{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"S8 E1 - Greg Furer | Why Having a Plan for Your Money is the Key to Wealth","description":"In the season eight premiere of Real Returns, hosts Andrew Reichert and Dan Croce sit down with Greg Furer, founder of Beratung Advisors and the TeachPassion Summit. A visionary in the financial planning space, Greg is on a mission to solve the &quot;Cheesecake Factory&quot; problem of finance, where too many choices lead to decision paralysis, by shifting the focus from selling products to providing life-changing advice. Greg shares his provocative philosophy on inheritance, why he plans to leave &quot;no money&quot; to his daughter, and offers a profound distinction between &quot;Success&quot; and &quot;Excellence&quot; that changed how he viewed his personal and professional goals. Timestamps: 00:00 - Opening Segment 01:05 - Welcome to Season 8! 02:30 - Meet Greg Furer: The &quot;Aspiring Accountant&quot; turned Financial Planner 04:15 - The Cheesecake Factory Problem: Why too much information leads to paralysis 07:10 - Advice vs. Assets: Why Beratung Advisors leads with planning, not products 10:45 - The 2026 Tax Cliff: Preparing for the &quot;One Big Beautiful Bill&quot; 13:20 - Bonus Depreciation &amp;amp; Real Estate: What\u2019s changing for investors? 16:05 - Strategic Generosity: 529 Plans and the &quot;Above the Line&quot; Deduction 19:15 - Success vs. Excellence: Measuring yourself against your calling 21:40 - The &quot;No Inheritance&quot; Philosophy: Why cash without core values is foolish 24:30 - TeachPassion Summit: Equipping leaders to scale their impact 26:15 - Closing Segment &quot;Success is when you measure yourself outwardly against somebody else. Excellence is when you measure yourself inwardly against the person that God's called you to be.&quot;&amp;nbsp;\u2014 Greg Furer - Connect with Greg:  LinkedIn: Greg Furer Website(s):&amp;nbsp;Beratung Advisors |&amp;nbsp;TeachPassion Summit - For more insights on purposeful investing, subscribe to&amp;nbsp;Real Returns on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or YouTube.  Apple Podcasts: https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/real-returns\/id1642761377  Spotify: https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/5tx0jOW8J1h3xsEWLuVPzm YouTube: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCjlzrIn04Ee4iBPE7kEUBjg  -  Want to see your question answered on the show? Submit a question via our Q&amp;amp;A form: https:\/\/forms.gle\/Fy9E6H7BTpzhGPueA &amp;nbsp; ","author_name":"Real Returns","author_url":"https:\/\/www.birgo.com\/capital","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/40308830\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/199205665"}