You have come to the right place to begin your investing journey.Awesome board with many smart people having own suggestions and ideas to grow wealth!!I

Until recently I wasn’t motivated to make more money or grow my wealth. I

The Vanderbilts who were as wealthy as the Rockefellers at the time did not use this strategy and eventually their net worth evaporated due to many things.Unless you have a license to sell life insurance and know how to structure the policy for the client's goals, you shouldn't be knocking products that can and do benefit MANY people -  especially those who have maxed out other tax deferred accounts.By the way fees are paid over the life of the policy, not all up front.

I have a daughter with some health issues and has a strict diet regime of prepared foods.

See if you can get a copy of The Millionnaire Real Estate Investor by Keller.The Slight Edge and Atomic Habits too.Awesome board with many smart people having own suggestions and ideas to grow wealth!!I

It is amazing what the wealthy pay to just be held accountable and get some mentoring from similarly successful people.Back to the mentorship…I have never paid close to that amount for training or mentoring.  

So, right now, I'm learning: to live below my means, to save better, to invest, to build wealth. I

They put 100k here plus here and there over dozens of deals and hope the portfolio average stays positive over time.I know I deal with very wealthy people on a daily basis and have talked to thousands of millionaires over the phone through the decades.

A more holeistic approach is needed: long term wealth is mostly created by principal pay down and appreciation.

I managed to dodge this problem because I worked primarily for the ultra-wealthy who don't care about these issues and/or are savvy enough to realize the value of letting the GC just do his job.