Photo by fizkes / Shutterstock.com If you like receiving paper 401(k) and pension statements, you need to act fast before they disappear. A new U.S. Department of Labor rule lets private sector retirement plan administrators default to sending required retirement-plan documents via electronic media: email, texts and websites. While you …
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Photo by Rawpixel.com / Shutterstock.com A handful of retailers have filed for bankruptcy protection since the coronavirus pandemic started. In most cases, the companies are seeking to restructure their businesses to better position themselves to compete post-coronavirus, rather than to liquidate and fold. But reorganizing doesn’t guarantee success, and the …
Read More »How Bike Share Programs Might Make Cycling Safer
Could bike share programs lead to greater cycling safety? In April 2015, Philadelphia introduced a bike share program. By 2019, there were more than 1,300 bikes and 400 pedal-assisted electric bicycles available. People used them for about 50,000 trips a month. Before the introduction of the bike share program, the …
Read More »5 Ways the Coronavirus Might Hurt Your Social Security
Photo by T.Den_Team / Shutterstock.com In uncertain times, you can still count on Social Security to provide the foundation for your retirement. Through thick and thin, our national retirement safety net is always there. But that does not make Social Security immune to the ravages of the novel coronavirus. Following …
Read More »COVID-19: South Korea’s Recent Election Gives S’pore A Glimpse Of How GE 2020 Might Be Like
Earlier this Wednesday, the Elections Department of Singapore (ELD) announced that the Registers of Electors have been certified and are now available for public inspection online. According to the ELD, 2.65 million Singaporeans are now eligible to vote in the upcoming election — this is an increase of over 59,000 …
Read More »Red Space Lettuce Might Feed Red Planet Voyagers
When astronauts head for Mars, perhaps sometime in the 2030s, there is a good chance that they will be growing their own vegetables to eat along the way. In research published on Friday, researchers are reporting that lettuce grown in space is safe to eat and as nutritious as that …
Read More »What Might Fasting Insulin Predict About Health?
In the comment section of my recent Definitive Guide to Blood Sugar, someone asked about fasting insulin. What does it predict? Is it the preeminent health marker? Does it actually cause harm, or is it just an indicator? Great questions and a great idea, I thought. Let’s do it. Let’s …
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