5. Comment on the link between the satisfaction of the consumer's preferences and her well-being described by each of the following stories: 5.1. Consumers often buy financial products (e.g., annuities, reverse mortgages, etc.) without full awareness of the various complicated rules and pitfalls associated with these products. As many products sold in the market become increasingly complex, consumers of those products fail to keep up with the rapidly expanding volume of information required to make an informed decision about the purchase of such products. 5.2. When considering his life style in a reflexive fashion, the individual may firmly believe that regular exercise will contribute to her health and increase her well-being. But when the time for exercise comes, the individual may habitually suffer from weakness of the will and prefer to watch television programs instead.