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Our lives are filled with responsibilities — jobs, family obligations, bills, household maintenance, you name it. We all try to make time for friends, fun, and recreation as well.

With all these competing demands, it’s no wonder that many folks find that planning for their financial future continually gets pushed to the back burner. Most people don’t have the time, desire, or expertise to make good financial decisions. But you’ve taken a huge step to erase those obstacles in reading this book. We provide sound counsel and advice, and now you’re investing the time and energy to get on a better path toward retirement.

From this point forward, we urge you to always remember that you — and only you — can take full responsibility for your financial future. Of course, you can hire advisors or delegate certain issues to a willing and competent spouse or other beloved relative or friend. But, at the end of the day, it’s your money on the line, and you had better take an interest in it! Delegating your responsibilities without knowledge, understanding, and some involvement is a recipe for disaster. You could end up without vital insurance, be taken advantage of in terms of fees, or even be defrauded among other unsavory outcomes.