Jul 27 2017

The Global Pension Nightmare – Global pension underfunding will be $400 trillion by 2050.

Apparently good things do come to an end.  The global pension outlook is looking bad and a large part of this stems from people living longer and simply not saving enough while they work.  There are some major problems on how pensions are structured and the US, the wealthiest nation in the world is shifting […]

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Jul 18 2017

Student loan tsunami on the horizon:  Of $847 billion in Direct Loan program, only $535 billion is actually being paid back at the moment. 

The amount of student debt continues to grow like a skyscraper reaching for the clouds.  There seems to be an unlimited amount of student debt that college students are willing to take.  As of today, there is $1.44 trillion in student debt outstanding.  But how much of this is being actively serviced?  After all, if […]

Jul 9 2017

How to live on $25,000 a year in low wage America:  A guide to living on the per capita income.

Most Americans live paycheck to paycheck.  We hear stories of people waiting until midnight at the end of the month so accounts can get filled with funds simply to buy food.  This shouldn’t come as a shock given the per capita income of a working American is roughly $25,000.  Does that seem like a lot […]

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