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Weekly Snapshot: Investigating UAPs

Welcome to LNGenZ’s round up of the week’s top news stories. NASA Will Study UFOs for the First Time NASA is putting together a team of scientists to get to the bottom of UFO sightings. UFOs have fascinated humans for… Read More

The Federal Reserve: What Is It and How Does It Work?

Liberty Nation GenZ  believes in educating young Americans about the U.S. and its Constitution. This high school lesson plan can be used in the classroom or the home, and adapted to a range of student abilities. Objectives Students will be able to describe… Read More

What’s Up On Wall Street? Stock Market Explained

One of the most exciting places to be in this world is on a stock exchange. Every day, billions of dollars worth of stocks, bonds, exchange-traded funds (ETFs), and every other financial asset are transferred from one person or company… Read More

Are Digital Currencies the Money of the Future?

By now, you may have learned about the success of bitcoin. There has been a lot of talk over the years that bitcoin would eventually replace the U.S. dollar but others predict it will probably co-exist with traditional currencies. So,… Read More

What is Interest?

Everybody is a borrower and a lender in today’s economy. Every time a person uses a credit card, they are borrowing money from a credit lender. In each transaction, interest is involved. But what is interest exactly, and how does… Read More

Dollars and Cents: How Money is Made

Have you ever made money doing chores at home or by setting up a lemonade stand in your neighborhood? Have you earned pocket money, worked a summer job, or paid for items with cash? Most people use money almost every… Read More

The Story of the US Dollar

The United States dollar – equal to 100 cents – is the nation’s official currency. It is represented by the $ symbol. Also known as the greenback, the dollar is the most used currency in the world. A Currency is… Read More

What is the Federal Reserve?

The Federal Reserve is in the news again, but since it doesn’t enter family conversations around the dinner table all that much, the key question is: What is the Federal Reserve? The Federal Reserve (also known as the Fed) is… Read More