Let me be clear, many of you should not. Many of you should hire a full-blown certified financial planner (CFP) who uses a fee-only method (as opposed to percentage of assets managed). This is especially true if you have a more complicated situation such as owning multiple real estate properties, or being part of a […]
Read MoreYou should hire a financial planner. You really should. This service is for those of you who won't (at least not yet)...
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FI for Colorado Teachers Part 7: Case Study 3: Single Teacher
TL;DR: This case study looks at a single teacher and lays out several paths for retiring (or achieving work-optional status) by age 45. Part 1 in this series describes the “what” and the “why” of Financial Independence. Part 2 discusses the process of “how.” Part 3 looked at the possible “what its” and “yeah, […]
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FI for Colorado Teachers Part 6: Case Study 2: Teacher Married to a Non-Teacher
TL;DR: This case study looks at a teacher married to a non-PERA-covered employee and lays out several paths for retiring (or achieving work-optional status) by age 45. Part 1 in this series describes the “what” and the “why” of Financial Independence. Part 2 discusses the process of “how.” Part 3 looked at the possible “what […]
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FI for Colorado Teachers Part 5: Case Study 1: Teacher Married to a Teacher
TL; DR: This is the fifth in a series of posts for Colorado teachers about Financial Independence and takes an in-depth look at three scenarios for two teachers married to each other to achieve Financial Independence and retire early (two scenarios at age 45, the other one at age 42). Part 1 in this series […]
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