Can Infinite Banking Make You Wealthy?

Jayson Lowe Avatar
visuals representing growth and infinite banking

It is one of the most searched questions for anyone discovering the Infinite Banking Concept for
the first time. And Jayson Lowe, who has been practicing IBC since 2008 with 77 policies and
$1.5 million a year in premium and who was mentored by the late pioneer himself, R. Nelson
Nash gives a direct answer:

Can Infinite Banking make you wealthy? The short answer is no.

That is not a discouraging answer. It is an honest one. And understanding why changes
everything about how you think about what Infinite Banking actually does.

Watch the 60-Second Explanation First

Where Wealth Actually Comes From

Jayson is precise about this: “You becoming wealthy will come from your ability to create value,
solve problems, build businesses, invest wisely, and think long range.”

Wealth is not a product you buy. It is not a policy you take out. It comes from what you do, the
value you create, the problems you solve, the businesses you build, the decisions you make
over a long time horizon.

Infinite Banking does not replace any of that. It does not generate income. It does not make
investments for you. It does not solve problems on your behalf. What it does is something
different and equally important.

For more on what Infinite Banking actually is, read: Is Infinite Banking a Scam? and Is Whole Life Insurance a Bad Investment?

What Infinite Banking Actually Is

Here is Jayson’s exact definition:

“The Infinite Banking Concept is not an investment. It’s a process for controlling how you
finance the things you need throughout your lifetime while recapturing the interest that would
otherwise flow to banks and finance companies.”

Two things are happening in that sentence that deserve attention:

  • Controlling how you finance the things you need throughout your lifetime, every purchase,
    every capital need, every financing decision you make throughout your life runs through a
    system you control rather than a bank
  • Recapturing the interest that would otherwise flow to banks and finance companies, the
    interest you would have paid to a lender stays within your system instead of leaving your
    financial life permanently

Neither of those things makes you wealthy by themselves. But both of them change the
conditions under which your wealth-building activity takes place. And that difference
compounds over time.

For more on how the financing function works, read: Why Would I Pay Interest to Use My Own Money? and What Are the Downsides or Risks of Infinite Banking?

Does the Process Dramatically Improve Your Financial Life?

Jayson answers this directly:

“Now, does the process dramatically improve your financial life over time? Absolutely. Because when you control the financing function, you control cash flow,
liquidity, and long range control of capital.”

Cash flow, liquidity, and long range control of capital. Those three things are what most people
are trying to achieve when they say they want to build wealth. Infinite Banking does not
generate them out of nothing, but it gives you a system for keeping more of what you earn,
accessing capital on your own terms, and deploying it without interrupting compounding.

Over a long time horizon, that is not a small thing. It is the difference between financing your
life through banks for decades and financing your life through a system you own and control.

For more on the long range impact, read: How Long Does It Take for Infinite Banking
to Work?
and How Does a Policy Still Grow When You Borrow From It?

Controlling Capital Changes the Way You Build Wealth

This is the line Jayson closes with, and it is the most important one:

“I can tell you firsthand, controlling capital changes the way you build wealth.”

Not creates wealth. Changes the way you build it. Infinite Banking does not replace your
income, your business, or your investment decisions. It changes the conditions under which all
of those things happen, by giving you control over cash flow, liquidity, and long range capital
that most people surrender to banks without ever realizing it.

When your wealth-building activity, creating value, solving problems, building businesses,
investing wisely, runs through a system you control rather than through banks and finance
companies, the results compound differently over time.

What IBC Does vs. What IBC Does Not Do, A Direct Comparison

This is one of the most important clarifications for anyone researching whether Infinite Banking
can make them wealthy in Canada or the United States.

What IBC Does What IBC Does Not Do
What it isA process for controlling how
you finance the things you
need throughout your
lifetime
An investment or wealth-
creation shortcut
Where wealth comes fromYour ability to create value,
solve problems, build
businesses, invest wisely,
and think long range
Infinite Banking, it does not
make you wealthy on its own
What it controlsCash flow, liquidity, and long
range control of capital
Your income, your business,
or your investment returns
InterestRecaptures the interest that
would otherwise flow to
banks and finance
companies
Generates new wealth from
nothing
Does it improve your financial
life?
Absolutely, when you control
the financing function, you
control capital
Only by itself, without effort
or wealth-building activity
Long range impactControlling capital changes
the way you build wealth
Creates wealth without your
ability to create value

Want to understand how the process works from the beginning? Read: How Much Money Do You Really Need to Start Infinite Banking? and What is the Infinite Banking Concept and How Does It Work?

Common Questions About Infinite Banking and Wealth Building

Can Infinite Banking make you wealthy?

The short answer is no. You becoming wealthy will come from your ability to create value, solve
problems, build businesses, invest wisely, and think long range. Infinite Banking is not an
investment. It is a process for controlling how you finance the things you need throughout your
lifetime while recapturing the interest that would otherwise flow to banks and finance
companies.

Does Infinite Banking improve your financial life?

Absolutely. When you control the financing function, you control cash flow, liquidity, and long
range control of capital. The process dramatically improves your financial life over time, not by
creating wealth, but by changing the conditions under which you build it.

What does recapturing interest mean in Infinite Banking?

It means that the interest you would have paid to banks and finance companies throughout
your lifetime is redirected back through a system you own and control. Instead of that interest
leaving your financial life permanently, it stays within your policy structure and contributes to
the long range growth of your capital.

What does controlling capital have to do with building wealth?

In Jayson’s words, controlling capital changes the way you build wealth. When you control cash
flow, liquidity, and long range capital, rather than surrendering those functions to banks, your
wealth-building activity operates from a fundamentally different position. The results
compound differently over time.

Does Infinite Banking work the same in Canada and the United States?

Yes. Dividend-paying whole life insurance is available through major mutual insurance
companies in both countries. The process of controlling how you finance the things you need
throughout your lifetime works the same way. Ascendant Financial serves clients across both
Canada and the United States.

Who Is Jayson Lowe?

Jayson Lowe has been practicing and teaching the Infinite Banking Concept since 2008. His
family banking system includes 77 dividend-paying whole life insurance policies and over $1.5
million in annual premium. He was mentored by the pioneer of the Infinite Banking Concept
himself, the late R. Nelson Nash. Jayson is the founder of Ascendant Financial, one of the
most recognized authorities on IBC, serving clients across Canada and the United States.

The Bottom Line

Can Infinite Banking make you wealthy? No. Wealth comes from your ability to create value,
solve problems, build businesses, invest wisely, and think long range.

But here is what Infinite Banking does:

“It’s a process for controlling how you finance the things
you need throughout your lifetime while recapturing the interest that would otherwise flow to
banks and finance companies.”

And when you control the financing function, you control cash flow, liquidity, and long range
control of capital. Over time, that changes the way you build wealth.

Jayson Lowe Avatar