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.
AIG Draws On Credit Facility
By Staff WriterAmerican International Group Inc. has started using an $85 billion revolving credit line provided by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.AIG, New York, seems ...
September 16, 2008
What AIG Said About Ratings In Its Last 10-QAmerican International Group Inc. said in August that the kinds of rating cuts that have taken place this week could permit counterparties to ask for ...
August 28, 2008
Higher Education Act Adds Simplification, Disclosure RequirementsOn August 14, 2008, ten years since its last reauthorization, President Bush signed into law the Higher Education Act (H.R. 4137). The law was originally...
July 14, 2008
Treasury Injects Liquidity Into Fannie, FreddieActing to avert bankruptcy for the nation's two biggest home loan lenders, Congress approved an emergency "rescue package" over the weekend of July 12-13 that gives the Treasury Department the ability to inject billions in investments and loans to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
June 17, 2008
Wow -- Capitalism works"I've got to be better in what I offer. I've got to be that much better in the service I provide my customers, or they'll...
June 01, 2008
Read the Fine PrintJust as it's wise to read prospectuses before investing, be sure to read loan contracts in detail before you transfer, because some firms structure transition...
June 01, 2008
Giving Minority Students A Leg Up in the BusinessMany people have bemoaned the lack of racial and ethnic diversity within and around the profession, noting the obvious fact that the makeup of the...
May 28, 2008
Credit crunch hits college fundingBoomers routinely wrestle with the dilemma of funding a child's college education versus saving for their own retirement. Unfortunately, the Wall Street Journal reports the...