This week's question: The Rolling Stones have found an age-appropriate sponsor for their current North American tour: a trade association that promotes the sale of annuities. If Mick Jagger, 75, and his bandmates were to write a song about the importance of financial planning for seniors, what title could they give the track?
Click here to see the result's of last week's contest: Moldy meals
The Week
Escape your echo chamber. Get the facts behind the news, plus analysis from multiple perspectives.
Sign up for The Week's Free Newsletters
From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter, get the best of The Week delivered directly to your inbox.
From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter, get the best of The Week delivered directly to your inbox.
THE WINNER: "Gimme Tax Shelter"
Paul Anderson, Franklin, Tennessee
SECOND PLACE: "Compound Interest (Time Is on My Side)"
Lidia Zidik, Reading, Pennsylvania
THIRD PLACE: "Let's Spend the REIT Together"
Steve Batdorf, Grand Rapids, Michigan
HONORABLE MENTIONS:
"Waiting on a Dividend"
Bill Mistele, New City, New York
"Under My Funds"
Jeff Ludwig, Oconomowoc, Wisconsin
"Let's Spend It Right Together"
Mary Jo Astrachan, Oneida, New York
"Sympathy for the Decimal"
Kevin Burt, St. Petersburg, Florida
"Get Off of My Dow"
Joe Frank, Scottsdale, Arizona
"Jumpin' Cash Back"
Merrill Millman, Crystal Lake, Illinois
"Start Me Up (With a 401K)"
Janine Witte, New Hope, Pennsylvia
"Wall Street Fighting Man"
Doug Lindberg, Bradenton, Florida
"It's Only Rock 'n Rollover"
Laurel Rose, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
"Have You Seen Your Broker, Baby?"
Doug Johnston, Erie, Pennsylvania
"Don't Be Exiled from Wall Street"
Ken Kellam III, Dallas
"Ain't Too Proud to Save"
Tim Mistele, Coral Gables, Florida
"Paint It in the Black"
Laurel Rose, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
"Investin' Jack's Cash"
Darren Jarrett, John's Creek, Georgia
"Waiting on a Mutual Fund"
Kathy Logan, Alameda, California
"Pumping Back Cash"
Darren Oustafine, Norwalk, Connecticut
"Annuity: Too Proud to Beg"
Suzanne Brooks, Quechee, Vermont
"Paint It Green"
Catherine Pomiecko, Natick, Massachusetts
"Gimme Sheltered Income"
Laurel Wroten, Petaluma, California
-
The world’s most romantic hotelsThe Week Recommends Treetop hideaways, secluded villas and a woodland cabin – perfect settings for Valentine’s Day
-
Democrats push for ICE accountabilityFeature U.S. citizens shot and violently detained by immigration agents testify at Capitol Hill hearing
-
The price of sporting gloryFeature The Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics kicked off this week. Will Italy regret playing host?
-
Epstein files topple law CEO, roil UK governmentSpeed Read Peter Mandelson, Britain’s former ambassador to the US, is caught up in the scandal
-
Iran and US prepare to meet after skirmishesSpeed Read The incident comes amid heightened tensions in the Middle East
-
Israel retrieves final hostage’s body from GazaSpeed Read The 24-year-old police officer was killed during the initial Hamas attack
-
China’s Xi targets top general in growing purgeSpeed Read Zhang Youxia is being investigated over ‘grave violations’ of the law
-
Panama and Canada are negotiating over a crucial copper mineIn the Spotlight Panama is set to make a final decision on the mine this summer
-
Why Greenland’s natural resources are nearly impossible to mineThe Explainer The country’s natural landscape makes the task extremely difficult
-
Iran cuts internet as protests escalateSpeed Reada Government buildings across the country have been set on fire
-
US nabs ‘shadow’ tanker claimed by RussiaSpeed Read The ship was one of two vessels seized by the US military
