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.
June 25, 2013
Congress Will Punt Student Loan Rate Fix to CFPB: Washington AnalysisAnalysts at Washington Analysis said Monday that they believed Congress will not move forward with legislation aimed at private student loans. Rather, they expect the CFPB will eventually develop private student loan servicing standards.
June 12, 2013
Dubai’s Growing Economy Faces High Debt Hurdle in 2014Dubai has been prospering, which is remarkable, considering that it faced down default in 2009. However, there may be storm clouds on the horizon.
June 06, 2013
4 Tips for Paying Down Student DebtEleanor Blayney called the cycle of school-loan-job-debt the catch-22 of the real world in a blog post written for the CFP Board on Wednesday.
May 30, 2013
Maine Senate sustains veto of hospital billOpponents want the governor to put Medicaid expansion in a stand-alone bill.
May 29, 2013
Which State’s Residents Are Smartest With Money?A just-released study from the FINRA Foundation ranks the states on several measures of "financial capability," like paying off debt and saving for emergencies.
May 28, 2013
Fixing the Student Loan CrisisIm lucky. Unlike so many college students, I didnt take out any student loans.
May 28, 2013
Reinhart, Rogoff to Krugman: Stop Scapegoating UsCarmen Reinhart and Ken Rogoff sent Paul Krugman a letter over the weekend decrying what they called his spectacularly uncivil behavior.
May 23, 2013
Back into cheap debt, and oh how we missed youIn Backworld World, history has a tendency to repeat itself.
May 16, 2013
Casino Boom Fuels Asian InvestmentsThe Asian casino boom is running hot and likely to continue, despite a few hiccups, although investors should be warned: the chips may move from player to player.