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As automation technologies such as machine learning and robotics play an increasingly great role in everyday life, their potential effect on the workplace has, unsurprisingly, become a major focus of research and public concern: Which jobs will or won’t be replaced by machines? First, the technical potential for automation differs dramatically across sectors and activities, according to a publication in McKinsey …

You don’t have to work on Wall Street or Silicon Valley to earn a fat paycheck. There are many other jobs that also pay 100’000 USD/year or more.  For many of these jobs, total pay is highly dependent on the base salary. But for other jobs, a big part of employees total pay is earned through other forms of compensation (i.e. …

The steady increase in life expectancy is now close to, or above 80 years in many developed countries. This is a ‘natural’ consequence of a generally healthier lifestyle on one hand and medical advancements in biotech and genomics on the other. And this is a good thing, no question. But this constantly extended lifespan already puts upward pressure on savings …