Tag: aging

optimism

People who have a college education are known to live longer. But could a sunny disposition also help? Yes, say two researchers, who found that the most optimistic people – levels 4 and 5 on a 5-point optimism scale – live longer than the pessimists. But this effect works both ways. The biggest declines in optimism…

slot machine

Seven years ago this month, this personal finance and retirement blog debuted. How things have changed. For one thing, back in 2011, a lot more people were reading blogs and newspapers on their clunky desktop computers. In recognition of the now-ubiquitous smart phone – more accurately, a computer that happens to have a phone –…