If you spend more time planning your three-day weekend than you spend planning your life goals, you might be an underachiever.

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Finally, aside from asset management now would be a good time to start planning your future life in this potential reality of scarce oil.

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Jack Beauregard, founder of the Successful Transition Planning Institute, in his book Finding Your New Owner: For Your Business, For Your Life, tackles the same issues with a structured transition planning approach for Baby Boomer business owners.

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Even if you're planning to ditch your car before the end of its useful life, you'll get more for your vehicle if you can show that it's been properly maintained.

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You should have access to the best life insurance planning possible and receive knowledgeable input from your adviser about this planning.

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The attorney wanted an autopsy performed to determine if Carvel was mentally competent at the time of her death. (This would mean examining her brain.) When it comes to estate planning, your mistakes live long after you die and often make life difficult for the heirs you wanted to benefit.

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You might have purchased life insurance that is no longer necessary in your planning needs.

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Financial planning should be one of the first steps to take when merging your life together.

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Many firms and practitioners fancy themselves as a single source for all things financial about your life: investments, lending, insurance, estate planning and more.

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