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About Clockwise

Built for the thirty years after work.

We help people who are close to or in retirement turn what they have saved into income they can plan around.

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Why we started Clockwise

Most portfolios are built to grow. Retirement asks a different question: how do you take money out, every month, for decades, without a bad stretch in the market undoing the plan?

Clockwise was built around that question. Our research, set out in the book TIME: A Map for the Crossing, studies how markets move through long cycles, and Kronos, our analysis platform, turns that work into a score anyone can see in a few minutes.

Cover of TIME: A Map for the Crossing

The research

TIME: A Map for the Crossing

The thinking behind every Clockwise plan, written by our co-founder Eli Mikel.

Our team

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Eli Mikel, CFP®, CRPC®

Co-Founder & CEO

Synthesized the macro framework behind everything Clockwise does. Author of TIME: A Map for the Crossing.

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James Cakmak, CFA

Chief Investment Officer

Developed Clockwise's proprietary stock selection methodology. Two decades of institutional investment experience. Regular CNBC and Bloomberg contributor.

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Adam Simon

COO & Portfolio Manager

Oversees the Clockwise operating system that manages, constructs, and executes portfolios day to day.

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Eric Harrison Jr.

Chief AI Officer

Built the Kronos analysis platform, the technology that powers your free portfolio review.

How we are regulated

SEC-registered investment adviser

CRD# 175233. Our filings are public.

Fiduciary duty

Our advisors are required to act in your best interest.

Public disclosures

Form ADV Part 2A, Form CRS and our adviser record are linked below.

SEC adviser record · Form CRS · Full disclosures

Independent advisors, vetted by Clockwise

Clockwise vets and partners with independent financial advisors. When you are ready, we connect you with one who works with people in your situation.

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