Is the human race evolving?
Sometimes it is hard to tell. Sometimes, in the face of the evening news incidents of violence and the inequity caused by fear greed, it seems as if the answer is no.
But Bob Herbert makes an excellent case for the affirmative … at least in some, very important, ways, we are a more evolved and wise race than we were before.
For financial wellbeing and a comfortable retirement…
Spend less by regularly reminding yourself that it is not what you have but who that determines quality of life; pay off any debt as aggressively as possible; save; invest in a low-cost couch potato portfolio.
Need more convincing? Read this, in the Financial Post:
‘High fees’ sap Canadians’ retirement savings: report
Determined optimism: the key to living well
A drug that lets you eat all you want without gaining weight in ten years? Solar power that is as economical as carbon-based fuels in five years? At least one scientist says it will happen, and his track record is excellent.
Ray Kurzweil is a futurist with a track record who makes his predictions using what he calls the Law of Accelerating Returns.