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Checkers vs Chess: Freddie Rappina on Leveraging Debt and Strategy for Real Wealth - EP 53

Checkers vs Chess: Freddie Rappina on Leveraging Debt and Strategy for Real Wealth - EP 53

Update: 2025-08-06
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🚀 In this eye-opening episode of The Real Estate Round Table, host Lancelot Lenard welcomes Freddie Rappina, a former police officer turned wealth strategist and author of Playing the Wealth Game. Freddie shares the truth about the two financial games being played—checkers and chess—and how the wealthy use debt, mindset, and strategic investing to build true wealth. Discover how you can shift from paycheck-to-paycheck survival to intentional financial empowerment.

🎧 Hosted by: Lancelot Lenard

👤 Guest: 🏡 Freddie Rappina – Wealth Strategist & Founder of Opta Financial

Freddie Rappina is a Chartered Financial Consultant® (ChFC®), Accredited Investment Fiduciary® (AIF®), and founder of Opta Financial. A former police officer turned wealth advisor, Freddie now manages nearly $40 million in client assets through Cetera Financial Specialists. He is the author of Playing the Wealth Game, where he challenges traditional financial thinking and advocates for using strategic debt and unconventional tools to build wealth. He currently resides in Wesley Chapel, Florida, and was recognized for his successful transition from public service to financial leadership..

💡 What You’ll Learn:

✔️ The difference between checkers and chess in wealth-building

✔️ Why strategic debt is the ultimate amplifier

✔️ How market-based assets and real estate go hand-in-hand

✔️ What financial mistakes middle-class families must avoid

✔️ The mindset shifts that lead to lasting freedom

🎵 Whether you're an agent, investor, or working-class dreamer, this episode will shift your money mindset.

💼 Connect with Freddie Rappina:

🌐 Website → https://www.optafinancial.com/

📘 Facebook → https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100005331316047

🔗 LinkedIn → https://www.linkedin.com/in/freddie-rappina

🎙 Follow Lancelot Leonard – The Real Estate Round Table:

📘 Facebook → https://www.facebook.com/RealtorLancelot

📷 Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/thesirlancelotgroup/

🔗 LinkedIn → https://www.linkedin.com/in/lancelot-lenard-10b5b873/

🔖 Don’t Forget to LIKE 👍, SUBSCRIBE 🔔 & COMMENT 💬 Below!

💎 Produced by Icons of Real Estate - https://iconsofrealestate.com/

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Checkers vs Chess: Freddie Rappina on Leveraging Debt and Strategy for Real Wealth - EP 53

Checkers vs Chess: Freddie Rappina on Leveraging Debt and Strategy for Real Wealth - EP 53

Lancelot Lenard