Myles Gage is a co-founder of Rapunzl and an advocate for financial education especially for individuals in underserved communities. He was exposed to the stock market at a very young age, attending Ariel Community Academy on Chicago's south side. Financial literacy was the crux of its curriculum.After graduating from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, he developed Rapunzl with with his high school friend, Brian Curcio. They designed and developed an app that addresses the three roadblocks that prohibit many from understanding the stock market: fear, exposure, and accessibility.

“FETCH represents five industries that are needed regardless of the economic climate. The F stands for financial services, E stands for energy, T is technology, C represents communication and lastly healthcare.”

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