Five Day
Surviving the Economy Challenge
Make MORE
Pay LESS
Unlock Financial Freedom:
Secrets the Elite Don't Want You to Know
How to not only survive in this economy, but THRIVE in it.
Dear fellow challenger,
Welcome to 2023. The year where banks are failing at a rate we haven’t seen since 2008, tech workers are being laid off by the tens of thousands every week, we suffer from bone-crushing inflation, the dollar is losing its status that it’s had for DECADES as the global reserve currency, AND the US is about to default on its debt for the first time ever. Cheery right?
Of course, this all comes a year after 2022, when EVERYTHING under the sun--from stocks to bonds to crypto--LOST money. But in the middle of this chaos, JUST like in 2008, there will be a handful of individuals that will get rich. The question is: will YOU be one of them?
And THAT is exactly why professional trader and hedge fund manager Mark Wilburn and tax architect Ron Caruthers have teamed up for this unique 5 day challenge. The Make More/Pay LESS challenge is designed to teach YOU the same strategies the filthy rich have used for over a hundred years
to make their money grow faster, protect it against loss, and pay the ABSOLUTE MINIMUM to the IRS.
Give us 1 to 2 hours a day for 5 days, and we’ll open up the curtains and show you EXACTLY how they do it!
If you think an 8-12% annual return on your money is good (while occasionally having a 40% loss in there),
➡️we’ll show you how to potentially get 100% or more annually on your returns, while keeping your losses to an absolute minimum.
Is any of this guaranteed? Of course it's not, but what we’ll teach you in this 5 day challenge are the principles of trading & risk management to put YOU back in control of YOUR money.
➡️We’ll show you how to identify the stocks that can outperform the S&P 500 over the next 12 months and precisely when to buy them and how to know when it’s time to sell and get out BEFORE it takes a big tumble.
Face it: aren't you SICK and TIRED of watching your hard-earned money repeatedly make gains, only to suffer depressing market losses again and again? We’ll show you how professional Wall Street traders get RICH in a declining market…and it’s easier than you think.
Again, just give us 1-2 hours of your life for 5 days and we’ll show you how this can work for you.
➡️Mark will walk you through every step of the process and educate you on how to select the handful of stocks to invest in from the thousands that trade daily on the markets. Stocks that have very high probability of going up and how to read their ‘vital signs’ as easily as a doctor reads lab reports on an X-Ray--WITHOUT having to go to school for 12 years to learn it.
➡️He’ll show you how to manage risk just like a professional trader (which is what you’re on your way to becoming with this challenge) and how to know when to buy, and when to sell to lock in your profits.
➡️Mark will also discuss the 3 biggest investing myths that Wall Street fat cats love to push that are specifically designed to keep you poor and on the treadmill of "gains followed by losses"--and then waiting for years to JUST get back to break-even.
➡️More importantly, he’ll show you how to break free from that cycle...forever. And you will NOT have to quit your job to do any of this!
So, you will learn all of the basics on how to get started investing your money like a professional in just 5 days.
But that’s not all…
As a financially successful individual in the United States, your NUMBER ONE expense is going to be--you guessed it--taxes! So, Mark has teamed up with his good friend Ron Caruthers who will teach you the tax secrets of the wealthy to help you KEEP more of what you’re earning.
➡️Ron will walk you through all of the juicy tax deductions that most people never use--the ones that the wealthy FEAST on to legally keep staggering amounts of money from the IRS.
➡️AND he’ll show you how to structure your entities as your wealth and income grow so you pay the least amount of taxes legally allowed AND protect your wealth from creditors and predators. As Ron says: ‘The tax code is over 79,000 pages long, but only about 30 of those pages show what you’re supposed to pay…the REST show you how NOT to pay. Most accountants are ONLY familiar with the 30, or they’re so busy they never tell their clients how to save the
most amount of money at tax time. This challenge will show you how!
WARNING: This challenge WILL change how you think about money forever, and you WILL realize that much of what you’ve been taught about investing and taxes is FALSE. However, it will also give you the tools to be able to face an uncertain future and a bad economy with confidence that YOU and YOUR FAMILY will thrive in the chaos.
Ready to get started? Click to enroll and claim your spot now. We can’t WAIT to share this timely information with you!
When You Sign Up To Be A VIP You Get:
(In addition to all of the highly valuable teaching mentioned above)
1. Trading strategy handouts ($200 value)
2. FREE e-book of "Understanding the Matthew Effect" by Mark Wilburn ($20 value)
3. Custom growth tools to help you plan for your future ($50 value)
4.Top S-Corp & Schedule C tax strategy guides ($300 value)
5. VIP-only Q&A session with Mark and Ron ($500 value--based on their hourly consulting rates)
6. Extra hour PER DAY of content and strategy
7. Exclusive case studies detailing specific tax deductions and how they work
8. Trade Monitor™ trading log download ($50 value)
Here's How It Works
Join VIP to take advantage of ALL investing/tax saving content
SIGN UP FOR THE CHALLENGE
No matter what ticket level you purchase, we make sure you get HUGE value.
JOIN THE CHALLENGE FACEBOOK GROUP
Easy peasy.
Just click "Join FB Group" in the "Welcome to the Challenge" email
we send you.
This is how you will watch the General Admission Sessions.
WATCH FACEBOOK LIVE GENERAL SESSIONS
For 1 hour per day.
For 5 days.
June 5-9
6:30pm ET
via FB Live
These recordings are saved for you to watch!
General Admission: available during challenge week only.
VIP: available for forever!
WATCH VIP EXCLUSIVE CONTENT AND Q&A
For 1 EXTRA hour per day
After General Sessions
7:30pm ET
Extra teaching
Q&A with Mark & Ron
(not a mediator)
Held via Zoom
(Link included in VIP email)
These recordings are accessible to you forever, so you can reference back whenever you need.
GET YOUR LIFE-CHANGING
STRATEGIES IN:
June 5 -- June 9
CHALLENGE STARTS IN:
GET YOUR LIFE-CHANGING STRATEGIES IN:
June 5 -- June 9
CHALLENGE STARTS IN:
WHAT YOU'LL LEARN
TAX SAVING STRATEGIES
- Juicy tax deductions that most people never use
- How to structure your entities
- Pay the least amount of taxes legally allowed
- How to get 100% or more annually on your returns
INTRO STOCK
TRADING CONCEPTS
- How to read candlestick charts
- How to select the best performing stocks
- How to manage risk
- How to know when to buy/sell your stock
- 3 biggest investing myths
CUSTOM TOOLS AND TIPS YOU CAN START USING NOW
- Gratitude Log™ (to keep your mindset right)
- Trading Monitor™ (a trade journal, VIP only)
- "Understanding the Matthew Effect" e-book (VIP only)
- Proprietary stock trading tips handouts
- S Corp & Schedule C strategy guides (VIP only)
DAILY TEACHING SCHEDULE
DAY 1 - Understanding the Game
Learning the Rules: Tax rates & secret keys to tax calculation
Day 1 is all about laying your financial foundation, which includes understanding that rich people navigate economic storms better, not because they "play by a different set of rules" than you do, they just understand the rules better, and they use them to their advantage. We’ll lay out the basics of taxes and investing so we can move to more advanced levels during the rest of the challenge.
- How taxes work and are calculated in the real world
- Why you MUST understand the difference between your marginal and effective tax rates, and
how to calculate yours….and then USE that information to pay less tax. - How to deduct up to 90% of the cost of your car
- How to deduct your next family vacation, and much more.
If you are in the UK, Ron has a team in country and can get answers to your questions as well.
For those of you outside of the US and UK, unfortunately, the tax information won’t be specific to your local tax laws.
We recommend reaching out to a local tax planner to help you find the most efficient savings opportunities for you and your family.
DAY 2 - Employing Your Money
Offsetting Inflation
Another key to navigating financial storms is learning to have your money work FOR you, rather than against you. We call this, employing your money. Currently, we are facing rising inflation which is eating away at your savings. Rather than have your money disappear, how would you like it to grow? On day 2, we will give you ideas to offset that “decay” so that it’s GROWING not shrinking.
- Learn why wealthy people don't have lots of money in big banks
- Why the government actually wants you to be broke
- Why investing is not properly taught in schools
- Why the stock market was created
- How it has created more wealth than any other vehicle
- Break down investing myths & mindsets that are designed to stop you from engaging the stock market
- Understand how risk REALLY works
- Give you a real-life case study for understanding risk and how it could radically improve your financial status.
DAY 3 - Tax Secrets
Why your 401K sucks, what to do instead, & how to fly under the IRS radar
- Learn exactly WHY your 401k is the WORST place to put your money if you want to be rich, and what to do instead.
- How to sell your stocks at a profit and pay ZERO tax….even if it’s NOT in a Roth IRA.
- How to deduct up to $13,850 per child on your taxes by using ‘tax arbitrage’. We’ll show you exactly how to set it up.
- How to legally write off dinners with your spouse or friends.
- How to deduct all of your commuting miles.
Is having a home office a red flag to the IRS? We’ll answer this once and for all. - THE best remaining tax shelter in the US that ‘they’ don’t tell you about (Hint: its NOT your Roth IRA, even though those are great).
- A simple investment tweak that allows you to save the same amount of cash, earn the same return…yet receive 4 times the cash payout in retirement!
- The 10 most commonly missed deductions, and how to take them.
- How to avoid an IRS audit. 7 steps you can take to fly under their radar and to keep them from even noticing you…AND what to do if you ARE audited so you come out on top.
DAY 4 - Spotting Opportunities
Storms Create Financial Opportunity:
Growing your Money
The average person learns that saving their money is a great path to wealth, when in realty, it's not. Wealthy people don't save, they strategically invest. One of the best times to do that is in a stormy environment. On day four, you'll start developing the financial skills needed to take advantage of this current economic storm.
- You will learn key stock market lingo
- How to "read" a price chart
- How to understand what a chart is telling you and why it is important
- You will learn the only 3 THINGS a candlestick can do
- How to see the flow and patterns that are created in the stock market
- Understand Supply Zones
- Set realistic expectations of what a stock is likely to do next
- Learn a simple strategy that could be a changer for your investments
- Understand bigger trends and when to buy for longer-term gains
DAY 5 - Entity Structuring
Putting it Together
- Which entity is best for you? Do you need an LLC, S- Corporation, C Corporation, or
Partnership? We’ll show you exactly what’s best for you by income and give you the progression as your wealth and income grow. - How to avoid the hidden tax that secretly erodes your wealth each year and costs you tens or even hundreds of thousands of dollars over your lifetime.
- How to set up your family for generational wealth--and transfer your money to them tax-free!
- Year-end tax tips: 5 things you can do to save money if you’re facing a big tax bill
- And much, much more.
DAILY TEACHING SCHEDULE
Learn how you can take advantage of the same opportunities as the wealthy!
DAY 1 - Understanding the Game
Learning the Rules: Tax rates & secret keys to tax calculation
Day 1 is all about laying your financial foundation, which includes understanding that rich people navigate economic storms better, not because they "play by a different set of rules" than you do, they just understand the rules better, and they use them to their advantage. We’ll lay out the basics of taxes and investing so we can move to more advanced levels during the rest of the challenge.
- How taxes work and are calculated in the real world
- Why you MUST understand the difference between your marginal and effective tax rates, and
how to calculate yours….and then USE that information to pay less tax. - How to deduct up to 90% of the cost of your car
- How to deduct your next family vacation, and much more.
If you are in the UK, Ron has a team in country and can get answers to your questions as well.
For those of you outside of the US and UK, unfortunately, the tax information won’t be specific to your local tax laws.
We recommend reaching out to a local tax planner to help you find the most efficient savings opportunities for you and your family.
DAY 2 - Employing Your Money
Offsetting Inflation
Another key to navigating financial storms is learning to have your money work FOR you, rather than against you. We call this, employing your money. Currently, we are facing rising inflation which is eating away at your savings. Rather than have your money disappear, how would you like it to grow? On day 2, we will give you ideas to offset that “decay” so that it’s GROWING not shrinking.
- Learn why wealthy people don't have lots of money in big banks
- Why the government actually wants you to be broke
- Why investing is not properly taught in schools
- Why the stock market was created
- How it has created more wealth than any other vehicle
- Break down investing myths & mindsets that are designed to stop you from engaging the stock market
- Understand how risk REALLY works
- Give you a real-life case study for understanding risk and how it could radically improve your financial status.
DAY 3 - Investing in the Game
Why your 401K sucks, setting up Roth IRA
- Learn exactly WHY your 401k is the WORST place to put your money if you want to be rich, and what to do instead.
- How to sell your stocks at a profit and pay ZERO tax….even if it’s NOT in a Roth IRA.
- How to deduct up to $13,850 per child on your taxes by using ‘tax arbitrage’. We’ll show you exactly how to set it up.
- How to legally write off dinners with your spouse or friends.
- How to deduct all of your commuting miles.
Is having a home office a red flag to the IRS? We’ll answer this once and for all. - THE best remaining tax shelter in the US that ‘they’ don’t tell you about (Hint: its NOT your Roth IRA, even though those are great).
- A simple investment tweak that allows you to save the same amount of cash, earn the same return…yet receive 4 times the cash payout in retirement!
- The 10 most commonly missed deductions, and how to take them.
- How to avoid an IRS audit. 7 steps you can take to fly under their radar and to keep them from even noticing you…AND what to do if you ARE audited so you come out on top.
DAY 4 - Spotting Opportunities
Storms Create Financial Opportunity:
Growing your Money
The average person learns that saving their money is a great path to wealth, when in realty, it's not. Wealthy people don't save, they strategically invest. One of the best times to do that is in a stormy environment. On day four, you'll start developing the financial skills needed to take advantage of this current economic storm.
- You will learn key stock market lingo
- How to "read" a price chart
- How to understand what a chart is telling you and why it is important
- You will learn the only 3 THINGS a candlestick can do
- How to see the flow and patterns that are created in the stock market
- Understand Supply Zones
- Set realistic expectations of what a stock is likely to do next
- Learn a simple strategy that could be a changer for your investments
- Understand bigger trends and when to buy for longer-term gains
DAY 5 - Entity Structuring
Putting it Together
- Which entity is best for you? Do you need an LLC, S- Corporation, C Corporation, or
Partnership? We’ll show you exactly what’s best for you by income and give you the progression as your wealth and income grow. - How to avoid the hidden tax that secretly erodes your wealth each year and costs you tens or even hundreds of thousands of dollars over your lifetime.
- How to set up your family for generational wealth--and transfer your money to them tax-free!
- Year-end tax tips: 5 things you can do to save money if you’re facing a big tax bill
- And much, much more.
Meet Your Challenge Hosts
Ron Caruthers is one of the nations’ leading experts on paying the least amount of taxes legally allowable, and structuring your financial affairs for security and stability.
Ron has been quoted in USA Today, The Wall Street Journal , the San Diego Union Tribune and co-authored the New York Times bestsellers Shift Happens and was a contributing author on the best seller Wealth Attraction Secrets for Entrepreneurs with Dan Kennedy.
He has also been seen nationally on Fox News, ABC, NBC, CBS, and locally in San Diego on KUSI.
He has more than 30 years of experience as a tax and financial educator, and has worked with thousands of families to improve their finances and reduce their tax liability, putting more money directly in their pockets.
He lives in Carlsbad, California a few blocks from the ocean with his wife Sylvia, her purse dog Scarlett, and nine chickens; and he is father to three children: Jessika, Brennan, and Lexi.
Mark is president and co-founder of NEOS Capital Development Group. Over the last decade, Mark has trained thousands of people to properly invest and create wealth using the financial markets.
For the last 4 years, he has used his own proprietary courses at NEOS to empower countless people to step into realms of financial prosperity they didn't believe possible.
Mark is also a hedge fund manager and co-founder of Apeiron Capital.
He has been an itinerate speaker for many conferences, businesses, and ministries. Mark's passion is, not only helping to empower others with financial skills, but to help them recognize their true potential and greatness.
Mark resides in Georgia with his wife of 10 years and 4 beautiful boys.
During this class, Mark will teach you how to begin understanding investment opportunities and how to recognize when it is a good time to consider trading or investing in the markets or keep your money ready to do so.
Meet Your Challenge Hosts
Ron Caruthers is one of the nations’ leading experts on paying the least amount of taxes legally allowable, and structuring your financial affairs for security and stability.
Ron has been quoted in USA Today, The Wall Street Journal , the San Diego Union Tribune and co-authored the New York Times bestsellers Shift Happens and was a contributing author on the best seller Wealth Attraction Secrets for Entrepreneurs with Dan Kennedy.
He has also been seen nationally on Fox News, ABC, NBC, CBS, and locally in San Diego on KUSI.
He has more than 30 years of experience as a tax and financial educator, and has worked with thousands of families to improve their finances and reduce their tax liability, putting more money directly in their pockets.
He lives in Carlsbad, California a few blocks from the ocean with his wife Sylvia, her purse dog Scarlett, and nine chickens; and he is father to three children: Jessika, Brennan, and Lexi.
Mark is president and co-founder of NEOS Capital Development Group. Over the last decade, Mark has trained thousands of people to properly invest and create wealth using the financial markets.
For the last 4 years, he has used his own proprietary courses at NEOS to empower countless people to step into realms of financial prosperity they didn't believe possible.
Mark is also a hedge fund manager and co-founder of Apeiron Capital.
He has been an itinerate speaker for many conferences, businesses, and ministries. Mark's passion is, not only helping to empower others with financial skills, but to help them recognize their true potential and greatness.
Mark resides in Georgia with his wife of 10 years and 4 beautiful boys.
During this class, Mark will teach you how to begin understanding investment opportunities and how to recognize when it is a good time to consider trading or investing in the markets or keep your money ready to do so.
TAKE THE CHALLENGE
June 5 -- June 9
6:30PM ET
General Admission
Here's what you get:
- 5 Days of Live Training with Ron & Mark
- ⬆️ THAT'S 5 1-HOUR TEACHINGS!
- Access to the Surviving the Economy Challenge FB Group
- Strategies to help you grow your investing knowledge
- How to minimize your tax bill and keep more of your own money in your pocket
- 1 custom tool
- Daily Tax Tips
- Daily Trading Tips
Only $49
VIP (GREATEST VALUE)
Here's what you get:
- 5 Days of Live Training with Ron & Mark
- VIP Backstage Pass-- includes an extra hour each day for a deeper dive into the concepts discussed from that day, AND an opportunity to ask Ron & Mark questions
- ⬆️ THAT'S 10 1-HOUR SESSIONS
- Access to the exclusive Surviving the Economy Challenge FB Group
- Learn the top 10 tax write offs for each kind of entity and EXACTLY where to list them on your taxes.
- See 3 case studies of before and after tax returns and the impact these tips can have.
- Learn 2 simple investing techniques that can drastically impact your investments.
- See an actual case study on an investment and how one of the techniques changed everything
- Many custom tools to help you implement each day's teaching.
- FREE Digital Download of "Understanding the Matthew Effect" Book by Mark Wilburn
- Daily Tax Tips
- Daily Trading Tips
Only $149
Testimonials
Having zero experience in this whole world of trading was exciting yet a little unnerving. Mark is an amazing teacher and does a terrific job of making this all very understandable. The is my first step down this path, HERE WE GO!!
Sean Hamlin
Wichita, KS
Wow, I wish I'd had [his] information years ago! Ron Caruthers is truly the guru of college [financial] advice and he does an outstanding job of presenting this information.
Kathryn, Therapist
San Diego, CA
I had zero understanding of stocks or trading when I bought [his] course. After taking the entire thing, I can honestly say that learning was easy, Mark is a great teacher, and I now better understand the stock market and how NEOS trades shares of stock.
Calvin Givens
Green Cove Springs, FL
There is nothing like the insight of a person who has taken the journey before. And shared that road with many other travelers. We recently had two kids entering college in California, and Ron's advice was not only right on the mark - but delivered in an entertaining and accessible manner.
Sailing Dad
Rosebay, NSW, Australia
This class was absolutely phenomenal! After a week and a half of implementing the tools learned in this class I made back the money paid for it. Mark does an awesome job teaching how to find good set ups and how to manage the trades to make sure they stay winners!
Jessica Peterson
Auburn, AL
Ron Caruthers has unraveled the mystery of college admissions [and finances] in plain, simple terms for anyone to understand.
Mom & Son
San Diego, CA
Mark does a phenomenal job of breaking down stigmas and limiting mindsets that inhibit our ability to build wealth. This clearly unpacks a wide array of knowledge into easy-to-understand (and easy-to-follow) topics that will help anyone get their mindset focused into alignment with their God-given potential.
Steven Cannatello
Sarasota, FL
[Ron's] advice is straight-forward and makes perfect sense. [He] gives us a glimpse into the mysterious world of college admissions [and finances], and helps navigate the sometimes intimidating and overwhelming path to college acceptance. I think all parents dream their student will have a wonderful college experience (that doesn't land THEM in the poor-house), and this book can help that to happen, for every student, no matter what their situation.
Jennifer
Testimonials
Having zero experience in this whole world of trading was exciting yet a little unnerving. Mark is an amazing teacher and does a terrific job of making this all very understandable. The is my first step down this path, HERE WE GO!!
Sean Hamlin
Wichita, KS
I had zero understanding of stocks or trading when I bought [his] course. After taking the entire thing, I can honestly say that learning was easy, Mark is a great teacher, and I now better understand the stock market and how NEOS trades shares of stock.
Calvin Givens
Green Cove Springs, FL
Wow, I wish I'd had [his] information years ago! Ron Caruthers is truly the guru of college [financial] advice and he does an outstanding job of presenting this information.
Kathryn, Therapist
San Diego, CA
There is nothing like the insight of a person who has taken the journey before. And shared that road with many other travelers. We recently had two kids entering college in California, and Ron's advice was not only right on the mark - but delivered in an entertaining and accessible manner.
Sailing Dad
Rosebay, NSW, Australia
FAQ's
Have Questions? We Have Answers.
Q: Who's the Challenge for?
People who see how inflation, government spending, and financial institutions are causing a financial crisis and want to protect themselves from the fallout. If you are looking for a way to "weather" this economic storm so you can thrive in the next season, this event is for you.
Q: Why are the recordings only available for a week?
The recordings of the live Surviving the Economy Challenge teachings will be made available directly on the SEC Facebook Group page. They will only be available until the end of the Challenge week (Mon-Fri), because the main purpose of a Challenge format is to provoke you to action. Challenges give you energized, intensive opportunities attached to a countdown--this countdown is meant to help you spring into action.
The ultimate goal of a Challenge is to introduce you to a life changing topic, give you tools that can help you implement this change, and a countdown to help give you the motivation to actually MAKE IT REAL.
Q: How do I access the Challenge?
Live Teaching: The Surviving the Economy Live teachings will take place on the Surviving the Economy Challenge Facebook group via Facebook Live. Once the live session is over, the recording will be available directly from the Facebook group page.
**The recordings will only be available through the end of the Challenge week!
VIP Backstage Experience: Immediately after the SEC teaching, a "backstage" forum via Zoom will be made available. This session may NOT be recorded, you must attend live to access it.
Q: Who is this class NOT for?
People who want another "self-help" event to make them feel better. If you are NOT serious about how you can save money in taxes and make more from your investments, please don't waste your money or our time.
Q: How much is this training?
There are two ways to participate in the Surviving the Economy Challenge. The General Admission is only $97 and the VIP experience is only $297, which includes a backstage pass for a deeper dive of the training content, opportunity for Q&A, and loads of extra resources.
Q: How does a 5-day Challenge work?
Each day the LIVE training will begin at 11:00 am est and end at 12:00pm. After the general session, we will go "back-stage" for a deeper dive of the content covered from the general admission session, give tools & handouts to propel you forward faster on the journey and do some live Q&A. In the evening, you are encouraged to put some additional "work" in to get stronger results.
Q: What is a 5-day Challenge?
A 5-day challenge is an event that is designed to garner momentum quickly. In this challenge, we will be "going live" on Facebook and Zoom over a 5 day period. While the training will recorded, they will only be able to be viewed for 24 hours and then they will be gone. The goal of taking on this challenge is to overcome an obstacle you are facing. Creating momentum is the best way to achieve those results.
Q: What skills do I need?
Like we mentioned before, this event is for people wanting to gain momentum in their lives and grow in their capacity. All that is required is an open mind and a desire to make it happen.
