Most wealth gets chipped away quietly—not by market crashes, but by the little leaks we don’t see. In this advanced, “201/301-level” conversation, Christian and Rod unpack 10 hidden wealth destroyers that high-income earners often miss until they’ve lived through them. From inflation silently eroding idle bank cash to the tax sting of phantom income, from illiquidity that forces bad sales to the way a loan’s terms can matter more than its size—this episode is a practical field guide to keeping more of what you build. We also dig into lawsuit and creditor exposure (and the simplest fix most people skip), documentation pitfalls with partners and lenders, and why concentration risk isn’t just about assets—it’s also about operators. Finally, Christian and Rod connect the dots on estate liquidity gaps and the generational tax drag of  ...