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Material success can be measured in a multitude of ways: cars, luxury items, and followers. But behavioral finance expert Morgan Housel has an unusual exercise to do so: a reverse obituary.  “It’s a little bit morbid, but it’s to write what you want your obituary to say, and then try to live your life up to that,” Housel tells Fortune …

Jonathan Crystal was dangling his legs from a Deer Valley ski lift alongside his teenage son when he realized that an imminent windfall was about to radically shift the futures of his three children.  His family had recently agreed to sell Crystal & Company, a Wall Street insurance brokerage his grandfather founded in 1933. Three generations had grown the risk-management …

WASHINGTON (AP) — A food aid program that supports millions of low-income mothers and their young children received a $300 million infusion from the Trump administration this week, alleviating some anxiety that it would run out of money during the government shutdown. The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children helps more than 6 million low-income mothers, young …

Popular YouTuber and Twitch streamer MoistCr1TiKaL has turned off every form of monetization possible and is urging viewers to hold onto their money or donate to charity. Viewers donating large amounts of money to streamers has always been a controversial topic, and often makes headlines. Earlier this month, a streamer was murdered by a viewer who had sent her nearly …

Follow the government money: the strategy that keeps working for UBS Wealth  MarketWatch Source link

An expert is revealing the reality of a popular supplement that has been touted as an ‘essential nutrient.’ Trivalent chromium, a metal, is included in multivitamin pills and sold as a dietary supplement that companies claim can improve athletic performance and help regulate blood sugar. But Neil Marsh, a professor of chemistry and biological chemistry at the University of Michigan, said although …

Illustration by Tag Hartman-Simkins / Futurism. Source: Getty Images For decades, NASA has increasingly leaned on corporate contractors to develop the spacecraft it uses to explore the solar system. Triumphs have included SpaceX’s Dragon vehicles, which can now reliably shuttle astronauts to the International Space Station and beyond. The widely parroted idea is that players in the free market will …

This Key to a Happy Life Might Also Lower Your Dementia Risk  Money Talks News Your Life’s Purpose Could Be Keeping Dementia at Bay, Study Finds  ScienceAlert Dementia risk reduced in adults with a sense of purpose, study finds  Yahoo News Canada Source link

Yes, this is an email asking you to buy our book early, but — because we’re Planet Money — we’re also reporting on why that matters. In fact, we are chronicling the whole process of making the book and have a few early tidbits to share. So, first, the big news. Our book, Planet Money: A Guide to the Economic …

Eleanor Holmes Norton raises little money for reelection as retirement questions loom  Politico Source link