10 Biggest Retirement Mistakes

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Avoid These Nest Egg No-Nos

These are tough times for retirees and for those planning for retirement. Nest eggs have been demolished by the economic meltdown. Job cuts have forced many people into early retirement with insufficient funds to sustain them in their golden years. While there’s not much that can be done about the past, anyone can avoid making mistakes that will make a bad situation worse.

Retirement expert Dan Solin, author of the newly published book 'The Smartest Retirement Book You'll Ever Read,' takes a look at the ten biggest money mistakes a retiree can make. Click through our gallery to see them.

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First Up: Mistake No. 1

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yourinvestments
4:01PM Sep 22 2009 
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JPatter115
9:11AM Sep 22 2009 
thats 40 million over the age of 50 and above sorry see earlier post must be over 50 and in the workforce
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JPatter115
9:10AM Sep 22 2009 
all of us need to know how to fix this economic crisis ,its real simple 1) there are 40 million people in the workforce today each one of these 40 million recieve a check for 1 million dollars (40 million JOBS are now in demand )
you must agree to buy a house or payoff existing mortgage housing crisis resolved you must also buy a new car (auto crisis is fixed ) the rest is in ira rollovers or saving ,living off interest for taxes and lifestyle also no social security payouts to those that accepted the 1 million social security is saved all this for a paultry 40 million not 1.4trillion to greedy banks and insurance companies who have done nothing to resolve the economic downturned or stopped people from losing their home very simple and this WOULD work think about it!
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yourinvestments
7:59AM Sep 22 2009 
Thank you ver much for this article. A Multimillion Dollars International Domain Marketing Firm, GDI, has designed a tremendous program with the opportunity for making over 3000 dollars per month part time with no investments. A free 7 day trial is offered. This is a great oppotunity for immediate and long term earnings. For more information please go to http://website.ws.success890
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OogieBob
11:50PM Sep 17 2009 
I took early retirement the first chance I got in 2002. I had been watching my 401K constantly taking hits in the various investment directions the company offered. They don't have experts managing the choices for you! It's just a scam to use your money while it is in the company's pocket. I recall the look of horror on a few managers' faces when I mentioned in a staff meeting that putting money in the company's 401K was like throwing it down a hole. But, I was right. When I left the company, I cashed out my 401K and put it in a high interest savings account. In the meantime, all of my former coworkers have lost nearly everything they have put into their 401Ks. I came out WAY ahead and I am so glad I got off the corporate treadmill. I have since written two books (something I have always wanted to do), and I don't have to work anymore. Take that, phone company! (my former employer) I'm SO glad I quit working for them while being ripped off at the same time.
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