Apr 28 2015

What are the top 10 financial worries of Americans? Two of the most common themes include paying for children’s college and saving enough for retirement.

Financial worries are a big concern for many American families.  In spite of a booming stock market and a resurgent real estate market, most Americans don’t seem to be feeling financially better.  A large reason is that many Americans did not partake in the rise in the investor driven real estate boom and also, many […]

Apr 24 2015

Two-thirds of Americans don’t understand how credit cards work: The debt addiction in your pocket.

There is something alluring about swiping a card and making a purchase.  It almost seems euphoric and fun.  Credit cards come in a variety of sleek designs to help you part with your current and future income.  Americans are deeply in debt.  Mortgages, student loans, auto debt, and credit cards consume a large portion of […]

Apr 20 2015

Student debt now makes up nearly half of federally owned financial assets. The student debt bubble edges on with many more unable to pay their debt.

The student debt epidemic is spiraling out of control and the public is becoming more aware of the situation.  $1.3 trillion in student debt is now outstanding.  This is already a problem with nearly one out of three loans in repayment already in some form of delinquency.  Clearly if you are not paying back an […]

Apr 16 2015

1 out of 4 college adjunct faculty collecting government assistance: Students in debt and professors barely getting by all the while tuition soars.

The student debt crisis continues to move across the nation’s landscape like an unrelenting storm.  The stories of economic pain are growing involving students but what about adjunct professors?  For those of you that are unfamiliar, adjunct professors are like contract teachers at many colleges.  Many carry a heavy teaching load but receive very little […]

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