Tag: psychology
Economists like to joke about free lunches. The subtext is that there’s a cost to everything. A free lunch is also literally how high-pressure financial companies sometimes lure older Americans into a room to hear their investment pitches. The FINRA Investor Education Foundation says some 6 million older Americans have attended seminars in return for…
Over the long Christmas holiday, I got a sneak preview of what retirement could be like. Frankly, it was a little boring. I fully appreciate that most workers don’t have the perk provided by my employer, Boston College, which gives us generous time off between Christmas and New Year’s. By cashing in a few unused…
