I have been involved in financial services for almost 30 years. When I first started focusing on financial planning and money management it was out of a first-hand experience watching friends and family having to work well past retirement age because they hadn't saved or invested enough. Eventually I landed in a family office worth hundreds of millions of dollars where I was able to see 'how the other half lived' so to speak.  I now operate a wealth advisory firm and publish articles on Seeking Alpha for DIY investors that prefer to manage their own money. As publisher of The Income Strategist, a premium subscription service on SA, my goal is to guide investors on how best to generate income from their investments. The service includes several income portfolios with different strategies that members can use independently or in combination. As part of the service, I also collaborate with other SA authors to provide broader and deeper coverage of investing.  In addition to being a Chartered Financial Analyst, I am also a Certified Private Wealth Advisor and have an MBA from the Darden Graduate School of Business at the University of Virginia. I also hold a Master of Science in Finance and Bachelors in Finance from Florida International University.  Having lived in Miami almost my entire life, my family and I relocated to Nashville, Tennessee in May 2018 in the pursuit of a better lifestyle and southern hospitality. If you're ever in the area, please do reach out.  I'm happy to be teaming up with the following expert analyst contributors: 1. Dilantha De Silva 2. The Belgian Dentist