nest egg

Example Sentences

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My generation found it much easier to roll-up big fat nest eggs than any other generation in American history.

From Barron's

Why would I go through all the effort of building a large Roth nest egg and then not use it strategically to help keep my taxable income lower throughout retirement?

From MarketWatch

Let’s put that in perspective: If you have $1 million saved, healthcare costs alone could consume more than one-third of your entire nest egg.

From MarketWatch

Should we do the same for our nest eggs when conflict looms?

From The Wall Street Journal

A 40-year-old in 1980 who put a chunk of their nest egg into gold only would have broken even last year, two decades into retirement.

From The Wall Street Journal