Summary of upcoming events
[May 18] Index Investing Advanced Mastermind 2025
IN-PERSON PRIVATE EVENT: Index Investing Advanced Mastermind 2025
Sunday 18 May at 2pm.
IMPORTANT: Please book your spot before Friday 9th at noon as I need to confirm the number of participants with the venue.
Join us on Sunday 18 of May at 2 PM for an exclusive event on index investing!
This is a private event for current and past participants of the FIRE Belgium Index Investing Course and proven index investors.
This is a unique opportunity to:
1. Learn about the Index Investing Success Path, identify what stage you are at and how to make progress
2. Review and get feedback on your Personal Investment Plan.
3. Make progress on your main challenges
4. Develop your next step action plan to continue to improve your financial situation
5. Participate in a live call with JL COLLINS, known as “the godfather of financial independence” and author of the top international best seller “The Simple Path to Wealth”. His blog and book have helped hundreds of thousands of people get started with long-term index investing. He has decades of experience in investing and he is a good friend of FIRE Belgium 🙂
6. Connect in real life with Sebastien, Toon and other course participants
This is the ideal event to dive back into your investments, get answers to your questions, connect with like-minded people, hear from the international DIY index investing specialist, JL Collins and have fun!
The event takes place in Brussels at a location that will be communicated to the attendees.
It starts at 2PM and ends at 6 PM. There will be coffee and snacks throughout the afternoon, as well as celebration drinks.
This is NOT an event for
- Stock pickers
- Active investors
- People who are not investing yet, or are at the very beginning.
If you are an established buy-and-hold index ETF investor and you want to join us, then book your seat ASAP:
https://www.eventbrite.be/e/index-investing-advanced-mastermind-2025-tickets-1309538287269
Early bird tickets are available until April 30. The price goes up on May 1st and then again on May 10th so that we can manage venue constraints.
If you’re wondering what to expect, here is a recap of our previous in-person event from 2022.
I look forward to seeing you in person on the 18th!
See you soon!
🔥 Sebastien
[May 10] FIRE Drinks
IN-PERSON EVENT: FIRE Drinks
Saturday 10 May at 5pm
In May this year, I am turning 40!
And with this new arbitrary milestone in my life, I have been thinking about what’s important to me in life.
I won’t give you all the details, but this community certainly plays a big role in my life.
So I would like to use my birthday as an excuse to invite you to a casual meetup 🙂
Nothing fancy, just an informal gathering to meetup like-minded people and discuss common interests.
The meetup will take place on Saturday 10 of May at 5 PM in “Le 421”, a brasserie in Braine-l’Alleud. (Google Maps)
If you’re coming by car, there are parking options nearby as there is a Brico and a Bio Planet just next door. You can also come by bus.
Event: FIRE Drinks
Where? Le 421, Chau. d’Alsemberg 421, 1420 Braine-l’Alleud
When? Saturday, May 10th, 2025 at 5pm
I hope to see you there!
All the best,
🔥Sebastien
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Some of our past events
March 17-21, 2025] FREE Online Summit: The Belgian Pension System - Money Week 2025
ONLINE EVENT: Money Week 2025 – The Belgian Pension System.
Organized by FIRE Belgium. Hosted by Sebastien Aguilar.
Free Online Summit on the Belgian Pension System: 17 to 21 of March 2025
FIRE Belgium is organizing Money Week 2025, featuring 5 experts to unveil and discuss the Belgian Pension System.
5 evenings, 5 experts, 5 talks:
- 17/03 8 PM: What’s wrong with the Belgian pension system? And how can we improve it? – with Pierre Devolder, emeritus professor at Catholic University of Louvain-la-Neuve, leading expert in actuarial science and pension theory, member of the Academic Council of Pensions 2015-2020
- 18/03 8 PM: Will you afford to retire? How good (bad?) is the Belgian Pension System, compared to other systems in Europe? – with Sébastien Commain, Senior Research & Policy Officer at BETTER FINANCE, co-author of the “Will you afford to retire” report.
- 19/03 8 PM: Everything you need to know about Pillar 2 of the Belgian Pension System
with Ann Verlinden, CEO of PensioPlus, the Belgian Association of Pension Institutions - 20/03 8 PM: Index investing, an evidence-based solution to support the Belgian pensions system? – with Sébastien Aguilar, founder of FIRE Belgium and index investing educator
- 21/03 8 PM: How can business owners and independents in Belgium optimize their pension? – with Karel Van den Eynde, Public Affairs Manager at Liantis and self-employed pension expert
To get access to all 5 events, register here and we’ll send you the details by email.
[December 9, 2024] FREE Online Workshop: How to build wealth on autopilot in Belgium
ONLINE EVENT: How to build wealth on autopilot – evidence-based investing, optimized for Belgian taxes
Monday 9 December at 8.30 pm (CET).
Organized by FIRE Belgium. Hosted by Sebastien Aguilar.
What you will learn:
1. How to invest to get better results than banks and professional fund managers – while doing 0.1% of the work and paying 10 times less (the stuff banks don’t want you to know). Proven by 50 years of academic research.
2. How to minimize Belgian investment taxes and optimize returns.
3. How to invest well with 100 euros (you don’t need much to get started!) in less than 5 minutes a month.
4. How to start index investing in Belgium – my practical roadmap to learn everything you need to know and start investing with confidence.
This is the information I wish I had found when I first started on this journey back in 2011.
My goal is to save you time and money, by presenting the most important lessons I have learned in the past 12 years, and preventing you from making the same costly mistakes I made.
I will also invite you to join the 4-step learning and investing program I have developed to help people put all of this into action, and start investing with confidence.
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We’re offering the same workshop on three dates, with the only difference being the language and speaker.
- ENGLISH: Monday 9 December at 8.30 PM (by Sebastien Aguilar)
- DUTCH: Tuesday 10 December at 8.30 PM (by Toon Cuypers)
- ENGLISH: Wednesday 11 December at 8.30 PM (by Sebastien Aguilar)
Pick the date and language that suits you best, and join us!
Please, feel free to contact us if you have any questions: hello@firebelgium.com
[December 10, 2024] GRATIS Online Workshop : Hoe vermogen opbouwen op automatische piloot in België
ONLINE EVENT: Hoe vermogen opbouwen op automatische piloot – op feiten gebaseerd investeren, geoptimaliseerd voor Belgische belastingen
Dinsdag 10 december om 20u30
Door Toon Cuypers – Expert Indexbeleggen bij FIRE Belgium
In deze workshop ga je het volgende leren :
1. Hoe je kunt beleggen om betere resultaten te behalen dan banken en professionele fondsbeheerders – terwijl je 0,1% van het werk doet en 10 keer minder betaalt (de dingen waarvan banken niet willen dat je ze weet!). Bewezen door 50 jaar academisch onderzoek.
2. Hoe je Belgische belastingen op beleggingen kunt minimaliseren en het rendement kunt optimaliseren.
3. Hoe je met 100 euro kan beleggen (je hebt niet veel nodig om te starten!) in minder dan 5 minuten per maand.
4. Hoe je snel kan starten met indexbeleggen in België – het praktisch stappenplan om alles te leren wat je moet weten en vol vertrouwen te beginnen met beleggen.
Dit is de informatie waarvan ik wilde dat ik deze had gevonden toen ik in 2005 begon.
Mijn doel is om je tijd en geld te besparen door de belangrijkste lessen te presenteren die ik in de afgelopen jaren heb geleerd en te voorkomen dat je dezelfde kostbare fouten maakt die ik heb gemaakt.
Ik zal ook informatie delen over het 4-stappen programma om mensen te helpen die begeleiding nodig hebben om dit alles in de praktijk te brengen.
Aan het einde van het webinar heeft u het volgende geleerd
- Duidelijkheid over de kracht van indexbeleggen en hoe het uw leven kan veranderen
- Kennis van de 4 pijlers van indexbeleggen
- Vertrouwen dat ook u uw financiën onder controle kunt krijgen en kunt beginnen met indexbeleggen
- Een stappenplan om uw traject te beginnen
Honderden mensen hebben er met succes gebruik van gemaakt. Nu is het jouw beurt.
Als u financiële zekerheid en vrijheid in uw leven wilt opbouwen, dan is dit evenement echt iets voor u.
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Om jouw aanwezigheid te bevestigen en gratis toegang te krijgen tot het webinar, kan je registreren via Zoom (met een gratis account):
ENGELS: maandag 9 december om 20u30 (door Sébastien Aguilar)
NEDERLANDS: dinsdag 10 december om 20u30 (door Toon Cuypers)
ENGELS: woensdag 11 december om 20u30 (door Sébastien Aguilar)
Aarzel niet om je vrienden uit te nodigen om ook deel te nemen!
Als je nog vragen hebt, neem dan gerust contact met ons op: hello@firebelgium.com
[November 28, 2024] Why should you pay yourself less, to earn more money? With Ken Ansoms
ONLINE EVENT: Why should you pay yourself less, to earn more money?
Thursday 28 November at 8 pm (CET).
Organized by Investing as Self-Employed BE. Hosted by Sebastien Aguilar.
In this talk, Ken Ansoms, a seasoned digital-native advisor in accounting and tax, will explore the surprising strategy of paying yourself less to ultimately earn more. Discover the “sweet spot” for tax-optimal salaries as a business owner and learn how your income choices impact social contributions, company taxes, pensions, and overall financial outcomes.
Using real-world case studies, Ken will examine the impact of remuneration on the total tax burden. Don’t miss this session to learn some actionable insights that can help you strike the perfect balance of your finances as a business owner.
To join this free online event, sign up to the group and you’ll find the Zoom link in the community calendar.
[November 13, 2024] Why You Should Not Invest In Bank Funds. With Toon Cuypers and Sebastien Aguilar
ONLINE EVENT: Why You Should Not Invest In Bank Funds.
Wednesday 13 November at 8.30 pm (CET)
Organized by FIRE Belgium. Hosted by Toon Cuypers and Sebastien Aguilar.
In this free session, we will dive deep into all things bank funds and index funds in Belgium. But it will not be only theory. We will also analyse real examples… from members of our community!
We’ve done this before and the results were incredible… so sign up here and don’t miss this opportunity.
[October 16, 2024] L'art de l'investissement - comment investir aujourd'hui pour récolter demain? Par Junior Consulting Louvain.
ONLINE EVENT: JCL Talk – L’art de l’investissement
Organized by Junior Consulting Louvain.
📅 Quand ? Mercredi 16 octobre
🕕 Heure ? 18h30 – 21h
📍 Où ? Auditoire Montesquieu 11, Université Catholique de Louvain
🍹 Petit bonus ? Un drink offert après la conférence pour échanger et networker dans une ambiance conviviale !
Rejoignez-nous pour “L’art de l’investissement : Comment investir aujourd’hui pour récolter demain ?”, une conférence avec Benoit van Den Hove (Euronext Brussels), Sébastien Aguillar (FIRE Belgium) et Grégory Guilmin (La Bourse : Make it Easy) 🎤. Ils débattront sur l’importance d’investir tôt et partageront leurs conseils pour bâtir un avenir financier solide 💰. Cet événement est parfait pour les étudiants et jeunes professionnels désireux d’apprendre à investir dès aujourd’hui pour récolter demain 🌱!
[October 14, 2024] How to save 500€ per month - 9 Steps to Financial Clarity and Control! With Ruth Demoen.
ONLINE EVENT: How To Save 500€ Per Month – 9 Steps to Financial Clarity and Control!
Monday 14 October at 8 pm (CET).
Organized by FIRE Belgium. Hosted by Sebastien Aguilar.
Join us for this free session, where Ruth Demoen will share 9 practical steps to manage your finances and start saving every month!
Sign up here and don’t miss this opportunity to learn practical steps that can bring you closer to saving regularly and finding peace of mind!
[October 10, 2024] 13 ways to take money out of your company. With Bryan Prieto-Duran
ONLINE EVENT: 13 Ways To Take Money Out Of Your Company.
Thursday 10 October at 8 pm (CET).
Organized by Investing as Self-Employed BE. Hosted by Sebastien Aguilar.
In this talk, Bryan Prieto-Duran will explain how he used to help client business owners in Belgium take money out of their company effectively. He will cover the 13 ways you can take money out of your company and discuss the pros and cons for each.
To join this free online event, sign up to the group and you’ll find the Zoom link in the community calendar.