Me & My Money: Finance exec who started trading as a teen can retire now if she wants to

Growing up in Denmark without much money, Ms Maria Jelen was eager to get her first job as soon as she turned 13. ST PHOTO: LIM YAOHUI
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SINGAPORE – Investing early and making certain choices like not having a car have allowed finance executive Maria Jelen to be able to retire now if she wishes to.

The 43-year-old initially planned to have sufficient funds to retire by the age of 40, but delayed her goal by a couple of years when her second child was born.

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