Fired at 63 to Financial Freedom | David Nassief on Reinventing Late, Investing Smart, and the One-Page Wealth Compass

Many people believe that if they lose their job later in life, it’s game over. At 60+, finding new work feels impossible, savings feel fragile, and retirement suddenly looks like a financial cliff instead of a finish line.

That fear keeps people stuck in panic, poor financial decisions, and “hope-based” investing. Some take reckless risks trying to catch up, while others become so conservative they quietly fall behind inflation—draining their future month by month. Without clarity, even hard work can turn into decades of running in financial circles.

In this powerful episode, Jeff Kikel sits down with David Nassief, author and creator of the One Page Wealth Compass, who was fired at 63 after 18 years with the same company. Facing the very real possibility of being broke by 65, David reinvented himself, rebuilt his income, and—within six years—created a seven-figure portfolio using a simple, disciplined, “set-it-and-forget-it” investing approach. David shares how understanding incentives, avoiding expensive traps, and following clear principles helped him turn a late-life crisis into true financial freedom—and why it’s never too late to rewrite your story.

Key Takeaways:

1. What it feels like to be fired at 63 and face running out of money by 65
2. Why David chose commission-only sales as a last-ditch reinvention—and how it paid off
3. The danger of working hard while still “walking in financial circles”
4. How the One Page Wealth Compass was inspired by a real scientific experiment
5. Why understanding how advisors get paid can save you hundreds of thousands of dollars
6. How David avoided a costly life-insurance retirement plan by following incentives
7. Why boring, disciplined investing often beats exciting strategies
8. How volatility can be used for you, not against you
9. Why saving rate, behavior, and consistency matter more than chasing returns
10. The difference between retirement and FIGNA: Financial Independence, Graduate to the Next Adventure
11. Why freedom means choosing work you love—not being forced to work

About the Guest:

David Nassief, whose real life financial turnaround experience is as much of a Rocky type story as it is a personal finance discussion. He was fired at 63 from an 18 year corporate position with virtually no retirement savings, no job prospects, and the chilling realization that his career was effectively over. Out of desperation he charted a completely new direction in both his career and personal finances. His unique and simple “one page wealth compass” guided him to seven figure financial freedom in under six years.

Now, in his book, One-Page Wealth Compass, he shares that exact compass along with the hope and practical steps he wished he had known decades earlier. He's here to show us how it's never too late to navigate safely to financial freedom.

Links:

https://onepagewealthcompass.com/

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