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Hosted by Sam Silverman | Silverman Capital · business · EN-US · 126 episodes
Stop saving. Start allocating. Mechanics of Money is the technical manual for high-net-worth individuals moving from "High Earner" to "Sophisticated Allocator." Hosted by Sam Silverman (Silverman Capital), this show strips away the "get rich quick" hype to focus on the operational and financial mechanics of wealth preservation. We sit down with founders, fund managers, and tax strategists managing billions in assets to decode exactly how the ultra-wealthy structure their capital. We cover: • Private Markets: Deep dives into Multifamily Syndications, Private Credit, and PE. • Tax Strategy: Advanced frameworks like 1031 Exchanges, Bonus Depreciation, and Opportunity Zones. • Risk Management: How to vet operators and protect your downside. Whether you are looking to place your first $50k into a syndication or managing an 8-figure family office, we provide the blue
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Signup to Generate a PitchStop saving. Start allocating. Mechanics of Money is the technical manual for high-net-worth individuals moving from "High Earner" to "Sophisticated Allocator." Hosted by Sam Silverman (Silverman Capital), this show strips away the "get rich quick" hype to focus on the operational and financial mechanics of wealth preservation.
Mechanics of Money is hosted by Sam Silverman | Silverman Capital. The show has published 126 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "He Sold His Company for Equity. Then Bought It Back. | Colin Hodge" (20 October 2026, 39 minutes), "You Bought a Business. Why Aren't You Getting Paid? | Blake Harber" (6 October 2026, 46 minutes), and "The Tax Break Every Founder Should Know Before Selling | Brian Lamb" (29 September 2026, 29 minutes).
Mechanics of Money publishes roughly weekly, with episodes averaging 40 minutes across 126 episodes.
Booking probability for Mechanics of Money is 35%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Mechanics of Money requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Mechanics of Money's contact route on record: verified email.
The strongest fits for Mechanics of Money are Investing & Wealth Management and Lending & Credit Cards. Mechanics of Money has a business audience and around 610 subscribers on YouTube.
Sam Silverman | Silverman Capital hosts Mechanics of Money, a business show with 126 episodes published.
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Episode #34
A company sale can leave you with shares instead of spendable proceeds. What changes when the founder later buys the business back and starts building around income, control, and a different quality of life? Colin Hodge...
Episode #32
Buying a company gives you ownership. It may also give you a repair job, an unfamiliar sales cycle, and a long wait before you can take cash home. Blake Harber , founder and managing partner of StudioGTM, previously...
Episode #31
Years at a startup do not necessarily mean years holding qualifying stock. For founders and employees with equity, that distinction can matter long before a business is sold. Brian Lamb is the founder and CEO of...
Episode #30
A startup investment can look successful long before it produces spendable cash. Adam Spector has backed more than 200 early-stage companies, and he is reducing how much of his own portfolio he wants in that world. Adam...
Episode #29
A founder can sell a business and still have important limits on how the proceeds are accessed and invested. What changes when the exit produces a promissory note instead of unrestricted cash? Brett Swarts is the...
Episode #28
A franchise location and a franchise brand can participate in the same customer sale while carrying very different costs, responsibilities, and incentives. That distinction is where this conversation starts to get...
Episode #27
What is money still supposed to do after it has already bought financial security? A larger balance sheet can expand your options, but it cannot decide which options make a life meaningful. Brian Portnoy, PhD, CFA, is...
Episode #26
High income is not the same thing as wealth. For a revenue leader, the bigger question is whether the next five years should be spent maximizing cash compensation, or whether the next 20 should be spent building and...
Episode #25
Putting capital to work can feel productive. But when a private deal locks that capital away for five years - and possibly ten - patience may be the more active decision. Jeremy Roll is President of Roll Investment...
Episode #24
What happens when your net worth reaches $500 million, but exists almost entirely on paper? For Martin Tobias, watching that concentrated position fall roughly 90% became a lasting lesson about liquidity, risk, and the...
Episode #23
How much of your financial life have you never said out loud to another person, and what is that silence actually costing you? Sam sits down with Dr. Megan McCoy, the first Certified Financial Therapist and Acting Chair...
Episode #22
You're sitting on a pile of credit card points and no real idea what they're worth. What if the same balance that gets you a $600 hotel room could get you an $1,800-a-night suite instead? And what if the reason you can...
Episode #21
What happens when you sell your company, deposit more money than you've ever had, and immediately feel worse than before? Sam sits down with Jerome Myers, Certified Exit Planning Advisor, founder of Exit to Excellence...
Episode #20
What's the difference between the entrepreneur who pays full capital gains tax on a $20M exit and the one who pays almost none? Usually, it's not income. It's whether anyone on their team was hired to plan ahead. Sam...
Episode #19
How do you run a US real estate fund, SEC-regulated, entirely US-based investors, from a surf town in Costa Rica, and still turn down most of the deals you're offered? Sam sits down with Sarah Miskelly , founder and...
Episode #18
How did a COVID-era face mask business become the launchpad for an 8-figure service company, and a life built entirely by design? Sam sits down with Arman Taheri , co-founder and CEO of TalentPop , a talent solutions...
Episode #17
What do 8,000 millionaires actually do with their money, and what can you learn from the patterns? Sam sits down with Tad Fallows, co-founder of Long Angle, a community of over 8,000 high- and ultra-high-net-worth...
Episode #16
Mathew Owens is a CPA who quit his corporate job in 2006, got hit by the 2008 crash, lost everything, and paid back every investor before rebuilding from scratch. Today, he's flipped over 1000 houses, raised $200M+ in...
Episode #8
Everyone makes content about buying businesses. But once the deal closes and you actually have to grow the thing? That's where the real playbook starts, and almost nobody talks about it. In this episode of the...
Episode #14
<p>What if the best market signal didn't come from Wall Street — but from 3,500 retail traders on social media?</p><p>Sam sits down with <b>Vuk Vuković</b>, co-founder of <b>Oraclum Capital</b>, a systematic hedge fund...
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