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6 days ago

Hey Everyone!
I’m looking for other real estate investors to collaborate with! Would love to connect with anyone that has experience in wholesaling, flipping and/or house-hacking. Feel free to comment back or send me a DM. Thanks! ... See MoreSee Less

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Ghaith Bakri I'm a SFR flipper & commercial r/e investor - would love to connect.

Hey Ghaith Bakri were you able to connect with Sam Fong? And I would love it if you would share some take aways.

4 weeks ago

Hey SVIC Fam!

A friend of mine wanted to know how they can go about setting up a scholarship fund at his alma mater for students that are struggling to pay for their education. Does anyone have experience doing that?

He asked me:

1. How should I invest the scholarship money so that only the yield from the investments is used for the scholarships and the fund is never exhausted?
2. Do I need to set up a special brokerage account to hold the funds?
3. What are the best investments for a scholarship fund? Annuities? Index funds? REITs?
4. Being all of the fund's earnings are being donated, how do I prevent the earnings from the scholarship fund from being taxed?
5. Any other things I should take into consideration when I set up this fund?

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Adam Sewell

I’d suggest looking into a donor-advised fund at a community foundation

At UCLA, there is a page on endowment minimums if you want to do this the “official” way through the UCLA Foundation. There might be similar options at your friend’s alma mater. www.uclafoundation.org/resources.aspx?content=endowment

First I would ask his alma mater to see if they can handle all of this according to his/her wishes. If they can’t, you can setup a donor advised fund with Fidelity and control it yourself.

Jordan, There was a story about a dust-worn family from the country that asked about endowing a building at Harvard. The Harvard Dean looked down upon the family with scorn and said, "you couldn't possibly endow a building - it costs <some large number>." To which the Matriarch said, "Is that all? I could build a whole school!"

Jordan Thibodeau I realize this post is old and you may have gotten your answer already, but the easiest way is to work directly with the school. They usually have a process in place to ensure that the fund can continue in perpetuity while making annual scholarships. The drawback is that there's usually a minimum amount required to establish such a fund.

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1 week ago

#FunnyFriday

Thoughts and prayers for Greg.

#thestruggleisreal
#haveyoutriedinvestingindogecoin?
#bitcoin
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#FunnyFriday Thoughts and prayers for Greg. #TheStruggleIsReal
#HaveYouTriedInvestingInDogeCoin?
#Bitcoin
http://Svinvestorsclub.com

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when looking at the market this week, always remember Greg

FOMO is how many people turn a modest gain into a loss.

Doge!

4 days ago

Managing "lifestyle creep."
Great thoughts from Nate Eliason.
"Let's call it 25% to make things easier. That means that if your goal is to retire and live off the interest of your investments as soon as possible, you should plan to save and reinvest 75% of all increases to your income."

www.nateliason.com/blog/75-percent-rule?fbclid=IwAR0EF14n3A6IOyd2b9uyA742QBFmU1LPTGYx7yJpc-A9akWT... ... See MoreSee Less

The 75% Rule for Lifestyle Creep & Early Retirement - Nat Eliason

www.nateliason.com

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Thank you for sharing Ameya Deshmukh

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