
Hindsight is 20/20, but you don’t have to wait until you are in retirement to learn the hard lessons. You can avoid many of them by looking to current retirees. Their experiences — whether dealing with boredom, loneliness, or running short on cash — can teach you how to avoid the most common pitfalls.
“As you get to the retirement red zone, you are getting close to bringing out your best plays,” says Matt Radgowski, CEO of Halo Investing. “You also have to recognize that whatever path you lay out, you have to revisit that consistently.”