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The Tokyo Olympics have come to a close and the USA topped all categories in medal count. However, I've always felt it a bit disingenuous to compare countries of vastly different size this way. This graphic from Visual Capitalist does a great job of presenting the raw numbers along with medals per capita.

Olympic Medal Count: How Did Each Country Fare at Tokyo 2020? After 17 days and 339 events, Tokyo 2020 has come to an end. Here we visualize the final Olympic medal count for participating countries.

There's a lot of hate going around for people and institutions who short (or bet against) stocks. Bloomberg had a good article this week on why the market NEEDS short sellers. https://hubs.la/H0Rg4kh0

A brain science expert shares tips for regulating anxiety and emotions during tumultuous times Moran Cerf is a professor of neuroscience and business. Every week, he receives questions about psychology, business, and behavior via email from people who attend his talks; below are his answers to two recent questions.

You’re Probably Richer At Retirement Than You Realize People often overlook a key source of retirement income and underestimate how much it is worth to them.

The Push to Require Financial Literacy If letter grades were given out for financial literacy, the United States would get a C+ at best. Globally, the nation ranks 14th in the world for basic financial skills, with only 57% of adults considered financially literate.

Try This Six-Week Home Workout Routine to Build Better Fitness Habits The Wall Street Journal Fitness Challenge, a six-week program of exercises, is made for all ability levels.

4 Changes to Make to Your Day so You Get Better Sleep Tonight Making changes to your day is the quickest path to consistently productive sleep at night.