Five Retirement Mistakes You Can't Afford To Make

In the over two decades I’ve worked in financial services, I’ve met all kinds of people, and advised them on all kinds of issues. In fact, that’s one of the things that I most love about my work - no two engagements are exactly alike, and every day brings something different.
But there is one thing that almost everyone I have ever worked with has had in common: they all have hoped to “retire” someday.
Why do I put the word “retire” in quotes? Well, mostly because almost everyone has a different vision of what their retirement looks like. For some, retirement means that they don’t have to work anymore - they have visions of travel, hobbies, and spending time with grandchildren. Others view it as more of a change of pace. Perhaps they plan to keep doing what they were doing in their career, but work fewer hours and only with the clients that they truly enjoy.
While I’ve seen a lot of people retire successfully during my career, I’ve also seen a lot of mistakes that can make accomplishing the retirement goal significantly more difficult. Over the next few weeks, I'm going to tell you about five you should be aware of.