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.
12 Worst Financial Advisors in America: 2016
By Ginger SzalaOh, the web those scammers weave to get a fast buck. Here are some of the dirtier dozen from 2016.
March 17, 2017
Top 10 Cities for Millennial HomebuyersBuyers 35 and younger are more active this spring than in recent years, LendingTree reports.
March 16, 2017
Who’s to Blame for the Rise in Student Loan Debt and Defaults?The Consumer Federation of America faults loan servicers; the Bipartisan Policy Center blames government, colleges and students.
March 15, 2017
Fed Raises Rates; So What Should Clients Do?The Fed's latest move has implications for investments and management of short-term variable debt.
March 15, 2017
Is College Debt Advisors’ Next Black Swan?Advisor's clients tend to be college graduates. College graduates have too much loan debt to adequately save. See the problem?
March 13, 2017
Trump May Give Students Debt Relief That Obama RefusedTens of thousands of allegedly defrauded student debtors may receive refunds and loan discharges under a potential legal settlement.
March 13, 2017
Wall Street Has Found Its Next Big Short in U.S. Credit MarketStruggling retailers such as Macys are fueling mall defaults; investors are betting against commercial mortgage-backed debt.
March 13, 2017
VanEck Launches the First U.S.-Listed Green Bond ETF: Portfolio ProductsIn other product news, Morgan Stanley launched two sustainable investing portfolios.