About this episode

Doc G interviews Roger Whitney about the evolving role and value of financial advisors in the context of the FIRE movement.

In this episode of the Earn and Invest podcast, host Doc G interviews Roger Whitney, a certified financial planner (CFP), creator of the Retirement Answer Man podcast, and author of Rock Retirement. The conversation centers on redefining the true value of financial advisors, particularly pushing back against the early days of the Financial Independence, Retire Early (FIRE) movement, which heavily favored a "do-it-yourself" (DIY) and anti-advisor approach. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: Jordan Grumet

Guest: Roger Whitney

Topics covered

• financial advisors
• FIRE movement
• retirement planning
• value of advice
• DIY investing

Keywords

• financial planning
• advisors
• retirement
• investing
• FIRE
• DIY
• value

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Retirement Answer Man

Books & works: Rock Retirement

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