Nearly half of Americans expect slow transition into retirement

MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Americans’ view of retirement is shifting as nearly half of Americans think about retirement as a slow transition away from full-time work rather than a distinct day in the future to leave the workforce, according to the 2024 Annual Retirement Study* from Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America (Allianz Life). While 47% of Americans say they think about retirement as a slow transition away from full-time work, only 38% now say they think about it as a disti