“They moved $230,000 into a policy, it compounded immediately, and a later client borrowed $800,000 against several policies while cash value kept growing.”

Entrepreneurs on Fire · How Successful Business Owners Can Become Their Own Source of Financing with Mark Willis

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Fund a dividend-paying whole life insurance policy with excess cash flow, then borrow policy loans against the cash value for business needs

$230,000 moved from savings; $800,000 borrowed against policies

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“When you borrow against one of these policies, the loan is collateralized by your own money, you set your own terms, and the cash value continues to grow uninterrupted.”
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“The typical interest rate on a savings account is so low you need a magnifying glass; cash in a whole life policy grows guaranteed and pays dividends.”
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“I updated all my financial models, added a whole tab on cash flow, and used that to determine how much more cash I need and updated my valuation.”
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“If you buy companies at 4x… you’re buying 10 M worth of cash flow… you’ll have cash flow from subsidiaries to fund later deals.”
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Why it worked 4-5x cash flow, 10 M cash-flow purchase yields ~8.5 M actual cash flow… Share this moment

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