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Author Q&A: How to know when and how to retire

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79% Informative

This year , a record number of Americans are turning 65 , and the rush will continue through 2027 .

For people who have identified closely with their work, to leave it behind isn’t easy without losing a sense of purpose.

People who have a smoother transition into retirement tend to have alignment, psychologist Teresa Amabile says.

Kerry Hannon : Pre-retirees tend to use fearful language when they think about retirement.

She was surprised at how negative the attitudes toward retirement were by people who were still working.

Health and wealth play important roles in people's retirement decisions, Hannon says.

She says baby boomers, in general, are in better health than their parents were at retirement.

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78

Informative language

75

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63

Article tone

informal

Language

English

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41

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Time-value

long-living

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