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.
The End of Ownership: Why Aren't Young People Buying More Houses? (The Atlantic)
By Staff WriterDespite richer couples, cheaper mortgages and a lot of unwanted houses, young home owners are on the decline.
February 22, 2012
Greece to Force Cuts on BondholdersThe bill, called Collective Action Clauses, will impose the debt swap of existing bonds for new, lower-value debt with lower coupon rates on Greece's creditors.
February 21, 2012
On Call, Gundlach Voices Concerns on Consumer, Government DebtNoted manager worries about personal income and jobs when stimulus ends; points out disagreement among Fed governors on rate hikes.
February 17, 2012
LPL's Kleintop Sees Eurozone Surviving Without Greece: Weekend InterviewJeffrey Kleintop, chief market strategist for LPL financial, says he believes that a Greek default and departure from the eurozone will not take a terrible toll on markets, because many institutions have had ample time to divest themselves of some of their Greek debt.
February 16, 2012
European Concerns Dominate Senate Banking HearingThe Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Current Affairs heard testimony from three experts on the state of the financial situation in Europe on Thursday, and sought answers to additional questions as members explored how the U.S. might be exposed to the eurozone debt crisis.
February 10, 2012
Long-Lost Insurance Policy Returns to Bite CoupleIs there any harm in walking away from a policy without receiving confirmation that the policy was canceled by the carrier?
January 30, 2012
What We Worry About When We Worry About Greek DebtA second week of talks in Athens ended Friday with no deal between the country, the European Union and private holders of Greek bonds.
January 26, 2012
Greek Debt Talks Resume Amid BickeringTalks to resolve the Greek debt crisis were to continue on Thursday, amid ongoing disagreements among private creditors, the European Central Bank and other parties about which degree of losses might be considered acceptable and who might have to be included in those losses.