Everybody in Switzerland can retire in 10 years!

“RIP, wake up” Holy sheet, again? Is there another thing about me out in the wild I should care about? “Of course…” Is it about the newspaper interview? Are haters coming? Btw didn’t we agree that you’re Rico Pelli? So it’s your job to handle them. See you bye bye

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Who the hell is Rico Pelli?

“RIP, you there?” Cmon, it’s Sunday, I’m resting… one usually rests on Sunday! “But you’re not working since a month and half. What do you need to rest from?” Well.. parenting is tough. Then I’m… wait a minute, I’m a busy human being as busier these days than ever! What

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What if I Retire at 65?

Hi RIP friends, I just jumped out of the shower, whose definition on RIPipedia is: The shower is the place where 99% of blog ideas show up but get lost after 10 seconds because you don’t have pen and paper and your memory is so degraded that Guy Pearce’s character

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Financial Independence Europe Podcast featuring… me :)

“Hey RIP, wake up… wake up…” What… what time is it? It’s late! What do you want from me? “I was listening to a podcast and there’s a guy who claims to be you, but I don’t think he’s really you… I mean, listen to his English pronunciation… he seems

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Financial Quickie: what’s the minimum amount that makes sense to start investing on Interactive Brokers?

Good morning newbie RIPvestors! Today I want to answer to a question from our reader Mr Dip (which is not the same person of Mr DIP, guest poster from the past) on a recent post: By the way, what would be the minimum you’d recommend someone start investing with on IB

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Defined benefits Lump Sum Value

Hi readers, I recently read an article by Michael Kitces I’d like to share and act upon it. But before we get to the dinner table, who the hell is Michael Kitces? Michael is a cool person I don’t have the pleasure to have met but I’d love to. He

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July 2018 Financial Update – Too good to be true

Hi RIP voyeurs, Did I tell you I love hot weather? It’s very hot these days in Switzerland. Hot and sunny! Did I tell you I love sunny weather? We’re enjoying an amazing summer in Switzerland. Probably the hottest and sunniest since I moved here in 2012! Consistently above 30

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