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.
Profit Turned on AIG Facilities
By Arthur D. PostalTwo major loan facilities that enabled American International Group (AIG) to ride through a Force 5 financial typhoon have been fully repaid, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York announced late Thursday.
June 11, 2012
It's the 'Warped' Financial System, Stupid: HussmanThe financial system has been transformed into a self-serving, grotesque casino that encourages speculation and refuses to restructure bad debt, the portfolio manager John Hussman says.
June 06, 2012
Spanish Industrial Output FallsThe news for Spain just kept getting worse on Wednesday as its industrial output fell the most since October 2009.
May 22, 2012
Teachers Charge Students ‘Rent’ for DesksIts not a revenue play for the public education system.
May 21, 2012
Mario Draghi: The 2012 IA 25 Extended ProfileWhat seems clear, even in the midst of what appears to be a crisis without end in the eurozone, is that Draghis leadership at the ECB has averted a much more serious disaster on the Continent.
May 15, 2012
A Generation Hobbled by the Soaring Cost of College (New York Times)For all students borrowing to pay for college, the average debt in 2011 was $23,300.
May 15, 2012
A Generation Hobbled by the Soaring Cost of College (New York Times)For all students borrowing to pay for college, the average debt in 2011 was $23,300.
May 14, 2012
Bernanke Says Lending Spigots Are More Open NowFederal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said Thursday that many businesses and consumers are finding it easier to borrow as banks shore up their balance sheets.