Do you ever find yourself sitting around wondering how someone retires early? Good news… we’ve been wondering the same thing. To answer answer all of our (and your!) questions about early retirement, we invited the man who has not only done it himself, but has been teaching other people to do it too, from TheRetirementManifesto.com, Fritz Gilbert.

Speaking of wonder….have you wondered how you can win that “free” luxury car in the mall? Ever think about writing down your information for a chance to win? As you’ve probably expected, there’s a catch… and we’ll share what it is on today’s podcast. Plus, during the second headline, we’ll cover why you shouldn’t be so afraid of A.I. managing your money. We’ll dive into what more AI means to the pros, and we think you’ll like their point of view.

Then we’ll throw out the Haven Life Line to Stevan, who calls in with a question about target-date funds. What should someone be looking at when they’re trying to determine if a target-date fund is a good investment? Of course, we’ll still have time to answer a letter from college student Tyler, who recently downloaded Acorns. Still being young, how should he be investing his money? And don’t your worry, we’ll still have time for Doug’s trivia.

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<47:37> Doug’s Trivia

• What book, first published today in 1951, missed out on a TON of Benjamins because it’s author had had a bad experience with another project and forbid it?

<55:12> Haven Life Line

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• Steven wants to know what he should be looking out for when he’s trying to decide if a target-date fund sucks or not.

<1:00:32> Letters

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• Tyler is a college student who wants to invest somewhat aggressively, but wants to see his wealth grow steady also. What should he be doing?