On today's episode of the Financial Independence Podcast, I finally got to interview the person who introduced me to the concept of financial independence and early retirement in the first placeā¦
Jacob Lund Fisker from Early Retirement Extreme!
To my mind, Jacob is the founder of the modern-day "FIRE movement" so hope you enjoy the interview!
Highlights
- What Jacob has been up to since stepping away from ERE
- His experience being a financial quant and how it impacted his personal investing
- The problem with set-it-and-forget-it index investing
- The importance of staying flexible with your investing strategy
- Predictions for the next decade and the post-COVID world
- A systems approach to lifestyle design and why it's beneficial
- Jacob's thoughts on early retirement how they've changed since publishing Early Retirement Extreme
- His current projects and his plans for the future