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Opinion: I failed at retirement. How to avoid my mistakes.

Retirement doesn’t make your problems go away — and 4 other things I got wrong

Trust me: This is not what retirement is like.

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It’s embarrassing to admit in a public forum that I failed at retirement. But I’m doing so — because I think people can learn from me, and thereby avoid making the same mistakes.

I spent my entire 38-year career in the banking industry. Naturally, I learned a lot about money and investing. I helped thousands of clients save for their own retirement. On top of that, my wife is an investment adviser.

But...