Why People Can’t Figure Out When It’s Time to Retire

WSJ Your Money Briefing

The Wall Street Journal

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3.8 • 1.6K Ratings

🗓️ 13 November 2023

⏱️ 8 minutes

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Even as people work later in life, many find it difficult to pinpoint the right time to retire. WSJ columnist Rachel Feintzeig joins host J.R. Whalen to discuss how people envision leaving the workforce often clouds their decision-making. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hey your money briefing listeners, this is J.R. Whelan.
0:03.0	Here at YMB, we're all about bringing you important personal finance and career news
0:07.6	to help you make better decisions about your money.
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0:29.2	Now on to the show.
0:31.2	Here's your money briefing for Tuesday, November 14th.
0:37.0	I'm J.R. Wayland for the Wall Street Journal.
0:39.0	For a lot of people, their career begins soon after graduating from college, but after
0:46.8	decades of working, many have a hard time envisioning went across the finish line and
0:52.0	retire.
0:52.8	The definition of retirement is shifting.
0:54.4	A lot of people are working in retirement.
0:56.2	It's a bit more of a fuzzy state than it once was.
0:58.9	But I think there's still that idea that retirement
1:01.0	is signaling the end of your life,
1:03.0	that you're kind of a has been.
1:05.0	We'll talk to Wall Street Journal,
1:06.0	work and life columnist Rachel FinCig,
1:08.0	after the break. Let's put out this campfire.
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