Roughly one in three adults said the pandemic had changed how they save, what they want to do and when they want to retire, a new poll of 2,002 U.S. adults ages 35 to 70 found.
The pandemic upended how people feel about retirement, with roughly a third saying it changed everything from how they save to when they want to retire and what they want to do.
Where's the best place for me to retire New updates: Results by county; filter by politics, snowfall and more This time before full retirement, or pretirement, is more of a gradual transition than a defined period of life, Phillips said. Among other findings, the poll found that more than nine out of 10 workers were open to switching fields or jobs during pretirement.
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