Personal Finance 

• FinTech: Automating finances tops the popularity ranking of apps, but people still want access to people when it comes to financial planning. (BusinessWire)
• Taxes: The IRS’ budget has been cut. That means fewer tax fraud cases and audits. (New York Times)
• Careers: Here are fourteen things you should not say during a job interview. (Time Magazine)
• Credit: Here is some helpful information on freezing and thawing your credit. (Cleveland.com)
• Emergency Savings: Need to convince your students of the importance of emergency savings? This may help. (monevator.com)
• Paying for College: Time Magazine offers some good advice for getting a college education with little or no debt.
• Retirement: Standard advice is that you should pay off your mortgage before you retire. (Washington Post)
• Bitcoin: It’s been awhile since we’ve talked about bitcoin, but this article marks bitcoin’s tenth birthday. (WSJ)

Technology/Social Media

• Forbes takes a deeper look at the recent Facebook breach and why it is so significant for internet security.

Food for Thought

• Here is a good one to discuss in class. Would your students be willing to pay for food at a café with their personal data? (NPR)
• This blog discusses “different kinds of smart.” (Collaborativefund.com); hear Morgan on our podcast here. 

For Data Fans

• How financially prepared is each generation for retirement? The Society of Actuaries issued a series of reports that paint an interesting picture. (PR NewsWire)
• Opportunity Insights pulled together Census data and created an interactive Opportunity Atlas that illustrates data by neighborhood and the potential for upward mobility. (Citilab.com)
• Brookings Institution published an interactive map showing the state of financial education by state.

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