Personal Finance

• If you have been paying your loans for 10 years and been rejected for public service loan forgiveness, there is now a way to apply for forgiveness (and hopefully get it this time.)
• Here is another NYT article with the latest on 529 plans.
• Publicly traded companies in the US had to start reporting their pay ratios this year (CEO pay/median pay). Read on if you have the stomach to do so.
• Didn’t see this one until it showed up reprinted in our local Sunday paper about “putting your affairs in order.” Good guidance for young an old.
• A start-up is offering another option for seniors who are asset-rich but cash-poor: it buys their home for below market price and allows them to stay there for life at no cost. Read how it works and how it compares to reverse mortgages.

Investing

• The growth in popularity of index-based funds is taking its toll on Fidelity.
• If it feels like bad days on Wall Street are really bad, they are. Volatility is here to stay.
• Netflix=Disney (market cap)? Does that make sense?
• And a bit longer and slightly more academic read, this Fortune Financial Advisors blog puts today’s high P/E ratios in perspective.
• What does Congress’ move last week to weaken Dodd-Frank mean for investors (in banks)?
• What have this year’s corporate tax cuts meant for businesses, and their investors?

Technology

• Here is a video for you on “Golden Age of Fintech.
• Europe’s new internet privacy laws impact Silicon Valley more than the US government.
• If you are interested, you can read more on blockchain and how it will fix the world.
• What are you doing with your trash? It seems that recycling correctly is harder than it seems.
• Its summer!!! Pour yourself a big, cold drink and check out these sldies. It may take you awhile but lots of cool stuff on Internet Trends – 2018 from venture capitalist Mary Meeker.

Millennials

• June is a heavy wedding month, but apparently millennials aren’t rushing down the aisle.

Chart of the Week

Tim found this beauty from: https://www.safalniveshak.com/how-to-get-wealthy/

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