How retirements can fail

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How retirements can fail

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Divorce, Second homes, Children with no shame, ill considered business ventures, overspending and fraud.

http://www.fa-mag.com/news/why-clients- ... section=47

It's full of the dreaded 1st world issues, my favourite being the 60 year old dependent child, siphoning off $110k p.a. from his retired parents.

However the central theme of getting your act together early and keeping it together is independent of your pot size.
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