I began Eichner Investment Planning in the fall of 2003. Being an independent investment advisor had been a goal of mine since I moved to Cincinnati in 1998. Getting to Cincinnati is an interesting back-story. The course of my life was thoroughly changed by a three-week trip to Europe. Not only did I enjoy the culture, but I came back having met my future wife Claire. I uprooted my life in Florida and moved to Chicago to be with her. After marrying and having a daughter, Lainie, we moved to Cincinnati to be nearer to Claire’s family. I am one of the few Floridians who has chosen to live in the Midwest. I had lived in Hollywood, Florida until I was 25 when I met my lovely wife (a Cincin