About this episode

Kornel Szrejber interviews David Chilton about financial independence, personal finance, and the updates in his book, The Wealthy Barber.

One of my favourite types of interviews is when I get to interview someone who has hit their financial independence or retirement number early, and then picking their brain on how they got there, what worked well for them, what didn't, what mistakes they could have avoided, and learning what makes them feel happy and fulfilled both before and after hitting financial independence. Well this time, I got to do this with one of the most famous personal finance experts in Canada, David Chilton, who, as you may know, was also one of the dragons on Dragon's Den. Dave's bestselling book, The Wealthy Barber, was actually the first personal finance book that I ever read. I read it decades ago in high school, and in a way, it actually started me down this path of early financial independence. Dave has recently released a massive update to the book, so we cover what has changed in personal finance and investing in Canada over the years, and what Canadians need to know about now when it comes to personal finance and investing in Canada. I'm incredibly grateful that Dave has chosen to spend so much of his time educating Canadians and trying to improve financial literacy here in Canada. You can…

People in this episode

Host: Kornel Szrejber

Guest: David Chilton

Topics covered

• financial independence
• personal finance
• investing
• ETFs
• financial literacy
• retirement planning

Keywords

• financial independence
• David Chilton
• The Wealthy Barber
• personal finance
• investing
• ETFs
• retirement

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Dragon's Den

Books & works: The Wealthy Barber

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