If you’d listened to the financial “wisdom” of the pundits on social media over the last couple of years, you’d have been in for one heck of a roller coaster ride. If you happened to get lucky with regards to … → read more
When Tyler Sullivan was ten years old, his mom approached him with a mystery: $200 in small charges had appeared on her credit card statement from Apple. This, after Tyler had become obsessed with the game Fortnite. Coincidence? Tyler insisted … → read more
If you’d listened to the financial “wisdom” of the pundits on social media over the last couple of years, you’d have been in for one heck of a roller coaster ride. If you happened to get lucky with regards to … → read more
Yesterday, a man recently touted as the “JP Morgan of crypto” was led into a police car in the Bahamas. Sam Bankman-Fried, the founder of cryptocurrency platform FTX, was arrested after the sudden collapse of his company and the yet-to-be-determined … → read more
95 million Instagram posts. 500 million Tweets. 1 billion Facebook links. 14,000 new websites. Such is a single day of life in 2020. Information overload is an understatement. Thousands of times per second, new thoughts are published, ideas are broadcast, … → read more
Like everything else in 2020, this year’s football season is off to an unusual start. From a positive case at a Chief’s game to plexiglass dividers separating fans from hotdog vendors, the season has opened in a drastically different fashion than before. … → read more
Last Sunday, 102 million people watched the Kansas City Chiefs defeat the San Francisco 49ers at Super Bowl LIV. Across the world, countless little girls and boys looked at their screens with aspiration. Oh, to be a pro athlete. Fame, … → read more
Bootstrapping. Lean iteration. Crowdsourcing. All three of these terms have become buzzwords recently, as part of a growing movement of entrepreneurship that seeks to get to market quickly, committing to as little initial infrastructure and investment as possible. The idea … → read more
The Vault, January 2012: What do to with a windfall A fat birthday envelope from Grandma…winning a prize…finding a $20 bill on the ground…wowie zowie! You got a windfall! A windfall is a chunk of change that comes unexpectedly. When … → read more
Cool link for kids — the Secret Millionaires Club is an animated show that features Warren Buffett (uber investor), who lends his voice to his character. He plays the mentor to a group of kids who learn about business and how … → read more
April 2010: What Do You Know About Money? Some folks love the hot weather of July. Some love skiing in December. At Biz Kid$, our favorite month is April–because it’s Financial Literacy Month. Let’s get money smart! New Episodes Biz … → read more
The Vault, November 2009: Beyond the Piggy Bank Putting your money in a financial institution can be a smart step, and the earlier you do it, the better. But where should you put your hard-earned cash? Choosing the right financial … → read more
