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.
July 07, 2009
Over 50 - overly optimistic?60% -- Percentage of adults over 50 who have at least one form of debt; 29 percent have a credit card balance that is not paid in full every month, the same percentage that have a vehicle loan. 45% -- Percentage of adults over 5
July 01, 2009
Sit up straight and pay attentionSeveral years ago, I read a fascinating article about a body language experiment that was conduced by a group of marketing students attending a major university.
July 01, 2009
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Googling Advisors, Obama's Learning CurveWhat Prospects Don't Find When .... I enjoyed reading the May edition of Research Magazine. I particularly enjoyed Jane Wollman Rusoff's piece ("What Do...
July 01, 2009
Inflation or Deflation? Looking for Signs of Future PricesMembers of the Retirement Income Industry Association and friends keep asking me a difficult question: Are retirement portfolios more at risk from inflation or from...
June 30, 2009
Sit up straight and pay attentionSeveral years ago, I read a fascinating article about a body language experiment that was conduced by a group of marketing students attending a major university.
May 20, 2009
Securian: Debt Mountain StandsConsumers want to get out of debt but are having a hard time doing so.
May 20, 2009
Securian: Debt Mountain StandsConsumers want to get out of debt but are having a hard time doing so.
May 01, 2009
Character CountsSometimes heroes are not all they are cracked up to be. Consider the case of Richard Whitney, whom Time magazine labeled "Hero Whitney" for his...
April 24, 2009
Deciphering the Fed's Stress TestsThe Fed outlined methodology and resulting need for more capital at the 19 largest U.S. bank holding companies.
April 19, 2009
Kids Able To Come To WorkAssurant Employee Benefits will be giving 15 students with disabilities a chance to spend a day accompanying company employees around the office.