Financial Literacy

• “Five Things High Schoolers Need To Know More Than Computer Science” from (Forbes). We all know what one of those things is!!!

Budgeting

• The costs of being a woman: Why women end up with less money. (Beth Kobliner)

Investing

• Lyft has not become a verb like “Uber” has, but it looks like they will beat Uber with its IPO. (CNBC)

Paying for College

• Student Loans-here is another sad tale of public service loan forgiveness. (BuzzFeed)
• What you need to know about 529 plans regarding recent changes and taxes. (WSJ)
• College is expensive, but you may be able to take advantage of a few tax breaks. (MarketWatch)

Careers

• New York Magazine’s “The Cut” dives into the intense psychological fallout of the growing gig economy.
• George Anders of LinkedIn has suggestions for how to end the BA to barista career shortfall.

Financial Fraud

• Here is a post Valentine’s Day cautionary tale about online relationships. (NPR)

FinTech

• Goldman is going after consumers and Apple, a new revenue stream with a joint credit card.  For details:  (WSJ) Should you get it?: (Lifehacker)

Retirement

• We know it and we teach it, but always helpful to have more support for starting retirement planning early. (Forbes)
• Not all target date funds are the same….they may have different “glide paths.” To find out what a glide path is, read this: (forward thinking)

Gen Z

• This is a frightening look at the high rates of mental health issues among this generation. (Forbes)
• Here is another article discussing the statistics on depression and anxiety among today’s teens. (NYT)

Behavioral Finance

• “Under the Influence” describes five ways marketers get you to spend more than you would otherwise spend. (HumbleDollar)

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