Category: Financial freedom

Charlene Cong

Charlene Cong: How she became a millionaire at 31 – and why she chose a life beyond banking

Born in northeastern China, 3 hours' drive from the border with North Korea, Charlene Cong is now an independent finance and investment coach based in Zurich. After a decade in banking –...
Born in northeastern China, 3 hours' drive from the border with North Korea, Charlene Cong is now an independent finance and investment coach based in...
17. November 2025
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Compounding

Why aren't we all millionaires by now if the compound interest effect is so simple? 6 stumbling blocks

We have often written about the compound interest effect in this blog. In conversations, however, we realize time and again that even very smart people can hardly imagine the power behind it....
We have often written about the compound interest effect in this blog. In conversations, however, we realize time and again that even very smart people...
2. Oktober 2025
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Finally get your money in order with these 5 financial resolutions - forever!

Dry January, veganuary, more sport or all of the above? As sensible as these and other resolutions may be, unfortunately they are often short-lived. We want to change that, at least for...
Dry January, veganuary, more sport or all of the above? As sensible as these and other resolutions may be, unfortunately they are often short-lived. We...
26. Januar 2024
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Withdrawal plans: How to take early retirement in a relaxed manner

Accumulating wealth is relatively simple, for example by investing regularly in an equity ETF. It is more complex to withdraw the assets you have saved so that they secure your standard of...
Accumulating wealth is relatively simple, for example by investing regularly in an equity ETF. It is more complex to withdraw the assets you have saved...
12. Februar 2023
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Financial freedom - hype or a goal worth striving for?

Who wouldn't want to escape the daily hamster wheel and become financially free? Financial freedom and independence - these dazzling terms are on everyone's lips these days. But what do they actually...
Who wouldn't want to escape the daily hamster wheel and become financially free? Financial freedom and independence - these dazzling terms are on everyone's lips...
7. Juli 2019
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