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Did you know you could access your retirement money early? I know! I didn’t realize this was a thing until well into my 20s. So I’m stoked for you to learn more about investing and retirement and couldn’t think of a better person to have this discussion with than today’s guest.
About Our Guest
Brandon Renfro is a fee only financial advisor and Assistant Professor of Finance at East Texas Baptist University. He has also been serving in Arkansas Army National Guard since 2009 and is an Infantry Captain in the 39th Infantry Brigade.
Brandon teaches courses on investments, economics, personal financial planning, corporate finance, international finance, and money and banking and writes really in-depth and well articulated articles on financial topics.
What You’ll Learn
- Where Brandon’s background lies and his perspective on FIRE
- Why Brandon went into financial planning
- A simple breakdown of what an IRA is and clearing up common misconceptions about them
- How to decide between a traditional IRA and a Roth IRA
- Why any IRA is better than no IRA
- How we can access IRA money legally early
- Red flags to be aware of when investing
- Addressing the rationale of investing fear
- Good resources for learning more about investing
- Why a fee-only advisor may be generally preferable
Resources
More info on Roth Conversion Ladder: https://www.brandonrenfro.com/creating-a-roth-conversion-ladder-to-fund-early-retirement/
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