Here’s what’s trending over the past month on the NGPF Blog:

• Cartoons: What Can Dilbert Teach Us About Investing? 
  • Quite a bit, actually. Here are four of his best that are full of investment wisdom.
• Interactive: Auto Insurance Comparison Shopping
  • Hat tip to NGPF Fellow, Talitha Oliveri for sharing this great comparison tool to help students see the value in shopping around for auto insurance.
• Interactive: What does $1,500 in Monthly Rent Buy You In Different Cities?
  • Great tool from Visual Capitalist showing the vast differences in one of the largest parts of a young person’s budget
• Video: How Can We Overcome Behavioral Biases Against Saving? 
  • Thanks for recent podcast guest, Vikram Parekh for recommending this video which provides some hacks on how we can increase our savings
• Chart: Why Should Investors Diversify?
  • Chart showing annual performance results of various asset classes and how much they vary year-to-year. Might tame the impulse of those thinking of investing in the hottest asset classes.

About the Author

Tim Ranzetta

Tim's saving habits started at seven when a neighbor with a broken hip gave him a dog walking job. Her recovery, which took almost a year, resulted in Tim getting to know the bank tellers quite well (and accumulating a savings account balance of over $300!). His recent entrepreneurial adventures have included driving a shredding truck, analyzing executive compensation packages for Fortune 500 companies and helping families make better college financing decisions. After volunteering in 2010 to create and teach a personal finance program at Eastside College Prep in East Palo Alto, Tim saw firsthand the impact of an engaging and activity-based curriculum, which inspired him to start a new non-profit, Next Gen Personal Finance.