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 29, 2013
Treasury's Lew: Congress needs to pass debt limitSome Republicans want to use a government shutdown threat to block PPACA.
July 26, 2013
5 Reasons Why Your Clients May Still Have the Economic BluesWhile some measures of U.S. consumer sentiment are up, Pew Research data explores some overlooked indicators that suggest why Americans arent all that upbeat, despite much good economic and markets news.
July 22, 2013
Portuguese Upheaval Exposes Eurozone’s Underlying WoesPortugal is the latest country to shatter the Eurozones fragile recovery and raise fears that yet another crisis is in the offing.
July 17, 2013
Inspectors insist CO-OPs are policedThe feds have punished organizers of the new nonprofit plans for missing deadlines, officials say.
July 11, 2013
Detroit emergency officials meet with pension repsRepresentatives for the workers said they received no new information related to the plan being floated by the city's emergency manager.
July 11, 2013
Detroit emergency officials meet with pension repsRepresentatives for the workers said they received no new information related to the plan being floated by the city's emergency manager.
July 09, 2013
Half of Student Debt Holders Worry They Can’t PayWhile other types of debt have fallen since the recession, student loan debt has increased, and consumers are struggling to meet those obligations, according to a report published in June by the Urban Institute.
July 03, 2013
Conspiracy theory of the day: The White House is gouging students to pay for ObamacareAnyone who thinks that might want to consider going back to school.
July 01, 2013
Unprecedented Muni Deal Will Gut Investors in Alabama Sewer ProjectThe costly sewage system revamp in Jefferson Counly, Ala., looks like a raw deal for muni debt holders who, for the first time, will be forced to accept a loss of principal.