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retire

[ri-tahyuhr] / rɪˈtaɪər /


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This week in the Help Me Retire column, Alessandra Malito answered questions from a reader who was concerned about what might happen to her investment account if her broker were to go bankrupt.

From MarketWatch • May 15, 2026

Appeared in the April 7, 2026, print edition as 'Workers Opt to Retire Amid Shift to AI'.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

"Retire and rehire" schemes are designed to retain experienced officers who leave to access their pension.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

This week in the Help Me Retire column, Alessandra Malito answered questions from a 57-year-old with plenty saved up in two retirement accounts but high monthly payments on $94,000 in debt.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 16, 2026

"Retire, I beseech you, to your chair, madam, and allow yourself to be carried on," said the young Prince Kaunitz, who formed one of the suite.

From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 60, No. 370, August 1846 by Various




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