Freakonomics Radio host Matt Welch says he too has contemplated retirement. A Rand Corporation study found that fewer than 40% of American workers follow what's called the standard pattern of retiring directly and completely from a full time job. 26% remain in full or part time jobs past the age of 70, according to the study. Stephen Colbert: Does cognitive decline feed our appetite to retire? If there is a relationship between declining mentally and retiring you don't know which is the horse and which is the cart.
How do you know when it’s the right time to retire? What does a “good” retirement look like? And will Stephen and Angela ever really hang up their hats?