Would like to consider early retirement, where do I start?

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I am 45 and have around $700K between my 401K/Roth accounts and cash. I will also eventually be able to pull from an employer pension. I live off of less than what I take home a month, so I am able to easily save/invest the excess after-tax cash. I'd like to get a financial planner for some guidance on what investments to park my cash in and a plan for when I can retire, hopefully early. I am nervous about picking a random financial planner as I fear being the guy on the news in 20 years being s