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