It follows suit that when a pre-retiree considers all of these key elements in their retirement, their financial plan is also going to be much better.

FORBES: Retirement: Prepare For Monumental Change

Even as he strives to portray himself as a supporter of the Shatalin plan, Gorbachev has indicated that he also opposes another of its key elements -- the devolution of economic decision-making from the central authorities to the republics.

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