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1、Arecentglobalsurveyof2,000high-net-worthindividualsfoundthat60percentwerenotplanningonatraditionalretirement.AmongU.S.respondents,75%expectedtocontinueworkinginsomecapacityevenaftersteppingawayfromfull-timejobs.“Manyofthesepeoplemadetheirwealthbydoingsomethingthey’re
2、passionateabout,”saysDanielEgan,headofbehavioralfinanceforBarclaysWealthAmericas.“Giventhechoice,theyprefertocontinueworking.”Barclayscallsthesepeople“nevertirees.”UnlikemanyAmericanscompelledintoearlyretirementbycompanyrestrictions,theaveragenevertireeoftenhasnoonef
3、orcinghishand.If106-year-oldinvestorIrvingKahn,headofhisownfamilyfirm,wantstokeepcomingtoworkeveryday,who’sgoingtostophim?Seventy-eight-year-oldSupremeCourtJusticeRuthBaderGinsburg’sjobsecurityisguaranteedintheConstitution.Itmayseemthattheseelderlypeoplearetryingtoch
4、eatdeath.Infact,theyare.Andit’sworking.HowardS.Friedman,aprofessoratUCRiverside,foundinhisresearchthatthosewhoworkhardestandaresuccessfulintheircareersoftenlivethelongestlives.“Peoplearegenerallybeinggivenbadadvicetoslowdown,takeiteasy,stopworrying,andretiretoFlorida
5、,”hesays.Hedescribedonestudyparticipant,stillworkingattheageof100,whowasrecentlydisappointedtoseehissonretire.“We’rebeginningtoseeachangeinhowpeopleviewretirement,”saysGeorgeLeeson,codirectoroftheInstituteofPopulationAgeingatOxford.Whereonceretirementwasseenasabriefr
6、ewardafteralongslogthroughsomemiserablejob,itisnowakin(近似)tobeingcastaside.WhatLeesonterms“theBuffetteffect”isbecomingmorebroadlyappealingasindividualscometo“viewretirementasnotsimplybeinglinkedtoeconomicproductivitybutalsoaboutcontribution.Observersaresplitonwhether
7、thisisawhollygoodthing.Ontheonehand,companiesandfinancialfirmscanbenefitfromthewisdomofaresilientchief.Ontheother,aglutatthetopcanmakeitdifficultforanewgenerationtoadvance—anargumentthattypicallyholdslittleswaytoanevertiree.56.Whatdowelearnabouttheso-called“nevertire
8、es”?A.Theyarepassionateaboutmakingafortune.B.Theyhavenochoicebuttocontinueworking.C.Theylovewhattheydoandchoosenottoretire.D.Theywi
