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retirement

[ri-tahyuhr-muhnt] / rɪˈtaɪər mənt /




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News over the weekend illustrates once again the advantage of having oil stocks in your retirement accounts.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026

Meanwhile, those with energy stocks in their retirement portfolios have at least some cushion against the shock.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 12, 2026

The Montana ranch where he lives now, surrounded by fir and pine trees, the shadows of the Bitterroots and silence, is the perfect retirement home, although it’s one Vachon found more by accident than design.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 12, 2026

The foreclosure ruined her retirement plans, Acevedo said, adding that the challenges strained her marriage and eventually led to divorce.

From Salon • Apr. 12, 2026

“She was the smartest of all the girls,” Katherine Goble would say of her colleague, years into her own retirement.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly




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