
Michael Kitces on the Myth of Retirement and the Rise of Financial Independence
The Investopedia Express with Caleb Silver
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What Does It Cost to Be You?
The financial service industry manufactured the concept of retirement, says John Defterios. Even when i'm financially independent and don't have a need to work, there are things that i enjoy doing that create economic value. So why would i not keep doing them? Because i enjoy them. And thyall stop o create economic values, i can get a ittle extra spend and money. That's what you won't necessarily get from nap or from a rolboat adviser. But thinking about it from that financial independence frame, i find reall changes the conversation.
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