It’s Super Bowl weekend, so we begin this week’s list with some facts about Super Bowl Ads and continue with a collection of articles covering a wide array of topics in case you are looking for an alternative source of entertainment during halftime.

Economics

• Fun Facts about Super Bowl Ads? (NBCDFW)
• Do we really need to suffer from higher unemployment in order to tamp down inflation? Some economists don’t think so. (Vox)
• Can investors gain from the fact that the Federal Reserve and the European Central Bank are on different interest rate paths? (Reuters)
• Jerome Powell’s message has been pretty consistent, but the market seems to hear what they want to hear and are then pulled back into line. (CNBC)(The Atlantic)
• Why are egg prices still high? (CNBC)

Investing

• Neil Dutta of Business Insider warns of shoddy analysts misusing data to tell a narrative to steer clients into more dubious investments.
• Word is that IPOs are set to come back in 2023 after an abysmal 2022. Here are the numbers by year: StockAnalysis.com
• Here are a few articles about the Google/Microsoft AI race that appeared this week.  Microsoft’s CEO discusses Bing, Edge and ChatGPT. (CNBC) And Forbes covers Google’s “Bard” woes this week.

Cryptocurrencies

• The noose appears to be tightening around crypto as the exchange Kracken settles with the SEC and agrees to stop its “staking-as-a service” in the US. (Yahoo Finance)

Savings

• Why are people reluctant to move their savings to high yield savings accounts? (NYT)

Paying for College

• The new (simplified) FAFSA may not be ready for the October 1 opening of the filing window. (Inside Higher Ed)

Career

• Research shows that many commutes can actually be beneficial psychologically. (The Conversation)
• What will salary transparency (now the law in several states) accomplish in terms of pay equity/levels? (Knowledge@Wharton)

Advocacy

• Here is the latest on Financial Literacy Bills in Indiana (IDS News), Idaho (NCW Life) and New Mexico (KOB4).

Personal Finance/Family

• What does our cashless society mean for teaching kids about money? (WAPO-subscription may be required)
• Couples and money: they aren’t talking about it, according to a new survey.   Money continues to be a source of stress in relationships. (PRNewWire)
• Older folks are losing their life savings with romance scams.   Keep a close eye on your parents/grandparents and maybe your single friends too. (NYT)

About the Author

Beth Tallman

Beth Tallman entered the working world armed with an MBA in finance and thoroughly enjoyed her first career working in manufacturing and telecommunications, including a stint overseas. She took advantage of an involuntary separation to try teaching high school math, something she had always dreamed of doing. When fate stepped in once again, Beth jumped on the opportunity to combine her passion for numbers, money, and education to develop curriculum and teach personal finance at Oberlin College. Beth now spends her time writing on personal finance and financial education, conducts student workshops, and develops finance curricula and educational content. She is also the Treasurer of Ohio Jump$tart Coalition for Personal Financial Literacy.