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 05, 2010
QE2’s Main Effect Is Weakening the Dollar; Bank Execs SpeakThe Fed's large scale asset purchases will not move the needle of economic growth; the real benefit is a further weakening of the U.S. dollar relative to other currencies.
October 28, 2010
9 Best Foundations That Aid Education of Disadvantaged Students: Philanthropy StudyA report released Tuesday by the National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy examined the cycle of unequal educational access and opportunities faced by U.S. students from marginalized communities.
September 07, 2010
U.S. Insurers Not Likely to Fall in Sovereign Debt Crisis: FitchLife insurers' foreign sovereign debt exposure is 'restrained.'
August 22, 2010
Huang Withdraws Bid for Liverpool Soccer ClubOn Friday, August 20, QSL Sports, the Chinese investment company led by Chinese-born U.S. citizen Kenny Huang, said it won't make a bid after all for Liverpool Football Club.
August 16, 2010
Fed to 'Enhance' Truth in LendingThe Federal Reserve Board on proposed enhanced consumer protections and disclosures for home mortgage transactions.
August 11, 2010
Fortress Makes Deal for AIG Finance UnitAn investment management firm has arranged for funds and affiliates to buy 80% of American General Finance Inc. from American International Group Inc.
August 01, 2010
RidgeWorth Report: Bank Loans Better Hedge as Rates RiseAccording to a June white paper released recently by RidgeWorth Investments, bank loans, or floating rate loans, as they are also called, are a worthwhile investment, particularly in a rising interest rate environment.
August 01, 2010
How the Euro-Zone Affects U.S. MarketsThe government debt crisis involving Greece, Spain, Portugal and other European countries has been pretty good for the United States. It provided a moral satisfaction,...
August 01, 2010
Europe's Debt Crisis -- And OursEurope nominally has a public debt crisis. But the Continent's real crisis is of central political and social planning, done not through overt decree but...
July 13, 2010
Greek Debt Sale Hailed a Success; Moody's Downgrades PortugalSale seen as important test of Greece's financial recovery