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I help ambitious professionals 35+ expedite their path to financial independence through customized planning & strengthened investments. FI at 35, 2x retired

Houston, TX
Joined September 2014
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Apply the logic found in the first public pensions to today's life spans, and the US retirement age would be 80.
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Behavioral hiccup: anchoring. 65 feels like the finish line because it's the number we grew up with. It's not, that number is up to you, not the government.
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Learn. Build. Invest.
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In 2014, the median company went public at 6.9 years old. In 2025, it was 11.
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Behavioral hiccup: survivorship bias. You hear about the unicorns, not the ones that quietly fall off the list.
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Learn. Build. Invest.
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Talent shows up before the track record does.
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Learn. Build. Invest
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Disclosure: Not investing advice. I am invested in Cambria Investment Holdings, EYLD, and GVAL. Photo taken on a hike at Cambria's 20 yr celebration.
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