FIRE (Financial Independence, Retire Early) - Does it work?
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One of the biggest ‘movements’ in finance is the FIRE concept. You work hard, you save even harder and you retire early. Does it work? Does it pay off? Does it even make sense? James Gerrard of www.financialadviser.com.au joins wealth editor James Kirby in this episode. ------In today’s show we cover: *Facing FIRE - It’s a neat acronym, but is it for real? *Insurance - The unavoidable cost that may have to come first *Property versus super *Negative gearing - Did getting rid of it in NZ really hurt the market? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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