When we think of retirement, we often think of endless leisure and zero responsibility.
Americans are doing retirement all wrong.
Anqi Chen, a senior research economist at the Center for Retirement Research at Boston College, says people are addressing both by simply working longer.
But returning to your old line of work is hardly the only way to stay emotionally and intellectually fulfilled in retirement.
A lot of people have drawn their sense of purpose or identity from work, and they might want to continue doing so through jobs or volunteering in retirement, she says.
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