The Means AND the Ends

The Means AND The Ends is the recognition that "getting there" is at least as important as where you're going. These posts are a curated collection of articles I've written as well as interesting finds that can be serious, humorous, and sometimes skeptical about investing and saving for retirement while being mindful that we must enjoy the ride all along the way.

Oscar Mayer Offers Hot Dog Fans Their Dream Wienermobile Wedding

Lifestyle

Last July, on an otherwise unremarkable Saturday night, five couples waited in line to get their marriage licenses at the Little White Wedding Chapel in Las Vegas. One couple had driven from Victorville, California to tie the knot on their daughter’s birthday; another couple lovingly “held hands and held each other” as they waited their turn; and the two people at the back of the line were, uh, Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez.

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Artist Harley Langberg Creates Celebrity Portraits Out of Food — Including Al Roker

Lifestyle

An artist is creating one-of-kind works of art using his fridge like a crayon box.On TODAY March 16, Al Roker caught up with Harley Langberg, a 34-year-old father and partner at an investment company who has a unique side hustle: making food art

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10 Ways To Improve Your Retirement Routine According To A Retirement Coach | TravelAwaits

Lifestyle, Retirement

The idea of kicking back with “nothin’ to do” in retirement sounds fabulous in young adulthood or middle age when life can feel overloaded, so it comes as something of a surprise that a major complaint about retirement is having “nothin’ to do.”

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I’m a Longevity Doctor. Here Are My 7 Healthy Habits To Live Longer

Lifestyle

Living a long, healthy life may seem like it requires winning a genetic lottery, but there’s so much more under your control than you realize.

Only 25% of our probability of living a longer life is due to inherited genes, while 75% is due to environmental factors, says Dr. Luigi Fontana, professor of medicine and nutrition,

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Stock Market Loses The Fight; Bank Shutdown Affects Whole Sector | Investor’s Business Daily

Markets

The stock market’s major indexes are feeling more pain, falling to session lows in afternoon trading Friday. Investors were shaken by the Silicon Valley Bank closure, which is hitting the entire sector.

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Travel Checklist: Do You Pack Your Carry-On the Right Way? – CNET

Travel

A carry-on bag is one of the most vital pieces of luggage you can have while traveling. It cushions your valuables, gives you access to entertainment during a long flight and prevents you from going bare if your checked baggage gets lost. But that’s only if you pack it the right way.

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Nice News

Lifestyle

A beautiful image of a pink dolphin poking its nose out of the Amazon river under a pastel-hued sunset earned California resident Kat Zhou the title of the 2023 Underwater Photographer of the Year. Over 6,000 entries from photographers in 72 countries were submitted for

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6 Retirement Planning Mistakes To Avoid

Retirement

With the many financial obligations that we have, many of us put off planning for retirement, thinking that it is very far away in the future. Yet, retirement planning is crucial to a healthy retirement, especially considering that the rising average life expectancy of Singaporeans will mean that the vast majority of us will have a longer retirement period than previous generations.

Before you get started on your retirement planning journey, here are six mistakes to be aware of so that you can set yourself up to be in the best position to enjoy the lifestyle you desire in your golden years.

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S&P 500: Millennials Are Trading Like Crazy — Here’s What They’re Buying | Investor’s Business Daily

Lifestyle, Markets, Uncategorized

Millennials are in the driver’s seat when it comes to trading. And they’re betting big on a handful of favorite S&P 500 stocks.

Tesla (TSLA), Apple (AAPL) and Amazon.com (AMZN) continue to be the top holdings of millennial investors and all are up in value this year, says an Investor’s Business Daily analysis of data from the just-released Apex Next Investor Outlook for the fourth quarter and S&P Global Market Intelligence.

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Market forecasting isn’t like the weather… – Behavior Gap

Behavioral Finance

The facts have remained the same. Over time (think 10, 15, or 20 years), stocks typically do better than bonds, and bonds typically do better than cash. Low expenses are typically a good sign of future relative performance. We also know that a diversified portfolio will help protect you from the variability of the stock market.

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This One Thing Can Help You Live A Longer And Happier Life, Science Says — Eat This Not That

Health & Fitness, Lifestyle

Ah, the fountain of youth. Many older individuals wish they could find such a magical potion, bottle it up, or even be privy to just one shot in order to slow down the inevitable course of aging. There are many things we can control in life, but growing older, unfortunately, is a bit of a challenge to temper.

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Where to Travel Next: 2021 Hot List | Condé Nast Traveler

Travel

This year’s annual Hot List of the best new hotels from around the world is a story of resilience. Despite enormous hardship in the travel industry, exceptional properties have continued to open across the globe (nearly a thousand last year in the U.S. alone).

As always with this endeavor, each of the 69 picks on this year’s list was safely vetted by our international network of correspondents.  But as we’ve learned in the past year, everything is connected, which is why we’ve also expanded the scope of hot to include restaurants, transportation, and destinations, as well as more news we’re excited about set for later this year.

In spite of it all, the following destinations are a success story all their own—and a perfect answer to that age-old question of where to travel next. We think they’re a pretty great way to mark the 25th anniversary of this list.

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