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 Tower Hamlets and Countryside team up for major estate regen MORNING NEWS: Next year to be ‘a landlord’s office market’ Maslow provides £74m loan for Essex BTR scheme Two drive-thrus pull into Yorkshire’s Unity development Resi to remain ‘the winner’ in real estate investment