190 - A Lightbulb Moment About Freedom and Investments - Minesh Bhindi

Have you ever had a lightbulb moment where you realized that the
time and effort you were putting towards something just wasn’t
worth it? Minesh Bhindi, a wealth manager, investor, speaker, and
CEO of Perfect Portfolio did - and all it took was an unwanted
call in the middle of the night to change a lightbulb. Now, he
dedicates himself to coaching and mentoring others who want to
experience more freedom in their lives and invest safely – but
with maximum returns. He knows that investing can be risky,
especially if you don’t know what you’re doing and don’t have
good mentors in your corner. Listen in to learn some investment
advice from a pro and hear how he balances his investment
portfolio.


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Time Stamped Show Notes:

01:30 – Introducing Minesh, a real estate professional who
got into the industry at 16 years old in London

02:00 – He attributes his success at a young age to the fact
that he didn’t care about hearing “no”; he could walk away and it
wouldn’t affect his life

02:30 – He managed to negotiate about 20 million pounds by
the time he was 18 years old and purchased his own properties in
London

02:40 – His mentor started teaching him about the stock
market and other investments

03:00 – The worst experience he’s ever had in real estate

03:10 – At 11pm on a Saturday night, he was called to change
a lightbulb at one of his properties; he asked for them to do it
but they refused

03:20 – He was teaching people about having financial freedom
and was upset that he was driving around to change a lightbulb

03:40 – After that point, he decided to leverage the stock
market to do real estate like a hedge fund would

03:50 – Property Profits for Life

05:00 – Minesh teaches people to invest with a fully
diversified portfolio and better returns with physical real
estate

05:00 – Minesh’s response to those who say real estate is too
risky of an investment

05:00 – He agrees, if you don’t know what you’re doing or
have the right coaches advising you

06:30 – Know what you really want before investing in real
estate; it’s not usually the property, it’s what real estate can
bring you

07:45 – On burning bridges

08:10 – He teaches his students to identify that “no more”
moment where they’re unwilling to continue on with the way
they’ve been doing things

09:00 – He had the tools and people to teach him a better
way; he’s now that person for others

09:45 – Work smarter and leverage your time better

10:20 – Some pointers about REITs

11:30 – He works with about 150 people a year and focuses on
his long-term investments

 11:45 – The REIT that he likes the most is VNQ, which
is a REIT ETF, not just a REIT, and has brought him impressive
results

12:50 – The dividend isn’t huge if only considering the
short-term but is has a huge reach across multiple sectors of
real estate

14:00 – A REIT is a Real Estate Investment Trust

14:40 – If you don’t have the capital

14:55 – Find someone who does and start saving so you can
invest

15:50 - Go to the Perfect Portfolio homepage to learn more
and take this free 1-hour webinar to learn a hassle-free
investment strategy

16:15 - Gold and silver investments 

 14:55 – Minesh aims for his portfolio to be 40% real
estate, 40% in the stock market, and 20% in gold and silver; gold
and silver go up with everything else

17:45 - He’s not a doomsday guy and is optimistic about the
future

3 Key Points

1.) Identify what you really want and build your portfolio with
that goal in mind. 


2.) Investing is hard - if you don’t know what you’re
doing. 


3.) Coaching and mentorship are critical to avoid costly and
careless mistakes.