Student Loan Debt
How advisors can help clients understand the burden of student loan debt and the best ways to reduce, eliminate or manage the debt load.
Rating Agencies: CMBS Pain Still Increasing
By Allison BellCommercial mortgage-backed securities delinquencies may peak at 12% in 2012, up from about 4.7% at the end of 2009, according to Fitch Ratings.
December 15, 2009
Aflac Offers $400 Million In Senior NotesAFLAC Inc. announced that it has priced $400 million of 30-year senior notes.
November 05, 2009
Fed Leaves Rates UnchangedThe Fed says that conditions "warrant exceptionally low levels of the federal funds rate for an extended period."
November 03, 2009
HUB May Go ShoppingAn insurance broker has borrowed $200 million from an existing credit facility, and it says it may use some of the cash for "possible acquisitions."
November 02, 2009
A TARP Failure: CIT Files for BankruptcyBig lender plans quick exit from Chapter 11
November 01, 2009
Bread and CircusesAs the close of this difficult decade draws near, some are tempted to assume the cycle of economic decline we have experienced will once...
October 14, 2009
Conseco Moves To Raise CapitalConseco Inc. (NYSE:CNO) says it plans to raise $77.9 million by selling common stock and warrants to investment funds managed by Paulson & Company Inc., and to raise $293 million with a private offering of convertible senior debentures.
October 09, 2009
Liquid ArtFor all that market volatility and attendant risk, the collateralization of art has for some time had its place within wealth management.