BBAB 229: Writers, Do You Have a Financial Mentor?

Brain Burps About Books Podcast #229

Writers, Do You Have a Financial Mentor?

An Interview with Todd Tresidder

Announcements

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Appearances

• Join me! I'm speaking at Podcast Boston on June 13th.

This Week's Guest is Todd Tresidder!

This week’s guest is Todd Tresidder. Todd Tresidder is a financial coach at FinancialMentor.com. His unconventional take on worn financial topics has appeared in the Wall Street Journal, Investor’s Business Daily, Smart Money magazine, Yahoo Finance, and more. He’s authored 5 financial education books including How Much Money Do I Need To Retire?, Variable Annuity Pros and Cons, and the 4% Rule and Safe Withdrawal Rates In Retirement.

Todd and I talk about

• Why every writer needs a platform - whether you are self-published or traditionally published.
• How books build relationships and relationships build businesses.
• Why you have to market your books.
• How writing the book is only a third of your job as an author.
• Building equity.
• How to compound your equity as a writer.
• Your books being your art.
• Expected Value Bets.
• How investing isn’t gambling.
• Roderick Russell, the Renaissance Man behind RemarkablyHuman.com.
• EventualMillionaire.com.
• How Todd and Pat Flynn help each other out.