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 place…

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

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Early Retirement Extreme - A Systems Approach to Lifestyle Design