Example Sentences

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This “fragile decade” of preretirement years leading up to retirement and the first five years after you stop working are critical to get right.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 21, 2026

There is no perfect formula giving people “the number,” but an imperfect rule-of-thumb that many savers follow is that a nest egg should generate 70% of your preretirement income every year in retirement.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 19, 2022

Another solid way to increase preretirement saving is by investing in low-cost, diversified no-commission stock-index mutual funds.

From New York Times • Nov. 19, 2021

By design, Social Security is only supposed to replace about 30–40 percent of your wages at retirement; yet most financial advisors say you will need 70–80 percent of preretirement earnings to live comfortably. 

From Salon • May 7, 2016

Also, you may have some preretirement goals that you need to save for.

From US News • May 4, 2015