Aspen’s 2025 Capital Allocation Strategy: Where We Invested & Why

Is whole life insurance a smart investment strategy or an expensive mistake?In Part 1 of this two-part deep dive, Ben and Bob sit down with financial experts Caleb Guilliams (Better Wealth) and Jim Dew (Dew Wealth Management) to break down the truth about whole life insurance and infinite banking.They explain whole life insurance, compare whole life vs term life insurance, reveal what makes a strong life insurance policy, highlight common mistakes, and show when these strategies benefit your wealth, and when they don’t.Investors and entrepreneurs: this two-part series gives you the clarity the financial world doesn’t.Have more questions, or want more resources like a tax calculator? Go to investlikeabillionaire.org to learn more about our community. Check out Ben & Bob’s company and invest along at https://aspenfunds.us/

Ben & Bob join Ellis Hammond to look back on a landmark year in which Aspen deployed approximately $140 million in capital. We walk you through our biggest verticals to see how oil & gas, debt & credit, and multifamily fared this year. And we share some strategies we’re bringing into 2026.Have more questions, or want more resources like a tax calculator? Go to investlikeabillionaire.org to learn more about our community. Check out Ben & Bob’s company and invest along at https://aspenfunds.us/

Spencer Levy, a Senior Economic Advisor at CBRE, has been watching this dynamic year in real estate closely. He joins Ben & Bob today to share his hot takes on where 2026 is going to take us: what cities he has his eyes on, market trends, interest rates, and the political landscape’s impact on real estate. We go through the four pillars of real estate: industrial, retail, multifamily and office. Have more questions, or want more resources like a tax calculator? Go to investlikeabillionaire.org to learn more about our community. Check out Ben & Bob’s company and invest along at https://aspenfunds.us/

David Neidig recently had a liquidity event, selling his family business. So suddenly, he’s shifted from a business owner mindset to an investor mindset. We dig into how he’s making that leap and why he’s going for alternatives. Plus, we get to hear about his unique sale: he sold the business via an ESOP (Employee Stock Ownership Plan). Have more questions, or want more resources like a tax calculator? Go to investlikeabillionaire.org to learn more about our community. Check out Ben & Bob’s company and invest along at https://aspenfunds.us/

Ever wondered how to review an underwriting file in 10 minutes or less? In this Part 2, Ben Fraser shares shortcuts and guidelines for evaluating multifamily opportunities.Have more questions, or want more resources like a tax calculator? Go to investlikeabillionaire.org to learn more about our community. Check out Ben & Bob’s company and invest along at https://aspenfunds.us/

Your essential guide to reviewing an underwriting file. Join Ben Fraser as he shares shortcuts and guidelines for evaluating multifamily opportunities.Have more questions, or want more resources like a tax calculator? Go to investlikeabillionaire.org to learn more about our community. Check out Ben & Bob’s company and invest along at https://aspenfunds.us/

Ken McElroy and Bob Fraser took questions from a live audience at an Invest Like a Billionaire book launch event this summer. We’re bringing that Q&A to the feed because it has a lot to say about the current state of real estate, especially multifamily, from two experienced real estate investors. Have more questions, or want more resources like a tax calculator? Go to investlikeabillionaire.org to learn more about our community. Check out Ben & Bob’s company and invest along at https://aspenfunds.us/

Christian Perez Giese is an industrial broker based right at the Texas/México border, so he has a front row seat as reshoring and nearshoring boom. He serves as the director of the CBRE El Paso & Cd. Juárez office, and his clients include global manufacturing and logistics firms. He has worked on both sides of the border so he has a 360 degree view of the local and global markets that affect global supply chains.Christian joins the podcast this week to talk about what he’s seen over his decades in the industry, and why this moment is so unique in the history of cross-border collaboration. Have more questions, or want more resources like a tax calculator? Go to investlikeabillionaire.org to learn more about our community. 

It’s that time of year again, when we get calls from high earners with W2 jobs asking: how can I save on my taxes this year? In this episode, Ben, Bob and Ellis lay out all the legal loopholes to safeguard taxes. And even better, many of these options can help you make money year round. Have more questions, or want more resources like a tax calculator? Go to investlikeabillionaire.org to learn more about our community. And find out more about the podcast at https://www.thebillionairepodcast.com/

Gold has been in the news lately as its price breaks record after record. So should we jump on the bandwagon? Or are we heading for a crash?Bob and Ben join Ellis to discuss how this moment is making even Gold naysayers rethink the commodity. And they share what other assets they have their eyes on during this moment of economic insecurity. We answer the questions “should i hold gold in my portfolio?" “Is it a useful indicator for future inflation?Find out more about the Invest Like A Billionaire community at https://investlikeabillionaire.org/ And find out more about the podcast at https://www.thebillionairepodcast.com/