Tag: baby boomers
It’s usually not talent or street smarts or brains that make people wealthy and comfortable. It’s the luck of having rich parents. But there is another way to get there, one that is within reach: becoming the first generation in the family to earn a college degree. A new study by the Federal Reserve Bank…
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…
