Jul 2, 2026 – 5.00amAt 52, Brett Richmond isn’t ready to stop working just yet. But he’s actively building up his investment portfolio so that when he does want to take a step back, his investments can replace his income.Richmond, who owns IT services and office equipment business Link Technologies in Launceston, says he started “dabbling” in investing 20 years ago.Subscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? Michelle BowesDeputy wealth editorMichelle Bowes is deputy wealth editor at The Australian Financial Review. She has been a business journalist for 25 years and is the author of Money Queens: Rule your Money, an award-winning personal finance book for teenage girls.Andrew HobbsWealth reporterAndrew Hobbs covers self-managed superannuation funds (SMSFs), financial planning, retirement, inheritance, tax, personal finance and, sometimes, the Perth Bears. He has been a financial journalist for 30 years, previously at Bloomberg and AAP.Fetching latest articles
How to create a financial strategy that buys a four-day working week
On a $150,000 salary, you need a $600,000 portfolio to permanently fund a three-day weekend. Here is how the tax and investment calculations work
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