optimal
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That does not give you an exact time frame — the optimal one is sometime between now and when you die.
From MarketWatch • May 21, 2026
If you have a better sense of how long you’ll live, you can claim Social Security at the optimal time and adjust your portfolio to match your expected life span.
From Barron's • May 21, 2026
Stronger stewardship and listed companies’ shift toward greater capital efficiency, shareholder returns and optimal leverage should lift their price-to-earnings and price-to-book multiples.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026
Then she advises readers that the purpose of exercise is to achieve an optimal “waist-to-hip” ratio supposedly preferred by men.
From Salon • May 8, 2026
“You’re not feeble. You merely had a suboptimal moment. I’m sure you’ll be optimal from now on.”
From "We Were Liars" by E. Lockhart
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