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retirement

[ri-tahyuhr-muhnt] / rɪˈtaɪər mənt /




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“Decisions made during these years affect Social Security income, healthcare costs, taxes, required minimum distributions and overall retirement security for decades,” Morgillo said.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 2, 2026

“The people who use this window intentionally often have far more flexibility later, while those who ignore it may spend retirement reacting to choices they can no longer change.”

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 2, 2026

Those relatively low-income years can provide an opportunity to gradually withdraw retirement assets or convert portions to Roth accounts at favorable tax rates.”

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 2, 2026

The full retirement age is 67 for people born in 1960 or later.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 2, 2026

“Well, maybe you ought to think about retirement yourself,” said Slughorn bluntly.

From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling

Contracts held by former captain Ben Stokes and Mark Wood are set to end after their international retirements.

From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026

You might need to plan for two retirements.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 18, 2026

Five of the 11 have either already lost primaries or announced their retirements, while the other six are plowing ahead with reelection bids.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026

If parents live into their 100s, heirs may not receive a meaningful inheritance until they are in their 60s or 70s, potentially after their own retirements have already begun.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 26, 2026

Further retirements from board; less noise for moment.

From Notes of a Camp-Follower on the Western Front by E. W. (Ernest William) Hornung


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