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Mistake No. 6: Ignoring the big picture Your employer-sponsored retirement plan is just one leg of the proverbial three-legged stool of a retirement plan. Green said the term 'retirement plan' should refer not just to tax-qualified plans such as IRAs and 401(k)s, but also other sources of income such as Social Security, company pensions, part-time work and other money saved up -- 'your overall plan for how you're going to get through the remainder of your life.'
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By Marilyn Bowden, Bankrate.com

Mistake No. 6: Ignoring the big picture

Your employer-sponsored retirement plan is just one leg of the proverbial three-legged stool of a retirement plan.

Green said the term "retirement plan" should refer not just to tax-qualified plans such as IRAs and 401(k)s, but also other sources of income such as Social Security, company pensions, part-time work and other money saved up -- "your overall plan for how you're going to get through the remainder of your life."