Important lessons in longevity

I find myself drawn towards the obituary columns in the newspapers at the moment. It may be my own ...

I find myself drawn towards the obituary columns in the newspapers at the moment. It may be my own brush with death three years ago, or it may be a result of having buried two close friends both in their 40s in the last two months. More likely, it will be because obituaries are between the sports and businesses pages in newspapers, so they are unavoidable. This year, there have been several notable obituaries from the world of investment. Tony Dye, once of Phillips & Drew (now part of UBS), earlier in the year, and then a couple of weeks ago Sir John Templeton, who lent his name to on...