Musings from the CU Suite

Written by Anthony Demangone, Powered by NAFCU

Penn State kicked off the season last night. (By the time you read this, they will have won or lost. I hope the former.)

I was excited on Thursday leading up to the game. Silly? I mean, it is a game played by young men, none of whom I’ve met.

But I don’t believe it is silly. I love the team. It is a new season. Full of opportunities. Almost akin to an adventure.

I feel the same way about starting a new book. Visiting a new town for the first time. Or starting a new year at work.

Being excited about opportunities, about the future, is a good thing in my book.

Enough of that. Now, on to this week’s reading pile!

• Inside Citizens Bank’s Growing BNPL strategy. (FB)
• California bill would effectively increase minimum wage for fast food joints to $22 an hour. (BI) Technically, it would only apply to chains with more than 100 locations. But that misses the point. You’ll be competing with that higher rate in California, so in a sense, it sets a new minimum wage.
• Buyers are on the sidelines. (The Irrelevant Investor)
• Is this chart going up or down? (The Reformed Broker)
• Five lessons from history. (Collaborative Fund)
• Unbeatable vs perfect. (Godin)
• 2 in 5 consumers predict the Bank of the Future will be a tech company. (FB)
• This is what’s really behind “quiet quitting” and what leaders can do about it. (FC)