People often underestimate the impact of combining reasonable goals with unwavering consistency. Former New York Yankee Derek Jeter is widely considered one of the best baseball players ever. Yet, despite racking up more than 3,000 hits over his career, he never hit more than 24 home runs in a season, not even good enough to crack the top 500 single-season home run totals of all time. Instead, Jeter built a career by getting on base consistently.

Investing can work the same way. Too many people swing for the fences and end up doing more harm than good. So, applying these concepts to your retirement planning could grow your nest egg as much as 10-fold with minimal effort.

Here's how.

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