BookOfOdds.com - Editor's Picks http://www.bookofodds.com/ Editor's Picks en-us Tue, 07 Sep 2010 12:11:09 EDT Tue, 07 Sep 2010 12:11:09 EDT The Odds of a Comfortable Retirement http://bookofodds.com/Relationships-Society/Income-Wealth/Articles/A0686-The-Odds-of-a-Comfortable-Retirement <p> Even in the dizziest economy, one piece of financial advice holds steady: <b>save for retirement, and start as early as you can</b>.<b> </b>A recent survey found that the odds a retired adult or his or her spouse had saved money for retirement are <b>1 in 1.41</b>, or 71%. </p> Fri, 14 May 2010 08:26:59 EDT http://bookofodds.com/content/view/full/673806 Prom Night: Take Away the Car Keys http://bookofodds.com/Accidents-Death/Articles/A0711-Prom-Night-Take-Away-the-Car-Keys <p> There are times when parents lie in bed at night and calculate the odds. Prom night is one of those times. </p> Fri, 14 May 2010 08:38:04 EDT http://bookofodds.com/content/view/full/673804 Book of Odds: Most Likely to be a Household Name http://bookofodds.com/About-Us/Pressroom/Corporate-Blog/2010/04-April/Book-of-Odds-Most-Likely-to-be-a-Household-Name <p> Book of Odds was honored to be one of 30 companies invited to take part in the inaugural In-NOW-Vation Technology Showcase &amp; Celebration hosted by the <a href="http://www.mitforumcambridge.org/" target="_self">MIT Enterprise Forum of Cambridge</a> where we were voted <b>“most likely company to be a household name in five years.”</b> </p> Mon, 03 May 2010 11:35:40 EDT http://bookofodds.com/content/view/full/672474 Splitsville: The Odds on Marital Separation http://bookofodds.com/Relationships-Society/Marriage-Divorce/Articles/A0491-Splitsville-The-Odds-on-Marital-Separation <p> The odds a person 18 or older is currently separated from a spouse are <b>1 in 44.13</b>. </p> Tue, 25 May 2010 10:29:31 EDT http://bookofodds.com/content/view/full/673802 Book of Odds and Google Launch an iGoogle Gadget http://bookofodds.com/About-Us/Pressroom/Corporate-Blog/2010/04-April/Book-of-Odds-and-Google-Launch-an-iGoogle-Gadget <p> Book of Odds is excited to announce the release of its very own <a href="http://www.google.com/ig/directory?type=gadgets&amp;url=www.gstatic.com/ig/modules/bookofodds/bookofodds.xml" target="_blank">iGoogle gadget</a>! Working with Google, we’ve built a simple and easy-to-use gadget that delivers daily odds to users via their iGoogle page. </p> Mon, 26 Apr 2010 16:36:41 EDT http://bookofodds.com/content/view/full/669200 Big City Blues: How Environment Influences Stress Level http://bookofodds.com/Health-Illness/Articles/A0573-Big-City-Blues-How-Environment-Influences-Stress-Level <p> According to recent <a href="http://www.gallup.com/poll/122420/Stress-Happiness-Often-Not-Always-Related.aspx" target="_blank">Gallup polls</a>, if you live in Hawaii, North Dakota, Iowa, Wyoming or South Dakota, you’re less likely to report feeling stressed out than if you live in Kentucky, West Virginia, Colorado, Connecticut or Rhode Island. </p> Thu, 13 May 2010 08:28:42 EDT http://bookofodds.com/content/view/full/673708