College Planning
Help your clients take the worry out of saving for college with news and analysis on student debt, 529 plans and other tax-efficient savings vehicles as well as the colleges and college majors that deliver the most value.
European Stagnation
By Alexei BayerWhen the financial system faces a major bankruptcy, one that is large enough to threaten its health, it often makes sense to buy time. Regulators, central bankers, multilateral lenders and governments.
March 23, 2012
AIG Adds $1.5B to Government PaybackAmerican International Group Inc.s (AIG) remaining debt to the U.S. government is about $45 billion after paying an additional $1.5 billion to the U.S. Treasury Department, the company says.
March 22, 2012
U.S. Bank Lending Below Depression-Era Levels: S&PU.S. bank loans are at such lows that the economic recovery has been nearly loan-free, S&P's head of financial institutions ratings said Wednesday in New York.
March 20, 2012
MassMutual Scholarship Program Goes NationalMassMutual announced today that their MassMutual Scholars Program is now a national scholarship program aimed at empowering students of African-American, Asian/Pacific Islander or Hispanic descent to pursue a career in financial services or insurance.
March 20, 2012
MassMutual Scholarship Program Goes NationalMassMutual announced today that their MassMutual Scholars Program is now a national scholarship program aimed at empowering students of African-American, Asian/Pacific Islander or Hispanic descent to pursue a career in financial services or insurance.
March 20, 2012
IMF: Greece Will Need Third Bailout in Debt WritedownsLast week Greece was granted a massive bailout for the second time, after winning hard-fought concessions from its private debt holders and pushing through additional unpopular austerity measures. This week the IMF said it expected Greece to need additional funding or more debt restructuringin effect, a third bailout.
March 15, 2012
Pressed for Cash, Older Boomers Turn to Reverse MortgagesA new study from the MetLife Mature Market Institute shows that the average age of reverse mortgage users is plummeting, as Boomers increasingly turn to the device as a standard financial planning option.
March 15, 2012
Pressed for Cash, Older Boomers Turn to Reverse MortgagesA new study from the MetLife Mature Market Institute shows that the average age of reverse mortgage users is plummeting, as Boomers increasingly turn to the device as a standard financial planning option.