preretirement
adjective
pre·re·tire·ment
ˌprē-ri-ˈtī(-ə)r-mənt 
variants
or pre-retirement
: of, relating to, or occurring in a time before retirement
preretirement income
preretirement planning
the preretirement years
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Fidelity's guidelines note that retiring at 62 would boost the savings estimate to 55% of pretax, preretirement income and require about 14 times of a person's current income by age 62.
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Bailey Schulz, USA TODAY, 8 June 2023
While the Bradleys have maintained their preretirement lifestyle, inflation is a concern.
—Veronica Dagher, WSJ, 31 Mar. 2023
Targeting an across-the-board income goal of 80 percent of preretirement income when that retirement can last upwards of 30 years seems so inflexible as to be of little use.
—Steve Parrish, Forbes, 5 May 2021
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Bailey Schulz, USA TODAY, 8 June 2023
While the Bradleys have maintained their preretirement lifestyle, inflation is a concern.
—Veronica Dagher, WSJ, 31 Mar. 2023
Targeting an across-the-board income goal of 80 percent of preretirement income when that retirement can last upwards of 30 years seems so inflexible as to be of little use.
—Steve Parrish, Forbes, 5 May 2021
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“Preretirement.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/preretirement. Accessed 15 Nov. 2024.
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