ABOUT EQUITY CROWD
OUR ROOTS IN TEXAS
We are entrepreneurs, each with decades of experience in the fast paced world of technology. We have successfully managed large, high margin P&Ls while leading teams and growing those businesses several times over. We are technologists, having developed and applied the technologies used to make our mobile and computing infrastructure work (it’s likely the work we have done has played a part in how you are consuming this content).
HOW WE DEFINE SUCCESS
Over our careers, as with most working professionals, we have invested in the equity markets through traditional retirement accounts such as IRAs and 401(k) plans. And although we believe these traditional retirement plans and advice have been useful for many people, getting them to start taking personal responsibility for their futures by “saving for retirement,” we also recognize that exclusively “saving” this way was not going to get us to our goals in the timeframe we desired. After all, we’re not “most people.” We take charge of our futures, ensuring we have a plan as to where we’re going and when we’re going to get there.
THE PITFALLS OF TRADITIONAL RETIREMENT SAVINGS
We started diversifying our “retirement savings” through the purchase of real assets, mostly outside of our traditional retirement accounts. It became quite clear that investing in these tax efficient, income-generating assets, such as operating real estate, allowed us to build wealth faster and more predictably. As we added value to the businesses and communities in which we invested, we began achieving our goals faster. Moreover, the generation of long-term streams of income from these assets dramatically increased our sense of security and started moving us closer to our vision of financial freedom – our ability to choose what we do and when we do it.
MOVING FROM SAVINGS TO WEALTH CREATION
We diversified our retirement savings by investing in real assets primarily outside of our traditional accounts. This strategy focused on tax-efficient, income-generating assets like operational real estate accelerated our wealth accumulation and provided greater financial security, bringing us closer to our goal of financial freedom.
THE DIFFERENCE IN THE WAY WE HAVE INVESTED
We have experience across various investment domains, spanning from traditional growth and value investing in equities to acquiring income-generating real assets. Our portfolio includes a diverse range of residential real estate, life settlements, non-performing mortgage debt investments, angel investing, and web-based properties.