What to Do (and Not Do) When Children Are Anxious
How to respect feelings without empowering fears When kids are anxious, it’s natural to want to help them feel better. But by trying to protect kids from the things that upset them, you can accidentally make anxiety worse. The best way to help kids overcome anxiety is...
Investors Are Irrational by Nature. How to Train Yourself to Be Rational.
How is behavioral economics different from standard economics? To behavioral economist Dan Ariely, we live in an irrational world. We frequently do things that are against our best interests. We sell stocks during market crashes, locking in losses. We worry about...
401(k) Savings Plans Get a Boost in Bipartisan Retirement Bill
Workers could save more and delay withdrawals under measure passed by House Americans could stash more in their 401(k)s and sit on their nest eggs longer under a House bill that aims to boost individual retirement savings. The bill, passed Tuesday by a vote of 414 to...
How High Energy Prices Could Help Both the Climate and the U.S.
With Russian output shut in, U.S. producers could gain market share even as world hastens shift to renewables The surge in global energy prices triggered by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine sure doesn’t seem like any sort of blessing. It has driven up inflation, squeezed...
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