Sep 19, 2025 – 5.00am
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Ian Freeman is happy. Why wouldn’t he be? He has finally stopped work, he has a growing stockpile of Rockford Basket Press Shiraz and enough fishing tackle to start his own shop. Oh, and he’s also growing a $350,000 investment portfolio that is just for fun.
So how did he, a retired fisheries inspector who lives near Coffs Harbour on the mid-north coast of NSW, get so set up for what many would see as a dream retirement?
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