At the end of each year, the Washington Post puts together a definitive, subjective, and plain ol’ fun list of what’s in and what’s out for the year ahead.
In this spirit, CreditUnions.com offers a credit union list of what’s hot and what’s not. Although these aren’t as sure-fire, slam-dunk, bet-the-house-on-it predictions as the site has made in the past, they're pretty close.
The first table features selections from the Washington Post. The second table is all about credit unions and offers links to learn more about what's "in."
Without further ado:
WASHINGTON POST'S IN AND OUT LIST
OUT
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IN
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Capturing capital
Attracting attention
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Fiddle-leaf figs
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Oversize cactuses
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Not being able to explain bitcoin
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Not being able to explain blockchain
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Matcha
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Turmeric
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Pulling for the Cubs
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Resenting the Cubs
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Almonds
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Pecans
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Atlanta
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Kansas City
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CREDITUNIONS.COM'S IN AND OUT LIST
OUT
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IN
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ATMs
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Cash
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Hoping members are not fraud victims
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Wells Fargo
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Bank FinTech
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Unfocused marketing
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Siloed conversion procedures
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Stressing mergers
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Financial wellness as an idea
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Human drivers
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Stereotyping "unbanked" consumers
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Data breaches
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Dark web ignorance
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One size fits all approach to member service
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Reinvestment for reinvestment's sake
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- Liz Furman contributed to this article.