1.26 - Red, White, and Cash Flow
Jul 04, 2025
v1.25 - The Billionaire Investment Playbook (ft. Bob Fraser)
Jun 27, 2025
v1.24 - Unregistered Securities and Other Investor Myths
Jun 20, 2025
v1.23 - Trust & Long-Term Thinking In Real Estate Private Equity (ft. Ellis Hammond)
Jun 13, 2025
v1.22 - The “Infinite Return” Strategy Explained
Jun 06, 2025
v1.21 - New Passive Investment: Oil and Gas with Downside Protection
May 30, 2025
v1.20 - Real Deal Deep Dive: 20-Unit Property
May 23, 2025
v1.19 - When Your Portfolio Becomes Your Paycheck
May 16, 2025
v1.18 - The Quiet Power of Consistent Returns
May 09, 2025
v1.17 - The Knowledge-Action Balance in Smart Investing
May 02, 2025
v1.16 - From Tech to Alternative Investments (ft. Daniel Holmlund)
Apr 25, 2025
v1.15 - Drilling Into Oil & Gas Investment Opportunities
Apr 18, 2025
v1.14 - Is IRR IRRelevant?
Apr 11, 2025
v1.13 - Vision-Aligned Investing (ft. Robby Butler)
Apr 04, 2025
v1.12 - Legally Paying No Taxes By Following the Government’s Playbook
Mar 28, 2025
v1.11 - Weathering Stock Market Storms With Real Estate
Mar 21, 2025
v1.10 - The Retirement Crisis: Cash Flow vs. Equity Drawdown
Mar 14, 2025
v1.9 - No More Income Tax?
Mar 07, 2025
v1.8 - Strategic Education & Networking for Accelerated Wealth Building
Feb 28, 2025
v1.7 - Pivot or Stay the Course? Protecting Capital in Changing Markets
Feb 21, 2025
v1.6 - From Engineer to Real Estate Developer: A Freedom Journey (ft. Aram Sarkissian)
Feb 14, 2025
v1.5 - Inside the Analysis of a $20,000,000 Apartment Deal
Feb 07, 2025
v1.4 - What is Freedom?
Jan 31, 2025
v1.3 - 2025 Multifamily Forecast: Rates, Rents, and Returns
Jan 24, 2025
v1.2 - Finding Overlooked Real Estate Markets
Jan 17, 2025
v1.1 - A Journey To True Freedom ft. Saket Jain
Jan 10, 2025
v1.0 - Goal Setting for Freedom-First Investors
Jan 03, 2025
v0.3 - Cash Flow vs Equity
Dec 27, 2024
v0.2 - Clues in the News: Geopolitics, Tariffs, and Real Estate Impact
Dec 20, 2024
v0.1 - Welcome to Wealth Independence
Dec 13, 2024