FUN FACTS

FUN FACTS

Bonus soared 890% since 1985! That's the reason why people want to Wall Street On Wall Street, bonuses never sleep. Since 1985, they have soared 890%, seven times the rise in the federal minimum wage. The average Wall Street bonus rose 1% to $138,210 last year, but fell 15% the year before, more than twice the median U.S. household annual income of $55,775. (Marketwatch.com)獎金30 年漲9 倍，難怪人人都想去華爾街！華爾街獎金池從來沒有躺著睡覺。自1985 年以來，華爾街獎金上漲890％，相當于聯邦最低工資漲幅的７倍。美國華盛頓的智庫機構政策研究所得出，華爾街人均獎金2016 年上漲1 ％至13.8 萬美元，此前一年則縮水15％。

Women are better investors than men

The big investment flrm Fidelity says that female investors outperformed males last year by 0.3%. In fact, Fidelity found that females outdid men in the past decade. "Women are doing better than men and with a lot less risk," says Kathy Murphy, president of personal investing at Fidelity. (CNN Money)女性比男性更擅長投資美國富達投資集團最新調查結果顯示，2016 年，女性投資者的業績超過男性投資者0.3％。調查發現，女性投資者的業績在過去十年間優于男性投資者。富達個人投資部總裁凱西· 墨菲說：“女性不僅投資業績超過男性，而且連帶更低投資風險。

Fragranced products are making us sick! From our hand soap to our surface spray, our body wash to our perfume, air fresheners and candles, household cleaners and laundry liquid; scents are all around us. In fact, 98.5 per cent of us are exposed to fragranced products on a daily or weekly basis and they may be making us sick. (The Sydney Morning Herald)用香水嗎？小心“香水有毒”澳大利亞墨爾本大學一項最新研究顯示，大約三分之一的澳大利亞人在使用香氛制品后會出現健康問題，包括呼吸問題、偏頭痛、皮膚敏感甚至哮喘發作等。這里所說的香氛制品還包括香皂、噴霧、家居清潔劑、洗衣液、香氛蠟燭等。

Being a Parent Help You Live Longer According to a new study from Sweden, at age 60, men with children were expected to live another 20.2 years, while men without children were expected to live 18.4 more years. Among 60-year-old women, those with children were expected to live another 24.6 years, while those without children were expected to live 23.1 more years. (Yahoo News)養娃讓你更長壽！不少有了寶寶的父母會把“累”這個字掛在嘴邊，時常感覺“身體被掏空”。可你知道嗎，瑞典研究顯示，養育孩子能讓你更長壽！研究結果顯示，與沒有孩子的人相比，有孩子的男性平均壽命長近兩年，女性平均壽命長18 個月。