Tu: The only truly passive income strategy is asset ownership
Vivian Tu · Investing Expert: Your Step-By-Step Plan to Build Generational Wealth | Vivian Tu · Feb 5, 2026 · at 55:04
Financial educator Vivian Tu discusses the myth of passive income with Codie Sanchez, arguing that side hustles like dropshipping are active labor whereas genuine passive income requires owning assets.
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“The only, I think, truly passive income strategy, the only, is ownership. You have to own something. Whether that be a business that is making you money, whether that be investments in the stock market, whether that be a bond that is paying you interest for having borrowed your money, you have to own something.”
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