Life Happens, and When it Does, Health and Wealth are More Connected Than You Might Think, Fidelity

Fidelity Investments press release ------ What's going on in people's lives? In most cases, it's a lot. This year, the average person will most likely experience four life events such as starting a new job, caring for a family member, buying a new house or having a child. For better or worse, these events impact many other aspects of life and reveal a strong connection between health and wealth, key indicators of a person’s total well-being. To find out how some of the most common life events impact total well-being, Fidelity collaborated with the Stanford Center on Longevity and surveyed more than 9,000 employees to understand how those events affected a person's health and wealth, as well as their overall happiness and career. "From the life events we analyzed, the top two things you can do to improve your well-being are to pay off debt and start exercising," said Jeanne Thompson, senior vice president of Thought Leadership, Fidelity Investments. "On the other hand, we found taking on debt and experiencing a reorganization at work can have the biggest negative impact on your overall sense of well-being." To learn more click on the picture below to read the release.