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Why "Saving is a Scam" and How Basic Capital Unlocks Asset Ownership with Adbul Al-Assad of Basic Capital
This week on The Longest View, Desmond Fleming sits down with Abdul Al-Assad, founder and CEO of Basic Capital, shares his remarkable journey from growing up in Damascus during the Syrian civil war to building a revolutionary fintech company in New York. As a Palestinian entrepreneur who arrived in America with $140 and no connections, Abdul built Basic Capital to solve what he calls the "cold start problem" of wealth building - helping everyday Americans become asset owners through innovative 401k solutions.
The conversation explores Abdul's philosophy that "saving is a scam" for average…
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