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.
How to Plan for the True Cost of College
By Michael HamProviding a college degree for our children is becoming more of a dream than a reality for many families and taking out loans in this economy is like Russian roulette.
December 12, 2011
Moody's Unimpressed With Eurozone DealDespite hours of negotiations at a summit meeting last week that resulted in an agreement by 26 of the 27 European Union countries for closer financial ties, Moody's Investors Service was not impressed.
December 05, 2011
In Sign of Recovery, Icelandic Bank to Sell Bonds in International MarketsArion Bank will reenter international debt markets for first time since default.
November 30, 2011
Critics Fault Ratings Agencies on Greece DowngradeIn yet another embarrassment for rating agencies in the wake AAA subprime loans and other missed economic cues, critics charge that Moodys should have been tougher a lot earlier on their downgrade of Greece.
November 29, 2011
PIMCO’s Gross: Investors in ‘No Trust Zone’ for Euro Bonds Without ECB BackingWith debt overwhelming the eurozone and investors fleeing or demanding sky-high yields, PIMCOs Bill Gross said that it would cost the European Central Bank some 5 billion euros to lure investors back.
November 29, 2011
Moody’s Threatens Ratings Cuts for European BanksThe banks of 15 countries in Europe have been put on notice by Moodys: their subordinated debt ratings may be cut by the agency because there is the possibility that government support for that debt will not be forthcoming.
November 22, 2011
Shakespeare Nails the Supercommittee: News AnalysisOf the whole sorry saga, from the debt-ceiling deadline to the supercommittee deficit impasse, Shakespeare seemed to say of our national economic life that it is a tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing."
November 22, 2011
Moody’s Warns France as Markets Punish Nation's DebtAs yields climbed on French debt Tuesday, investors decided they had made up their minds about the countrys creditworthiness: whether or not Moodys cuts Frances triple-A rating, bond buyers are already demanding higher premiums for their funds.