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FIRE Introduction

What does it Mean to Retire Early?

Setting Realistic Assumptions – Anticipated Rate of Return

Basic Investing – Setting up a Brokerage Account

Basic Investing – Stocks and Bonds

Investing – Mutual Funds

Investing – Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs)

Investing – Common Tax Issues

Tax Losses and Tax-Loss Harvesting

Taxes – IRAs and 401(k)s

Actually Doing This

Calculating Your Needs: Example 1

Dividend Reinvestment

Debt

Parent Savings Habits

Retirement Ideas

Annuities

Savings Techniques

Trade-Offs

Starting Age

Buying vs. Leasing Cars

401(k)s and Target-Date Funds

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)

Municipal Bonds

Opportunity Cost

Timing the Market

Cost of Living for the FIRE Investor

Compounding Returns

High-Yield Savings Accounts

Credit Card Points and Miles

Inherited IRAs

Federal Reserve Bank and Interest Rates

Margin Trading

FINRA

Pink Sheets and Penny Stocks

Short-Selling

Buying the Dip

Inflation for the FIRE Investor

Planning a Budget (and Inflation)

Decision Making and Rate of Return

Initial Public Offerings (IPOs)

Preferred Shares and Share Classes

How-to Checklist to get Started Toward Early Retirement

Social Security

Investing in Retirement

Market Value vs. Gains and Losses

After Hours Trading and Stock Futures