Last updated: July 19, 2026
Site and corporate operator
Early Retirement Dude, including earlyretirementdude.com and its associated pages, is operated by AdvisorWorld.com Inc., an Ontario, Canada corporation. References to “we,” “us,” or “our” in the legal policies mean AdvisorWorld.com Inc.
AdvisorWorld.com Inc. is responsible for operating the website, maintaining its policies, and providing the contact channel used for legal, privacy, support, and editorial enquiries.
Accountable individual
Galen Weston operates and publishes Early Retirement Dude through AdvisorWorld.com Inc. He is accountable for new articles, editorial decisions, and corrections to the current site.
The company is the site operator; it is not substituted for a human article author. New articles identify Galen Weston by name.
Founding-author archive
The original Early Retirement Dude is a different person from Galen Weston. He wrote the founding site from 2017–2020. Preserved first-person work remains attributed to the original Early Retirement Dude and is labeled Archive — original author, preserved.
We do not invent or publish a name for the founding author and do not transfer his experiences or voice to Galen. The Editorial Policy explains how archive and new work are kept separate.
Educational scope
The site provides general educational information and interactive models about financial independence and early retirement. It does not provide personalized financial, investment, tax, legal, insurance, Social Security, Medicare, or accounting advice, and using the site does not create an advisory or professional relationship.
Jurisdiction and contact
The site is operated from Ontario, Canada. The governing-law and forum terms that apply to site use are stated in the Terms of Use.
Use the Early Retirement Dude contact page or the AdvisorWorld official contact form. Privacy enquiries may also be sent to support@advisorworld.com with the subject line Early Retirement Dude privacy.
Mailing address:
AdvisorWorld.com Inc.
105-326 Carlaw Ave
Toronto, Ontario M4M 2P2
Canada