Nearly three-quarters of consumers (71.2%) have a good or better credit score (670 or higher) in 2024.

On Friday, I had a 45 minute lesson at Eastside Prep. with my main learning objective to help the students understand their risk profile and how that impacts their approach to investing (for more on helping students understand risk, listen to my recent podcast with NY Times columnist Ron Lieber) We started with a PollEverywhere with the students creating a word cloud on what words came to mind when they think about risk: A class discussion ensued in which we discussed how we often associate negative terms (trouble, caution, fear, lost, losing money, loss) with risk. I transitioned the conversation to the importance of risk when it comes to investing and introduced the concept of return (or how much profit you earn from an investment). I asked the students to write down what they thought their risk profile was.

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John Hope Bryant argues that raising credit scores could increase our life expectancies and lessen political division.

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Informed analysis of Amazon's US retail business built on CIRP data. Click to read CIRP - Amazon Report, by Michael Levin and Josh Lowitz, a Substack publication with hundreds of subscribers.

America loses money while making some of its money....

State’s largest home insurer, which has paid customers over $1bn, claims fires put firm under increased financial strain

Student loan debt has increased fivefold over the past two decades.

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In this graphic, we break down how Americans spend an average of $77,300 annually across key spending categories.

As Americans are already dealing with historically high mortgages a new crisis is looming over the housing market. In 2023, 18 of the top 20 home insurance providers in the U.S. had loss ratios over 100%. Home insurance premiums are on the rise and severe weather is getting worse and worse. Let’s dig into America’s homeowners insurance crisis. Subscribe to Morning Brew Sign up for free today: https://www.morningbrew.com/daily/subscribe?utm_campaign=mb_yt&utm_medium=multimedia&utm_source=youtube Follow The Brew! Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/morningbrew/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/MorningBrew Tik Tok - https://www.tiktok.com/@morningbrew

Frustration with rising menu prices and ubiquitous tip prompts lead to a six-year low.

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Americans won’t have to worry about unpaid medical bills damaging their credit reports and scores much longer.

Purchases of calorie-dense, processed items such as chips, baked goods and cookies were most affected, according to findings by Cornell University and Numerator.

In 2024, the S&P 500 surged 23%, setting a series of record highs. We show these returns in a historical context spanning 150 years.

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nam NGPF Activity Bank Budgeting PLAY: Budget Frenzy! SUMMARY The objective of this activity is to recognize the different types of variable expenses that a young adult might face and consider the challenges of budgeting for variable expenses. In this fast-paced game, students have to m...

Colorado secured what it said was record insurance coverage for Shedeur Sanders and Travis Hunter as the star duo opted to play in the Alamo Bowl.

Gamblers Anonymous meetings are filling up with people hooked on trading and betting.

If the U.S. equity market becomes less concentrated – our bet for the next decade – skilled active managers are poised to have a decade for the books.