College Planning
Help your clients take the worry out of saving for college with news and analysis on student debt, 529 plans and other tax-efficient savings vehicles as well as the colleges and college majors that deliver the most value.
Trump Education Department Now Allows Big Collection Fees on Defaulted College Loans
By Bernice NapachThe new guidance affects loans from lending institutions made before the feds took over the student loan program in July 2010.
March 15, 2017
Fed Raises Rates; So What Should Clients Do?The Fed's latest move has implications for investments and management of short-term variable debt.
March 15, 2017
Is College Debt Advisors’ Next Black Swan?Advisor's clients tend to be college graduates. College graduates have too much loan debt to adequately save. See the problem?
March 13, 2017
Trump May Give Students Debt Relief That Obama RefusedTens of thousands of allegedly defrauded student debtors may receive refunds and loan discharges under a potential legal settlement.
March 13, 2017
Wall Street Has Found Its Next Big Short in U.S. Credit MarketStruggling retailers such as Macys are fueling mall defaults; investors are betting against commercial mortgage-backed debt.
March 13, 2017
VanEck Launches the First U.S.-Listed Green Bond ETF: Portfolio ProductsIn other product news, Morgan Stanley launched two sustainable investing portfolios.
February 28, 2017
American College Starts Black Broker Scholarship ProgramThe fund aims to boost the share of advisors who are African-American, which is now less than 8%.
February 16, 2017
Household Debt Is Rising, but Consumers in Better ShapeHousehold debt has reached its highest level since the financial crisis but delinquency rates are lower, according to a New York Fed report.