Musings from the CU Suite

Dec 04, 2015

A little weekend reading...

Compiled by Anthony Demangone

Turkey leftovers are in the rear-view mirror. The Jolly Fat Man is just around the bend. It is my favorite time of the year! Now, grab some joe, and enjoy this week's reading pile.  

  • Why Norwegians enjoy long winters. (Fast Company)
  • Preliminary Black Friday data not surprising: Shoppers keep shifting to online shopping. (Business Insider) Also, this chart shows that department store shopping has been declining since 2001. (Business Insider)
  • Driving is on the upswing in the U.S. But why? (Vox)
  • Did the CFPB use faulty data when going after Ally Financial? (NYT)
  • Li-Fi: 100x faster than WIFI. (BBC)
  • Depressing stats about American retirement savings. (Fund Reference)
  • Share this with your members. Holiday Season Fraud Prevention Checklist. (NAFCU Services Blog)
  • A goal for 2016? Have just one goal. (LinkedIn)
  • Startup CEO is going after the biggest banks. (BI)
  • Interesting chart on global financial literacy. (The Big Picture)
  • Like bananas? You should be worried. (Quartz)
  • Move over millennials. Let's talk about Gen Z. Very interesting read on demographics. (BI)
  • Shocker...J.P. Morgan is in the middle of another ethical scandal. (WSJ)
  • NCUA has created two new videos about share insurance for consumers. For those members who call with questions about share insurance, point them to these videos! (NAFCU Today)

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