Not Your Average Financial Podcast™

Not Your Average Financial Podcast™


Episode 313: How to Avoid the Money Monsters of Taxes, Fees and More! with John Ensley

September 01, 2023

In this episode, we ask:


  • Would you like to join like-minded individuals on the journey?

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  • What do you do, after you hit rock bottom, to make sure you don’t stay there?
  • What about resilience?
  • Who is John Ensley?
  • What happened when John exited the military?
  • What happened in the late 90’s?
  • What did John learn in the early 00’s with real estate?
  • What happened in 2008?
  • What happened when John hit rock bottom?
  • What did John learn about resilience?
  • What happened when John read 100s of books?
  • What about the banking function?
  • What’s John’s journey with the Bank on Yourself® concept?
  • What does John wish everyone knew?
  • How would having a Bank on Yourself® policy have changed John’s trajectory?
  • What are the counter productive forces in a portfolio?
  • What are five the key money monsters?
    • Taxes
    • Management fees
    • Crises or crashes
    • Inflation
    • Debt interest

  • How can we neutralize or put the monsters back in the cage?
  • What about tax?
  • What’s your lifetime exposure?
  • Have you read the book, the Power of Zero by David McKnight?
  • What about fees?
  • What about cumulative fees?
  • What about reversing that?
  • What about crashes?
  • Is the market going to have “another 2008”?
  • Who can account for inflation?
  • What about interest?
  • What are some words to live by?
  • Is what we know probably wrong?
  • Do we take ourselves too seriously?
  • Would you like to talk with John Ensley?
  • What are the key takeaways?
Join us this year, as we explore

the roots behind what we’re inheriting

and how we can navigate in the future.

Who: You! + Amazing Speakers, Authors and Industry Leaders
What: The 3rd Annual Not Your Average Financial Summit
When: September 6-7, 2023; 1PM to 4:30PM CT both days

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Where: Virtual
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John Ensley is president of JEnsley Financial, a fiduciary, financial planning company and Registered Investment Advisor. John holds a Chartered Financial Consultant® designation from the American College of Financial Services and is one of an elite group of highly trained Bank On Yourself® Professionals. jumponwithjohn.com