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Behavioral Economics
Day trading has the potential to yield incredible profits, but without a time machine, you’re unlikely to achieve them.
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Between the instability of the real estate market and cryptocurrency fluctuations, everyone has been talking about bubbles. But what are they, really?
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You only have 4,000 weeks of life. Use them wisely.
The history of money is a history of convenience, and spending has never been easier than it is today.
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Contrary to popular research, people with more money are happier, but it’s their spending habits, not their account balances, that move the dial.
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Financial expert Paula Pant explains how you can afford anything, but not everything.
With a record-setting $1.9 billion jackpot, you'd think it's a no-brainer to buy a Powerball ticket. But the math truly shows otherwise.
Women have made incredible gains into STEM fields, but they continue to face gender biases in the workplace.
While most participants fibbed a little bit, laptop users were much more likely to lie – and by a lot more.
When you hold yourself financially accountable, you’re likely to gain more than just some extra money.
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The minimum wage is a popular policy, but it's not the only way governments have tried to help workers secure a decent living.
Managers who are able to identify and understand dark salespeople can manipulate them to benefit the company. What could be more Machiavellian than that?
The brain is highly plastic — the more we do a particular action, the more we change its makeup. Money is a great motivator for habit-forming actions.
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Why should it be considered impolite to discuss something so important to our long-term well-being?
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What inequality and populism look like in the brain, according to a neuroscientist.
John Templeton Foundation
One might think that people who started poor and became rich might be more sensitive to the plights of the poor. Not so, suggests a new study.
An analogy explains the greater fool theory: You don’t have to run faster than the bear to get away; you just have to run faster than the other guy.
Wyoming's roads are nine times deadlier than Ireland's. California's road safety is on par with Romania's.