Advocacy

• The value of Financial literacy is getting some traction ahead of financial literacy month. (WSJ)

Economics

• Apparently the yield curve inverted last week and recession talk is on the rise. Here is a quick one on the subject from Forbes.
• Here is a slightly meatier one on the inverted yield curve from SLATE.

New World (Retail) Order

• Can Apple change TV/streaming? What will Apple morph into next? (Bloomberg)
• Here is what Apple announced on Monday. (CNBC)
• Can Amazon change grocery shopping forever? (Knowledge@Wharton)

Paying for College/Higher Ed News

• There is a right way and a wrong way to ask for more financial aid. (Consumer Reports)
• After last week’s breaking news on the admissions scandal, here are poll results on what Americans think should be considered or not in admissions. (WGBH)
• We advise students to look for the “net” price of college, but apparently some are not providing accurate figures. (Inside Higher Ed)
• John Yeigh looks at the National Center for Education Statistics data for college costs in a piece for the Humble Dollar.
• Here is a brief overview of the Higher Ed policy proposals from the current administration. (Forbes)

Investing

• Visual Capitalist strikes again with forty investing terms every beginner should know.

Taxes

• Michelle Singletary explains why you should love your tax refund less. (WAPO)

Fintech

• There were two articles of warning this week in the WSJ. The first deals with the dangers of automatic payments, and the second contains a bit of a warning for Venmo users.

Gen Z

• PBS News Hour’s “Making Sen$e” segment looks at GenZ and their college choice decisions.
• And about GenZ’s emotional health, learn how one school is dealing with the need for more counselors. (WBUR)
  

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