Are you questioning why market timing doesn't work? Or asking yourself - What’s the big deal if I miss a day or two of stock market trading? 

Early retirement is the wish for many but is this pure fantasy or might it actually be doable? Here’s a list of 10 things to consider while planning early retirement.

Better than indexing?

Wow! That is one strong three-word statement that piques interest immediately.

This is a high bar indeed because index funds in general have a superb long-term track record of outperforming their competition. 

DRC? Although a quick google search might suggest the Democratic Republic of the Congo, in this particular situation DRC stands for Social Security’s “Delayed Retirement Credits” and what a winner they can be if you capitalize on them.

Happy spring at last, I hope? March sure has made up for an uneventful February here in the northeast.

On to this quarter’s thoughts we go. 

How do you go about selecting a financial advisor to either periodically help you oversee your investments or manage them directly?

Seeking a Westchester financial advisor to help you make the smartest investment choices is not a task that should be taken lightly. 

For a long time I have wondered to myself why so much supposedly “smart money” was invested in hedge funds:

 outrageously expensive, opaque management, selective reporting of long-term investment results, often illiquid, the list could go on.

How do you know if you’ve created a sufficient nest egg to last throughout your retirement?