"A doctor who treats himself has a fool for a patient." Something like that in personal financial affairs works too.

Financial affairs have become increasingly complicated and many doctors know to turn to a specialist who has the knowledge and experience in an area that they do not.

Everything we do in life depends somewhat upon a prediction that is often made unconsciously. Most financial affairs, however, should be conscious decisions, based upon experience and what knowledge we can gather

If you take care of the small things, the big things tend to take care of themselves. But, for some of us, if you become focused upon details to the exclusion of awareness of the overall picture, you may end up missing the point.