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.
March 14, 2019
How to Reduce Student Debt and Increase College AffordabilityThere is no shortage of recommendations, according to a hearing at the House Committee on Education and Labor.
March 12, 2019
Millennials See a Cashless Future but Lack Credit Knowledge: StudyA TD Bank survey finds millennials often fall short on using credit properly.
March 06, 2019
How Lessons From the Financial Crisis Can Help Navigate Markets TodayA review of Ariel Investments' experience then and now.
February 22, 2019
Elon Musk Turns to Morgan Stanley for 5 Monster MortgagesThe billionaire recently took out $61 million in mortgages on five properties. The Morgan Stanley loans represent about $50 million in new borrowing.
February 06, 2019
Unum Lets Employees Trade Vacation Time for Student Loan ReliefThe workers who carry student loan debt owe payments of about $350 per month.
February 04, 2019
Student Loan Debt Burdens Boomers as Well as MillennialsBaby boomers 60 or older were the fastest-growing category of student-loan debtors, Guardian Life reports.
January 30, 2019
US Treasury Debt Sales Hit Another Record HighA 31% drop in corporate income tax revenue in fiscal 2018 is contributing to the rising debt level.
January 30, 2019
US Debt Levels Could Prompt Fiscal Crisis: CBO DirectorCBO Director Keith Hall told senators that if debt rises to projected levels, there will be troubling consequences.
January 29, 2019
Best & Worst Cities for Student Loan RepaymentMost of the areas with the highest delinquency rates are in the South; those with the lowest are in the West and Northeast.
January 15, 2019
How the Shutdown Hurts the US Bond MarketMoody's explains how certain muni bond issuers and others that rely heavily on federal funding are affected.