nest egg

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Let’s say you went with the plan to start drawing down your nest egg now, and let’s round it up to $410,000, combining your own savings and the inherited IRA balance.

From MarketWatch

With the magic of compounding, if we live long enough, our nest egg could look like it was laid by an ostrich.

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For her, to go back to Europe with a nest egg was maybe worth it.

From Barron's

It also costs to have an investment adviser — and with a nest egg of $100 million-plus, you definitely need such an adviser.

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Remember that Social Security will be there for you as an income source when one spouse dies, but it’s always nice to have a larger nest egg to fall back on during a difficult time.

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