How Christmas shopping is a lot like Financial Planning

<p>Do you procrastinate with your Christmas shopping?<br /> <br /> Forbes wrote an interesting article a few years ago explaining why men wait until the last minute to start their Christmas shopping. While women start Christmas shopping as early as December 26th the year before.<br /> <br /> They found that men procrastinate because deep down they’re perfectionists. And this reminds me about how most people approach their financial plan.<br /> <br /> Many people put off their retirement plan because they’re waiting for a massive bear market or for some other silver lining to start. But the most successful people understand that starting now gives you the best chance to grow your wealth.<br /> <br /> In this episode, you’ll discover why procrastinating ruins your returns — whether you’re building a financial plan or shopping for Christmas.<br /> <br /> Listen to the episode now so you can enjoy your retirement instead of worrying about your finances.</p> <p>Show Highlights Include:</p> <ul> <li>Why waiting until the last minute to do your Christmas shopping can wreck your retirement portfolio (3:58)</li> <li>Alexander Graham Bell’s secret for maximizing your retirement portfolio (7:55)</li> <li>How life puts up roadblocks that stop you from doing your most important tasks (and the mindset tweak needed to get your most important things done) (8:19)</li> <li>The “Just Build It” strategy for planning your retirement that obliterates your overwhelm (9:47)</li> <li>How figuring out your “why” today helps you take lavish retirement vacations as often as you like (12:26)</li> </ul> <p>To schedule your free retirement tracking meeting, specifically for first responders, head to http://pensionattention.com/, call us at 805-409-8150, or text track to 805-409-8150.</p>