Sixty is the most popular age to retire early, new research conducted by Aviva has found. The survey of 2,000 people across the UK who are planning, or have taken early retirement, was carried out earlier this month and discovered that one in four (25%) people who aspire to retire early aim to do so at 60, while this is also the most popular early retirement age among those who have already retired (17%).
The desire to retire early is primarily driven by wanting to enjoy more freedom while still being fit and well enough to enjoy it, the study suggests - nearly a third (32%) of people who have retired early, or plan to do so, gave this reason for embracing a new lifestyle.
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