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Stop Procrastinating on Your Retirement Plan! Here’s How

As a financial adviser, I have had the privilege of sitting with real people and hearing their unique stories for over 15 years. I have heard the financial stories of about 4,000 people during that time. My clients come from all walks of life and convey to me things they may never discuss with anybody else. What’s one issue that comes up regularly, across the board? Procrastination.

How can we get people to recognize the corrosive impact of procrastination? The following are some symptoms and suggested remedies to alleviate them and actively work against procrastination.

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