Myles Gage

CSS Profile vs FAFSA for parents: which colleges use each, what each asks, costs and fee waivers, 2027-28 timing, and a checklist for which forms to file.

Should your school replace its personal finance course with AP Business with Personal Finance, add it, or wait? A side-by-side for districts and teachers.

A stock market simulator built for middle schoolers needs guardrails a high school version doesn't. What to look for, and how to run it well at 11-14.

Investing simulators for students are replacing paper worksheets fast. Rapunzl co-founder Myles Gage on how they work and what students actually learn.

Crypto for teens, minus the real-money risk: why a simulator is the safer first stop, what a teen learns from it, and how to set it up together.

A Roth IRA for teens is a custodial retirement account funded only by a teen's real earnings. How it works, who controls it, and what trips families up.

Do teenagers pay taxes on their first paycheck? Here's what gross pay, FICA, and a W-4 actually mean, and why your teen may still need to file.

Why financial literacy is important in schools: a co-founder's case for required high school personal finance, plus the evidence and objections answered.

The state of financial literacy education in 2026: 30 states now require personal finance, yet measured literacy keeps sliding. Where the field stands.

Why a financial literacy competition for high school motivates students: the psychology of stakes, purpose, and belonging, plus how to compete well.

Who gets a personal finance class, and who doesn't? A founder's look at financial literacy equity and how to close the gap in underserved schools.

Financial literacy statistics for 2026: adult test scores, state mandates, teen money data, and what the gap costs. Every figure named and dated.

A plain-English guide to financial literacy certifications for students: what blockchain-secured, tamper-proof credentials are and how they work.

How to learn to trade stocks: what really happens when you place an order, the order types that matter, and how to practice on live prices with zero risk.

How to learn about investing from zero: what to learn first, the habit that matters most, and why to learn to invest with virtual money before your own.

Practice stock trading for free with virtual money and live prices. Rapunzl co-founder Myles Gage on the five habits that turn practice into real skill.

Traders now see a 60.4% chance the Fed raises rates in September. Oil above $90 pushed mortgage rates to a 14-month high. Here is how those connect.

Six plain-English facts about ETFs and mutual funds: what they are, how they differ, why fees matter, and how they make diversifying simple.

Which state personal finance mandates go live in 2026-27, which legislatures are still moving, and what to do with the year before your state's date.

Rapunzl AI reads stock charts alongside students, flagging candlestick patterns and explaining RSI, moving averages, and Bollinger Bands in plain English.

A step-by-step guide to running the Rapunzl stock market simulator: research, groups, budgets, milestones, and reflection that stick.

Stakes change learning. How a free national scholarship competition motivates students grades can't reach, plus a playbook for running one in class.

Real analysts learn by asking someone at the next desk. Rapunzl AI gives students that same on-demand tutor, with guardrails built for the classroom.