# How to Build an Investment Strategy for Financial Independence Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/biggerpockets-money-podcast-793498/how-to-build-an-investment-strategy-for-financial-independence Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/biggerpockets-money-podcast-793498/how-to-build-an-investment-strategy-for-financial-independence.md Podcast: [BiggerPockets Money Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/biggerpockets-money-podcast-793498) Published: 2026-05-26T05:00:00+00:00 Episode link: https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.megaphone.fm/MGEEK8658357133.mp3 Audio file: https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.megaphone.fm/MGEEK8658357133.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/biggerpockets-money-podcast-793498/episodes/how-to-build-an-investment-strategy-for-financial-independence Duration seconds: 3886 ## Resource In this episode of the BiggerPockets Money podcast, Bob Haines joins hosts Mindy Jensen and Scott Trench to explain how to build an investor policy statement and create a long-term investment philosophy for financial independence and early retirement. We break down how FIRE investors can design a personalized investing framework that aligns with their goals, risk tolerance, lifestyle, and withdrawal strategy while avoiding emotional investing during market volatility. To go beyond the podcast: Kick start your financial independence journey with our FREE financial resources - https://biggerpocketsmoney.com/ Subscribe on YouTube for even more content- www.youtube.com/biggerpocketsmoney Connect with us on social media to join the other BiggerPockets Money listeners - https://www.facebook.com/groups/BPMoney We believe financial independence is attainable for anyone no matter when or where you’re starting. Let’s get your financial house in order! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/biggerpockets-money-podcast-793498/episodes/how-to-build-an-investment-strategy-for-financial-independence/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/biggerpockets-money-podcast-793498/how-to-build-an-investment-strategy-for-financial-independence.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.