Written by North Carolina Treasurer Brad Briner
A lot of us wait all year for football season to begin. It means fall weather, tailgating and cheering on your team. Every year, I hope my Tar Heels rise to the top. While they have not gotten all the W’s I’d hoped for so far, I go into every game “knowing” they will come away with a victory. But the truth is, I can’t know that for sure – nor can any other sports fan out there. Which leads to the question whether sports betting is a risk you should take. And this is coming from someone who has built their career “betting” on the stock market.
We have covered a lot of ground in the last six months in this newsletter, hitting on some of the most important basics in financial literacy. This month, I wanted to dedicate this newsletter to a small distinction in finance, which is, in actuality, an enormous…