College Planning
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Detroit Eligible for Bankruptcy, Judge Rules
By ED WHITEDetroit is eligible to shed billions in debt in the largest public bankruptcy in U.S. history, a judge said Tuesday in a long-awaited decision.
November 06, 2013
We must embrace Dave Ramsey as an expertRamsey's advice is bad, but you shouldn't tell your clients that.
November 06, 2013
We must embrace Dave Ramsey as an expertRamsey's advice is bad, but you shouldn't tell your clients that.
November 06, 2013
CFP Board’s CE Plan Would Set Financial Planning Back 30 YearsCFPs who oppose CFP Boards entre into the continuing education space perhaps remember what the Board seems to have forgotten about how it was founded.
October 29, 2013
Senators Push Bill to End Debt Ceiling’s Use as ‘Political Weapon’Three Democratic senators introduced legislation Tuesday to allow Congress to disapprove debt ceiling increases, instead of approving them.
October 21, 2013
Recent Gold Price Movements ‘Counterintuitive’The recent antics in Washington should've been good for business, yet gold slipped amid the chaos and has rallied since a debt deal was announced.
October 17, 2013
US debt: Lagarde tells America to get its finances in orderThe estimated toll for the 16-day shutdown: $24 billion.
October 16, 2013
Senate Agrees on Debt Deal, as SIFMA Chief Blasts GOP and Obama for Woes"There is significant damage to the Republican brand in its willingness to be a party of fiscal destruction," says SIFMA CEO Judd Gregg, a former senator.