Not Your Average Financial Podcast™

Not Your Average Financial Podcast™


Episode 328: A Better Way to Save, Invest and Borrow Money with John Ensley

December 15, 2023

In this episode, we ask:


  • Who is John Ensley?
  • Would you like to hear Episode 313?
  • What is becoming your own source of financing?
  • What is becoming our own source of credit?
  • What’s the problem with paying cash for things?
  • How is the Bank on Yourself concept even better than the concept of paying cash?
  • How can you become your own pension?
  • What is properly structured life insurance?
  • Are you giving up interest?
  • What is the cost of buying your cars with cash?
  • What’s near and dear to John’s heart?
  • What about Thomas Edison?
  • What about Nikola Tesla?
  • What about AC / DC current?
  • How does marketing affect our decision making?
  • What marketing messages are we hearing?
  • What is an annuity?
  • How might the myths and misconceptions about annuities be built on false claims?
  • Is there a pension store?
  • What services do insurance companies offer?
  • What is the perception vs. the reality of a 401(k)?
  • What have Mark and John learned after looking at many client’s statements?
  • How can someone make 13.31% over three years (AND have less money in their account)?
  • What about a snapshot in time? 
  • How does that snapshot impact one’s future?
  • How is the financial system corrupt? 
  • How is the marketing manipulating us?
  • Would you like to listen to Episode 56?
  • What happened in 1910, at a top-secret meeting on Jekyll Island?
  • What is the ERISA Act of 1974?
  • If the 401(k) was a person, would the 401(k) be old enough to retire?
  • What choices are there?
  • Do we have other options?
  • How can Bank On Yourself® type life insurance policies help us essentially opt-out or insulate ourselves?
  • How might we thrive in the midst of uncertain times?
  • What does John do to deal with booms and busts?
  • How do insurance companies differ from one another?
  • What is fractional reserve banking?
  • How might you vote with your dollars?
  • Would you like to jump on with John?
  • What is the difference between a spider and a starfish?
  • How will you make your life just a bit better after having listened?
  • Would you like to be a part of the revolution?
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