It may seem like student loan interest rates are set by flinging darts at a board, but in fact there’s a set process each year for federal student loans. Since 2013, each type of loan– Direct Student Loan, Grad Student Loan and Parent PLUS loan– has a set markup from the 10 year Treasury yield at the May Treasury auction….

The other day a friend reached out with a question that surprised me. He was looking for recommendations for college admissions consultants. On the surface, this shouldn’t be surprising, but his oldest is an 8th grader. My initial reaction was “Huh?” but the more I thought about it, the more I realized that there probably are some situations when starting…

Every year in October, the Bureau of Labor Statistics gathers information on college enrollment and workforce participation; every April, the “College Enrollment and Work Activity of Recent High School and College Graduates” report, based on that data, is released. This year’s report shows that the pandemic has impacted young Americans’ future planning pretty dramatically. 61.8% of 2021’s high school graduates…

April is Financial Literacy Month so I’m writing about general financial topics this month. Today’s topic: the power of compounding. The power of compounding is what makes long-term savings so beneficial. It’s also what makes debt so costly. As Albert Einstein (yes, that Albert Einstein) said, “Compound interest is the eighth wonder of the world. He who understands it, earns it;…