Welcome to the early retirement show. If you are a long time listener, thank you. And if you are new to the show,

as a reminder, this show is dedicated to helping you retire early, otherwise known as the show dedicated to helping you understand what you have to do to be in a position where you are financially free, where work is now optional.

So whether you are a few years out from retirement and you just want to know everything to prepare

for that big date or you're new in your journey and you want to get a head start on maximizing

what you've worked so hard for throughout your life, this is the show for you.

So we discuss everything from investments to taxes to insurance and everything that comes

in between.

So without further ado, let's go ahead and hop into today's episode.

Welcome back to another episode of the early retirement show.

I am your host Ari Taublieb, and if my voice sounds any different,

it is because I got COVID. Yes, it was not fun, but luckily I did not have it as bad as many people,

as many stories as you hear about. And so fortunately, I am recovered. It's just if my voice

sounds a little bit deeper or scratchy, then that is why.

It's funny, some clients said, oh, you've said a whole lot older.

And noticeably, I just sound younger and that my voice is like that.

And so I was thinking, maybe I need to try to adopt this deeper tone.

And so a little funny. But the goal of

today's episode is talking about buy and hold investments. So we'll surely go ahead and hop right

into that. Before we do, just a reminder, all of this and more on my YouTube channel where you can

follow along through the video format. Sometimes it's just a little bit easier, but you can always

go ahead and just listen if you're driving or really anytime. Sometimes you're going on a walk.

I just know the YouTube sometimes is helpful, so making a whole lot of content there. Well,

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