Career advice

• The New York Times discusses the importance of mentors (especially for women) to your careers and talks about how to find them.
• Recode brings us data on the realities of the gig economy – more people working it but their earnings are down from five years ago.

Insurance

• Life insurance companies are offering premium discounts for healthy behavior, applying behavioral finance concepts. (NYT Your Money column)
• Recent growth in health club industry has been attributed to the discounts health insurance companies are giving to employers who subsidize memberships and employees who use them.   (Forbes)

Net Worth

• Great Stats in this piece from Financial Samurai on net worth in the US – great way to incorporate both the concept of net worth and some basic statistics into one lesson!

Higher Ed

• There is no such thing as a free lunch….or free tuition. Politicians are realizing the money for “free tuition” programs has to come from somewhere. Perhaps a civic lesson ahead of election day. (Inside Higher Ed)
• College students spend more time working than in the classroom. (Bloomberg)

Home Ownership and Taxes

• Rent versus Buy –the equation changes with new tax laws.
• Jonathan Clements Humble Dollar post explains how tax law changes make home ownership more expensive for many people.

 Millennials and Gen Z

• Jean Chatsky offers a closer look at the reality of millennial and Gen Z financial health for NBC News.
• We have included articles recently on millennials and marriage and how they are waiting until they are financially secure. Bloomberg looks on how that is impacting divorce rates.
• Another call for promoting financial literacy, particularly among diverse millennial populations quoting GFLEC/TIAA data from Diverse.

Chart/Markets

• An interesting chart from the professor I worked for as an RA in grad school.
  

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