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.
October 01, 2009
Prepare for InflationDebt can be a tricky thing. As everyone who ever held a margin account knows, when prices of shares in your portfolio go up, the ability...
October 01, 2009
Latin LessonsWho: Riordan Roett, Sarita and Don Johnston Professor and Director of Western Hemisphere Studies, Johns Hopkins University, SAIS Where: Occidental, 1475 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. Washington, D.C.,...
September 23, 2009
Actuarial Groups Get 1,000 CommentsMembers of the Society of Actuaries have shown keen interest in a proposal to let students substitute strong grades in accredited actuarial courses for taking some SOA credentialing exams.
September 16, 2009
Oregon Eyes DesignationsRegulators in a Northwestern state have filed proposed rules that would control financial professionals' use of credentials in sales and marketing efforts.
September 11, 2009
More seniors living on creditFreedom from indebtedness has become harder and harder for seniors to achieve in recent years thanks to increases in heath care and other costs.
September 11, 2009
More seniors living on creditFreedom from indebtedness has become harder and harder for seniors to achieve in recent years thanks to increases in heath care and other costs.
August 27, 2009
Drowning in debtWhat's a trillion dollars here or there? We know you've heard it elsewhere, but this is the "trend of the week" after all, and we...
August 26, 2009
SOA Hopes To Pare ExamsThe Society of Actuaries is working with other actuarial groups to develop a proposal that could reduce the number of multiple choice tests that some would-be actuaries must take.
July 23, 2009
Education coalition wants retiring boomers to improve schoolsEducation leaders want to give boomers who are not yet ready to retire a second chance to practice their acquired skills. The National Commission on...
July 10, 2009
Panel Tallies AIG AidThe federal government has provided more financial support for Citigroup Inc. than it has for American International Group Inc.