FAT FIRE Conference 2024 – Brisbane (Sat 26th Oct)

Description

This year, we’re taking our FIRE conference to the next level by turning it into a multi-city roadshow across Sydney, Brisbane, Adelaide, and Melbourne. Join us for a full day of engaging and informative panel discussions featuring four experts who have successfully achieved Financial Independence and Retired Early (FIREd). Each city will have a different host and panelists, so be sure to attend as many events as your heart desires.

You’ll hear their inspiring stories, gain insights from their experiences, and receive actionable advice to help you reach your own FIRE goals. Our panelists come from diverse backgrounds and will share the strategies that propelled them to success, whether through real estate, business ventures, or equity markets.

Discover the mindset and secrets that enabled them to retire at least a decade ahead of the standard retirement age. After the panel, you’ll have the opportunity to participate in a Q&A session to deepen your understanding and watch them debate controversial topics, followed by networking with like-minded FIRE enthusiasts. The event is fully catered, including lunch, snacks, coffee/tea, and non-alcoholic beverages. We are most likely be having post-event casual dinner for those who wants to socalise more (own-expense). You never know—you might even meet your next accountability partner or mentor to accelerate your FIRE journey.

All profits from the event will be donated to a charity chosen by our panelists, which will be announced on the day.

Brisbane Details:
Venue – TBA
Address – TBA
Date – Saturday 26th October
Time – 10am ~ 5pm
Cost – $100/pp

 

Discussion Topics:

• Forewords & housekeeping
• Why FIRE conference?
• Introduction to the Panelists
• Definition of FIRE(s)
• Reflect panelist’s PAST journey:
  • Why FIRE?
  • When did you achieve FI and RE?
  • What was your primary vehicle to achieve FI?
  • Who/what was the most influential to your journey?
  • What habit(s) would you say made the most difference?
  • Do you have any philosophy/framework you live by?
  • Was there anything that held you back?
• Visit panelist’s current situation:
  • What’s your current investment portfolio?
  • What/when is enough?
  • Where do you your efforts & attention on now?
  • How would you have done it differently if given another chance?
  • If you can go back to yourself 10 years ago, what advice would you give yourself?
  • What are some of the common myth about FIRE?
  • What are some of the pitfalls of FIRE?
  • How do you secure/protect your assets?
  • How many income stream do you need to secure FIRE status?
• Discuss future outcome:
  • What’s your opinion of the Australian & Internationally economics in the next year, 5 years and 20 years?
  • What’s your thoughts on each of the different industries and markets?
  • What are some investment opportunities & methodologies
  • What’s on your bucket list?
  • What you thought about your legacy?
  • Would you mentor someone who have the drive to FIRE?
• Direct Q&A with participants
• Panel Discussion Game (Agree or Disagree)
  • Superannuation is key to FIRE
  • Best asset class to invest in during early FIRE journey
  • Cryptocurrency is the future of finance
  • We are about to hit the biggest financial crisis in history
  • I plan to leave all my inherence to my kids
  • Money is the root of all evil
  • Having a mentor is critical for FIRE
• Networking opportunity

 

Panelists:

Marisa Wiman

Born in Switzerland and moved to Australia 32 years ago.

Marisa grew up in a farm and landed in Australia where through lots of education, mistakes and lessons managed to retire at age 42 (FIRED) BUT chose to continue to invest time in learning and creating systems in the outsourcing business that allowed her full FAT FIRED at age 50.

She is passionate about creating passive income (predominantly from properties) and living a sustainable life at what she calls ‘the farm’ in Kingaroy Queensland.

She also spends time helping businesses as a volunteer, mentoring, guiding and sharing how to create a Freedom Business.  Her motto is:  “if a man can do it, I can do it too”

 

 

Kel Davis

Kel is a serial entrepreneur and property investor that reached financial freedom at the age of 50. He then continued to invest until FAT FIRED at 57.

He now manages the family office (groups investments) when he is not out on the sustainable lifestyle farm, surfing at the sunshine coast, motorcycle touring or simply living life.

Kel shared their journey in three self-published books, explaining how to reach financial freedom using the Australian rules. Sustainable experience includes going off the power grid, with EV’s for transport, plus food and own water supply.

As a volunteer Queensland government business mentor plus senior mentor for business training, Kel constantly gives back by sharing his macroeconomic updates and business opportunities.

 

Wally Chiang

Made in Taiwan, assembled in Australia, Wally fell into the common Asian misconception of equating good grades with success, resulting in him amassing more degrees than one cares to count. After gaining experience in the corporate IT sector, he embarked on an entrepreneurial journey by establishing his own digital marketing agency.

Having dedicated close to 10,000 hours to studying macroeconomics and geopolitics over the last six years or so, his current focus centres on wealth preservation and self-sufficiency. This involves diversifying into precious metals and cryptocurrency, alongside acquiring a 600+ acre hobby farm to learn new skills such as hunting, bushcraft, and permaculture.

With a disciplined approach to saving, investing in real estate during the booming years, and putting his business under management, Wally achieved FIRE at the age of 40. This grants him the freedom to devote his time to his family, particularly imparting his knowledge to his two young children. Moreover, Wally runs courses on his farm, catering to those embarking on their own journey towards self-sufficiency.

 

Panelist 4 – TBA

 

Host

TBA