Richard CanfieldPodcast Host and IBC Advisor, Ascendant Financial · Authorized Infinite Banking Practitioner | Author of 4 Books

Stop Confusing Cash Flow with ROI

14 Aug 2025 · 1 min

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A brief transcript excerpt from a YouTube video about infinite banking where an authorized practitioner clarifies a common misunderstanding: infinite banking is not an investment vehicle but a means to control cash flow. The speaker emphasizes prioritizing control over where money resides and managing cash flow (the ‘other 80%’) rather than focusing solely on high percentage returns (ROI).

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As an authorized infinite banking practitioner, what is the most common misunderstanding you have to undo when you're introducing a prospective client to the concept?
Oftentimes, I see a conflation of expectations of their investments and taking money and investing it, then putting into this contract two separate items. As we all know, this is not an investment. This is a control of your cash flow. As Nelson was talking about back when I had this conversation with him years ago. He said, look, they're all focusing on that 5, 10, 15, 20%. They're ignoring the other 80%, which is our cash flow that we're using. That's what we're talking about. We're talking about, where's that money going to reside. If you are the banker and you run that function and you control where that money resides and you make the decisions. Game changer.