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Secret to financial success is revealed in 50-year-long study

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Psychologists have tracked the lives of 1,000 kids from the New Zealand town of Dunedin since 1972 .

The best predictor of future financial and professional success later in life was emotional intelligence.

Individuals with high EQ tended to focus on the positive, listen before making decisions, admit to their mistakes, show empathy and handle negative emotions appropriately.

But children with low EQ were more likely to have 'unfavorable outcomes in wealth' as adults, including low income, poor saving habits and credit problems.

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94

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96

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53

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informal

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English

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69

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long-living

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