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As Americans’ 401(k) accounts have shrunk this year, much has been made of the likelihood that some older workers will need to postpone retirement. Lost in the shuffle is the fact that many of these people are in no rush to quit working, even when they’ve passed the traditional retirement age. An AARP survey of workers age 45-74 finds 69 percent of them plan to work (or already are doing so) “into their so-called retirement years.”

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