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 30, 2019
Boomers, Gen Xers Carry Bigger Student Debt Loads Than Milliennials: FidelityWorkers in the private health care and social assistance industries had the most debt, Fidelity found.
October 28, 2019
Who's Doing Better, Who Isn't Ahead of 2020 ElectionAccording to a Bankrate survey, economic experts think most Americans should be better off financially now than in 2017, but most aren't.
October 14, 2019
Why Don't More People Want to Be Financial Planners?Misconceptions and lack of awareness of financial planning as a career are obstacles to growing the talent pool, TD Ameritrade finds in a study.
October 02, 2019
Envestnet MoneyGuide Adds Riskalyze, College Planning to MyBlocksThe Kickoff block will help high-school aged children of clients prepare to pay for higher education.
September 23, 2019
How Employers Are Addressing the Student Debt ExplosionA growing number of companies are helping borrowers repay their student loans.
September 18, 2019
Americans' Debt Declining, but Still Concerning: Northwestern MutualMany believe they'll be in debt forever, the firm's new report says.
September 11, 2019
Millennials Get Creative to Afford Their First HomeHere's how buyers across generations saved for their first down payment, according to Bankrate.
September 05, 2019
DOE Fix for Student Loan Forgiveness Program Is Massive FailureA GAO report found that the Temporary Expanded Public Service Loan Forgiveness program rejected 99% of applications.
August 15, 2019
Web Broker Makes Stressed-Out Patients Its CauseGetInsured is making friends by contributing to a charity that cancels patients' medical debt.
August 14, 2019
Household Debt Sets New Record: New York FedThe share of student loan debt that is "severely derogatory" has "grown stunningly," New York Fed analysts say.