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.
More seniors living on credit
By Daniel WilliamsFreedom from indebtedness has become harder and harder for seniors to achieve in recent years thanks to increases in heath care and other costs.
July 23, 2009
Education coalition wants retiring boomers to improve schoolsEducation leaders want to give boomers who are not yet ready to retire a second chance to practice their acquired skills. The National Commission on...
July 10, 2009
Panel Tallies AIG AidThe federal government has provided more financial support for Citigroup Inc. than it has for American International Group Inc.
July 07, 2009
Over 50 - overly optimistic?60% -- Percentage of adults over 50 who have at least one form of debt; 29 percent have a credit card balance that is not paid in full every month, the same percentage that have a vehicle loan. 45% -- Percentage of adults over 5
July 01, 2009
Sit up straight and pay attentionSeveral years ago, I read a fascinating article about a body language experiment that was conduced by a group of marketing students attending a major university.
July 01, 2009
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Googling Advisors, Obama's Learning CurveWhat Prospects Don't Find When .... I enjoyed reading the May edition of Research Magazine. I particularly enjoyed Jane Wollman Rusoff's piece ("What Do...
July 01, 2009
Inflation or Deflation? Looking for Signs of Future PricesMembers of the Retirement Income Industry Association and friends keep asking me a difficult question: Are retirement portfolios more at risk from inflation or from...
June 30, 2009
Sit up straight and pay attentionSeveral years ago, I read a fascinating article about a body language experiment that was conduced by a group of marketing students attending a major university.