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.
November 07, 2011
US Wealth Gap Between Young and Old is Widest EverThe wealth gap between younger and older Americans has stretched to the widest on record, worsened by a prolonged economic downturn that has wiped out job opportunities for young adults and saddled them with housing and college debt.
November 06, 2011
Is the Run in U.S. Treasuries Over?Today, the future movement of U.S. Treasuries is already being shaped, and again, the crowd and its conventional wisdom will be proven wrong.
November 03, 2011
Greek PM Scraps Referendum on Greek Debt PlanIgnoring increasing calls to step down, Greece's prime minister announced Thursday he would seek emergency talks with the opposition conservatives after they agreed to back the latest European bailout for Greece.
November 03, 2011
Greek PM Scraps Referendum on Greek Debt PlanIgnoring increasing calls to step down, Greece's prime minister announced Thursday he would seek emergency talks with the opposition conservatives after they agreed to back the latest European bailout for Greece.
November 01, 2011
The Best and the BrightestMy duties as a part-time faculty member of Kansas State Universitys CFP-registered financial planning program included taking a group of students to this years FPA Experience Conference in San Diego.
November 01, 2011
Bowles, Simpson Warning: Deficit Committee Must Cut More Than $1.2 TrillionThe two co-chairmen of the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform warned lawmakers on Tuesday that any deal to reduce the federal budget deficit by no more than $1.2 trillion would merely delay the nations fiscal problems.
October 31, 2011
MF Global Bankruptcy Spooks Investors; First U.S. Casualty of Europe’s Debt CrisisMF Global Holdings Ltd., the securities firm run by former New Jersey Governor and Goldman Sachs head Jon Corzine, is seeking bankruptcy protection in what is seen as the first major U.S. casualty of Europe's debt crisis.
October 31, 2011
MF Global Files for Bankruptcy ProtectionMF Global Holdings Ltd., the securities firm run by former New Jersey Governor and Goldman Sachs head Jon Corzine, is seeking bankruptcy protection one week after reporting its biggest-ever quarterly loss.
October 28, 2011
Greek Rating Likely Stays "Junk" after DealGreece's credit grade will remain low, probably still in "junk" status, even after its debt load is cut as part of a European plan to fight the financial crisis, Fitch ratings agency said Friday.
October 28, 2011
Greek Rating Likely Stays "Junk" after DealGreece's credit grade will remain low, probably still in "junk" status, even after its debt load is cut as part of a European plan to fight the financial crisis, Fitch ratings agency said Friday.