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Kiplinger
Kiplinger
Business
Sean Walters, CAE®

The Hidden Risk Lurking in Most Retirement Plans: Human Behavior

A man dances on the wall of a rooftop with a city skyline in the background.

Every good retirement plan accounts for market volatility, inflation and longevity. But the biggest threat to retirement success is one that is often overlooked: human behavior.

Whether it's fear during a market downturn or greed during a furious rally, investors routinely undermine their own long-term interests by reacting emotionally to short-term noise.

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