Reflections on a life focused on purpose Richard Upton31/01/2024 | Investment/financePrintDownload COMMENT Retirement is an ugly word. Or is it? I love the inspiration that comes from history, from etymology. What does the dictionary say? Retirement: from the 1530s, of armies, “to retreat, draw back”, also, of persons, “to withdraw” to Thank you for reading EG Want to read more? Enjoy a story a week for FREE. Register Find Out More Already a subscriber or registered user? Sign in Related Articles L&G bags 151 student homes in Edinburgh for £35m Thriving and Gresham throw £53m into Clapham resi scheme Holt Town regen given the go-ahead St William gets nod for phase four of King’s Road Park in Fulham Guinness raises a glass after planning for 326 homes is approved