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    Unpack Your Financial Baggage: How to Battle the Misconceptions of Retirement Planning
    Unpack Your Financial Baggage: How to Battle the Misconceptions of Retirement Planning
    Unpack Your Financial Baggage: How to Battle the Misconceptions of Retirement Planning
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    Unpack Your Financial Baggage: How to Battle the Misconceptions of Retirement Planning

    By Lou Melone

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    Tens of millions of people are stampeding into re­tirement on their last major financial run expecting a retirement lifestyle of independence and dignity. Unfortunately, they are following a leader off a financial cliff, due to the traditions and habits that have led to a misunderstanding of long-term planning-not to mention the prehistoric cogn

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherSchuler Books
    Release dateMay 11, 2021
    ISBN9781948237826
    Unpack Your Financial Baggage: How to Battle the Misconceptions of Retirement Planning

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