If you've dabbled in investing, you've likely heard of the "Rule of 72." It's a back-of-the-envelope metric for calculating how quickly an investment will double in value. Most financial metrics are ...

Imagine you’ve worked hard. You’ve worked long. Mentally, physically you’re done. But then I offer you $1,000 if you can keep going for another 10 minutes. And suddenly you’re good to go. Hold that ...

A few weeks ago I asked my near-teenage son to join me to run a couple of errands. It was a Saturday night, but he was just hanging around the house, not doing anything special. “Oh, man,” he sighed. ...

This is a column about a helpful trick that will radically improve your memory with minimal effort so you can learn faster. But before I get to the science behind the technique and how it can help you ...

Understanding the 4 per cent rule can help retirees plan their finances for a secure and worry-free retirement.

State regulators, knowing that old transmission lines could set off wildfires, proposed a safety rule in 2001 that would have forced Edison and other utilities to remove abandoned lines unless they ...

Imagine you’ve worked hard. You’ve worked long. Mentally, physically you’re done. But then I offer you $1,000 if you can keep going for another 10 minutes. And suddenly you’re good to go. Hold that ...