Financial planning - What's a plan without considering real estate?

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Retirement / financial planning are extremely important tasks. My biggest beef and frustration though is that the vast majority of planners fail to consider real estate and other investments when building a plan.

As real estate investors real estate has become an essential element in an financial plan. It is surprising though the lack of advisers that understand how appropriately consider real estate any other alternative investments in a retirement plan.

Bottom line is there is so much more to investing and planning than stocks, bonds and mutual funds.

Perhaps some of you have found financial advisers that appropriately include other investments when helping clients in their financial plans. If so I very much what like to hear about them. If you also are frustrated by the lack of advisers feel free to share your thoughts. Perhaps you feel that financial advisers do not need to include alternative investments, I would love to hear your thoughts on this as well.