Weekly list of curated personal finance articles from around the web.
How DraftKings uses A.I. to target the gamblers likeliest to lose (NY Timers via Archive.today). The company has learned how to find the most profitable customers.
Can Christians gamble? (Christianity Today via Archive.today). College students weigh in on the topic.
New study reveals the estate-planning choices that are likely to pit heirs against each other (CNBC). Choose your trustee—and their powers—carefully.
Yes, it’s okay to ask your wedding guests for money to help buy a home (Wall Street Journal). It has become very common.
Trump accounts have auto-enrolled more than 60 million children, Treasury says (CNBC). If your family is eligible for the $1,000 of seed money, you still need to claim the account.
How to hide your spending habits from retailers (so you don’t get ripped off) (NPR). It takes a bit of work, but there are still ways to fight back against the increasingly sophisticated ways more money is being pried from your wallet.
Adding a child to your car insurance? Here are ways to hold down the costs. (NY Times). Guidance for when to keep a child on your policy and when they need to get their own.
Can we still use pennies? Congress plots a penniless future (USA TODAY). Letting “common cents” prevail.
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