Diving Deeper Into Financial Literacy

Try Incentive Detective, a real Rapunzl economics activity where students predict how people respond to a policy change using evidence and reasoning.

Try the $10,000 Trade-Off, a real Rapunzl investing activity where students make one simulated trade, then unpack its opportunity cost and risk.

See how the 1990 Acid Rain Program used cap and trade to fix a textbook negative externality, then try Rapunzl's market failure unit.

When is the right age to start teaching personal finance? Earlier than most parents think. A stage-by-stage guide from preschool through the teen years.

A natural monopoly forms when one firm serves a market more cheaply than rivals could. See why water and electric utilities are the classic example.

See how the 1998 U.S. v. Microsoft case shows what antitrust law does: keep one company from using monopoly power to shut out rivals and consumers.

Private payrolls rose just 38,000 in August, the weakest since January, even as the 10-year Treasury yield climbed to 4.79%. The Fed's bind, explained.

The 2023 UAW strike shows how collective bargaining works: workers negotiate as one group, backed by the threat of a strike, and win real leverage.

Comparative advantage explains why the U.S. imports bananas and coffee instead of growing them. See a real Rapunzl lesson on trade and opportunity cost.

A price ceiling caps what sellers can legally charge. See why a cap below market price creates a shortage, using the 1970s gas lines as the case study.

Scarcity means there isn't enough of something for everyone who wants it. See a real Rapunzl lesson using the U.S. kidney shortage as the example.

Before you build a stock portfolio, weigh these 8 things: your goal, time horizon, risk tolerance, diversification, allocation, costs, and rebalancing.