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In Episode 557, Rob Walling flies solo to talk about investing for founders, with an emphasis on retirement. Rob views investing as a long-term game, not treating the stock market like a slot machine by buying and selling stocks. As founders, we’re busy with our work, our family, and our friends. We don’t want to spend a ton of time fiddling with investments. In this episode, Rob outlines an 80/20 approach to getting the most out of investing as a founder.
The topics we cover
[02:13] How Rob made most of his money
[04:07] The rule of 72
[07:30] Investing on autopilot while building startups
[07:46] Build an emergency fund
[09:53] Max out retirement plans
[12:08] Open a simple IRA or SEP IRA
[13:00] Life insurance
[14:35]…