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MONEY - Why People Are Broke? 401k || Coach Raphael Djine, iLAED Global

21 Jan 2022 · 2 min

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In this segment Coach Raphael Djine argues that traditional retirement vehicles like 401(k)s primarily serve Wall Street’s interests, funneling individuals’ savings to billionaire investors who reap massive profits while offering little return to the saver. He dismisses the conventional wisdom of diversification promoted by financial institutions, labeling it a “cool technique” that keeps money stagnant. Djine stresses that money must be an active, daily‑producing asset; the solution is to build a "money‑producing machine"—a business that generates income continuously, even while you sleep. He cites Warren Buffett’s first rule of money—never lose money—implying that keeping cash in a savings account is a loss because it does not generate returns. The core message is to shift from passive, diversified savings to active entrepreneurship that creates perpetual cash flow.

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All right, number three. You know, some people know about 401k. I'm not going to talk much about this. When you have money in 401k and all that, hey, it benefits Wall Street. Most guys on Wall Street, they are billionaires, they are multimillionaires because we you gather all that and give it to them, and they go out and make money with it again. They put in big companies so that can give them massive revenue. And they come back and give you nothing when you die or when you retire. So diversification again, another cool technique from Wall Street guys. When you have money, what do you do with money? Oh, diversify. Do this. Put this money market. Blah blah blah blah blah. Wrong. If you want to get out of this hole, make sure you build a machine that can produce you money, that can give you money every day. When you sleep, you make money. When you wake up, you make money because you actually build this machine. And that's what we call business. It's business. I mean, you have to earn money, but when you earn that money, just like what Buffett say, he say the first rule of money is not to lose money. If you let money go in a bank account, in a savings account, you just lost it, because it's not producing anything. Your money must produce. So that's the first rule. And you must maintain that. Thank you.