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 yet? 6 compound interest pitfalls

We've written about compound interest on this blog many times. But in conversations we keep noticing the same thing: even very smart people can barely imagine the power behind it. We catch...
We've written about compound interest on this blog many times. But in conversations we keep noticing the same thing: even very smart people can barely...
2. Oktober 2025
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5 financial resolutions to build your financial freedom in 2026

Dry January, Veganuary, more exercise or all of the above? As sensible as these and other resolutions may be, sadly they rarely last long. We want to change that, at least when...
Dry January, Veganuary, more exercise or all of the above? As sensible as these and other resolutions may be, sadly they rarely last long. We...
25. Januar 2024
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Withdrawal plan

Withdrawal plans: how to ease into early retirement

Building wealth is relatively simple, for example by investing regularly in an equity ETF. What’s more complex is drawing down the wealth you’ve built up so that it secures your standard of...
Building wealth is relatively simple, for example by investing regularly in an equity ETF. What’s more complex is drawing down the wealth you’ve built up...
12. Februar 2023
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Financial freedom

Financial freedom: hype or a goal worth pursuing?

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