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Retirees lost 10% of their savings in 2022 fox29.com/money/retirees-los…

Retirees lost 10 percent of their savings in 2022, survey says

Inflation and market volatility has had a significant impact on retirees' savings, research shows. Here’s what you need to know.

fox29.com
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95% of the serotonin we produce is manufactured in the cells of our gut
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The average vehicle is used only 4% of the time and parked the other 96%.
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Pew: the median wealth of middle-class households has decreased by 28% from 2001 to 2013
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2015: warmest year on record for the Arctic; over 50% of Greenland’s ice sheet melted in one year | NOAA/climate.gov
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Perspective: 5% of the world lives in the little red blob; 5% lives in the blue; the other 90% lives in the white.
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2013: US women's avg. age at first marriage now at 27.4, greater than avg. age at first birth = 26 | m.mentalfloss.com/article.ph…
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Survey: only 8% of Americans sleeping naked; 74% go to bed in pajamas | psychologytoday.com/blog/sle…
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Deleting genes could increase lifespan by 60% | telegraph.co.uk/news/science…
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Study: Smarter people may be more prone to imbibe or alter the mind with illicit substances | ow.ly/26vgsT
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Study: we're more creative when we're tired | ow.ly/qcEPw
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Study: mistakes make us more likable (Pratfall Effect) | ow.ly/qcHrM
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Hear a piece of information, and three days later you’ll remember 10% of it. Add a picture and you’ll remember 65% | ow.ly/qcG8T
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Study: when pooping, we're meant to squat, not sit | ow.ly/qcICt ow.ly/i/3xsBf
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Study: vegetarians = 12% lower risk of death from any cause compared with non-vegetarians | ow.ly/q3ViR
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Good news. Finally: US CO2 emissions drop to lowest levels in 18 years cir.ca/s/VBm
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Survey: 61% of millenials (those aged 18-24) believe technology is making people less human | ow.ly/25H8Au
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California Study: sugary beverage consumption down among young children (2-5), but rising among adolescents | ow.ly/25H7gx
Chart: food fads in the United States since 2007 (Wired) | ow.ly/pUCL1 ow.ly/i/3s3y8
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