Financial freedom isn’t about chasing the highest returns, it starts with understanding your investor DNA. Investing without knowing your personal investor DNA, is when even “good” strategies can lead to frustration instead of freedom.

My guest, Russ Morgan, shares what purposeful wealth really means and why so many people feel stuck despite doing everything “right.” We talk about the flaws baked into traditional retirement vehicles, how chasing high returns often backfires, and why passive income must be designed to outpace real life expenses to create true financial freedom and wealth.

If you’ve ever wondered why the system feels stacked against you, this conversation confirms why, and the shift we’re seeing toward individuals reclaiming personal responsibility and control over their financial futures.

About Our Guest:

Russ Morgan, known as The Idea Guy, is co-Founder and Partner of Wealth Without Wall Street, providing education on how to increase cash flow and create passive income all without the help of Wall Street, and co-host of the Wealth Without Wall Street podcast. Take the assessment to reveal your investor DNA at https://go.wealthwithoutwallstreet.com/debtdoctor. Connect further with Russ on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/russ-morgan-72595519/.

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CMBS loan maturities are becoming one of the most important stress points in commercial real estate and many borrowers still aren’t prepared for what’s ahead.

In this episode of Debt Doctor, I sit down with debt resolution expert Michael Cohen to break down what’s really happening inside today’s CMBS market. We talk candidly about price discovery, special servicing dynamics, and why proactive borrower strategy matters more now than at any point in the cycle.

As CMBS loan maturities stack up across office, multifamily, and mixed-use assets, the margin for error is shrinking. Discounted payoffs remain rare, private credit is abundant but complex, and special servicers are under increasing pressure to move loans forward — not wait.

This conversation is a clear-eyed look at how borrowers should be thinking about communication, preparation, and optionality as the CMBS landscape continues to evolve.

About Our Guest:

Michael Cohen is the Founder and Managing Partner of Brighton Capital Advisors https://brightoncapitaladvisors.com, a commercial real estate advisory firm specializing in representing borrowers and their attorneys in CMBS and CLO loan servicing workouts. Connect further with Michael on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelcohen36/.

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As this year comes to a close, the storm doesn’t feel abstract anymore.

From conversations in my recent travel to Dubai and Abu Dhabi to the quiet patterns emerging back home, I found myself noticing the same undercurrent everywhere I went. People are bracing. Families are recalibrating. Financial stress is no longer isolated, it’s global. There's a growing sense that it's time for a financial reset.

In this year-end reflection, I share what travel revealed about human commonality, why rising searches around mortgages and bankruptcy matter, and how demographic shifts and climate pressures are quietly reshaping our financial reality.

And I'm excited for the upcoming release of my second book, The Storm, exploring how social change, economic stress, and environmental forces are converging and why moments of disruption often create the clearest opportunities for reset.

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I’ve been thinking a lot lately about listening — not the polite kind, but the kind that actually changes how you see things and experience life.

After traveling and sitting in rooms with people across global private credit markets, one thing has become very clear to me, the best insight doesn’t come from talking more. It comes from slowing down and really hearing what’s being said and sometimes what isn’t.

Sit with me for this Coffee with Bill episode of Debt Doctor — I'm sharing my thoughts on why listening has become one of the most valuable tools I use in leadership, investing, and debt resolution.

From cultural perspective to quiet warning signs in private credit, this is a conversation about awareness, humility, and why markets often speak long before the numbers do, if you’re willing to listen.

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Loan servicing looks very different when you’ve lived through multiple credit cycles.

Join me for this not-to-be-missed discussion with David Pollio, a long-tenured operator who’s seen the loan servicing and real estate investment business evolve from the inside out.

From the lessons carved by the 2008 financial crisis to today’s changing return expectations, Dave brings a grounded, experience-first perspective on what actually matters in this market.

You'll want to hear his take on why long-term relationships still outperform short-term strategies, how technology is reshaping servicing without replacing human judgment, and why newer investors often misunderstand today’s risk-reward reality.

We also explore the growing role of home equity investments, the complexity of second mortgages, and the early warning signs of what some are calling a “zombie mortgage” problem.

This episode is a reminder that in loan servicing, longevity, integrity, and adaptability are not soft skills — they’re success skills.

About Our Guest:

Dave Pollio is the Managing Director of Acquisitions at SN Servicing Corp https://snsc.com/, specializing in flexible mortgage loan servicing solutions. Connect further with Dave on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/dave-pollio-16522a6/.

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Real estate is moving through one of its most defining transitions in decades and the signals aren't subtle. In this conversation with Chaz Guinn, we reveal some of the more surprising factors driving today’s real estate trends.

We dig into borrower behavior, why and how more people are pursuing modifications instead of walking away, and how the affordability gap is shifting the future of homeownership. We also explore where technology is transforming real estate transactions and asset management, and why ethical practices matter more now than ever.

If you’re an investor navigating today’s uncertainty or seeking ways to find more creative opportunities, this episode will help you see the signals with clarity and move forward with precision.

About Our Guest:

Chaz Guinn is the Founder & CEO of Revolve Capital https://revolvecapital.com, specializing in the non-performing mortgage market and at the forefront of acquiring, managing, and selling 1st lien NPLs and RPLs backed by single-family homes, creating profitable opportunities for a diverse range of investors. Connect further with Chaz on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/chaz-guinn-25695b35/.

First Lien Capital is your trusted investment partner delivering security and strong returns while making real impact, and First Lien Resolutions is your Special Assets Group for hire delivering integrated resolutions to protect capital and restore performance to distressed real estate debt scenarios.

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Bank deceptive practices aren’t rare — they’re embedded into the system.

In this episode, Bill Bymel and expert guest Bill Moreland, founder of BankRegData, expose the quiet tactics big banks use to mask risk, manufacture stability, and keep regulators and the public in the dark.

From the surge in NDFI (Non-Deposit Financial Institution) loans, to extend-and-pretend strategies, to balance-sheet games born from years of artificial rate suppression, this conversation breaks down the mechanisms that distort the true health of our financial system and the consequences investors need to prepare for.

We’ll look at the generational divide around “normal” interest rates, the mispriced risk inside bank balance sheets, and why understanding duration and risk profile is non-negotiable for investors today.

If you want to understand the hidden pressures shaping the economy right now, this episode is required listening.

About Our Guest:

Bill Moreland is the Founder and Partner of BankRegData, a simple to understand solution to reviewing Bank Call Report and UBPR performance https://bankregdata.com. Connect further with Bill on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/bill-moreland-097586/.

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AI may be reshaping the real estate industry, but there’s one thing it still can’t automate: the human instinct that makes or breaks a deal.

Listen in as Bill Bymel and Amanda Walsh go beyond the tech hype to show why real estate remains a deeply human business and why the most valuable insights still come from brokers who understand people, not just data.

From intuition and personal advice to emotional intelligence and real-world experience, these are just a few of the irreplaceable advantages that technology simply can’t replicate.

If you're watching the market evolve, this conversation offers a grounded — and maybe surprising — look at where AI helps, where it falls short, and why the future of real estate still depends on the human touch.

Listen in for a perspective the algorithms can’t give you and a reminder of why relationships remain the real competitive edge.

About Our Guest:

Amanda Walsh, aka “Mandy The Real Estate Broker" is Founder and Broker/Owner of AMW Real Estate, a boutique, multi-state brokerage mandytherealestatebroker.com. Connect further with Mandy on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/amwrealestate/.

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