What is Retirement?
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The point where a person stops employment
completely
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May come by way of age – 55, 60, 62, 65
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Or forced early through physical disability
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Some may semi-retire by reducing working
hours or engaging is less stressful work
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For financial reasons (eg. No pension or Social
Security) many people continue working until
death in order to sustain themselves.
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Greater wealth leads to earlier retirement