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Please only vote IF retired and USA loans. Thanks! Just this month payments have resumed on student loans. Despite what many people believe, yes some Retirees have student loans. It is yet another tug...
I know oldsters beyond my age got essentially a free ride, but I am at the leading edge of people who have massive student debt with little chance of paying this off. When will AARP take note and begi...
Hi everyone. I have approximately 53k in student loans that I want to pay off. It’s like a black cloud over me. My company contributes 10% of my pay to my 403b~ $176 per paycheck while I contrib...
For the sliver of retirees who are far behind in paying their own or their children’s student loans, Social Security can withhold part of their benefits to pay the loans back. But college has go...
Last week, President Biden announced a policy that would forgive $10,000 in student loan debt for those individuals earning less than $125,000 per year with an additional $10,000 in forgiveness for lo...
When you child gets close to going to college, consider investing your 529 plan account in CDs or a stable value fund. Only some 529 plans offer them....
I went to a smaller school in my early education days. It ran from kindergarten through 8th grade and had probably 300-400 students at the most. My grade had maybe 30-35 kids in it and, except for a c...
A deadline for millions of student loan borrowers to exit the SAVE plan is quickly approaching. Those who don’t switch ... Read more
Yes, RAP can potentially save you tens of thousands of dollars in student loan interest while you're in medical school. Here's what to know. The post How to Use RAP to Freeze Your Interest While in Me...
You’re never too old for campus life. Here are 5 colleges that actually want 50-plus students in class.
Almost everyone struggles with debt at some point. In my early 20s, I learned some hard lessons about credit card debt. In my early 30s, I paid back graduate student loans that soaked up a huge share ...
Millions of parents are cutting retirement savings to cover rising student debt. Discover three strategies to protect your future.
It's a mess right now in the medical school private student loan space. Here's how WCI is trying to help—and what you can do as well. The post How to Get Private Medical School Loans (and a Rant About...
IBR and RAP are both federal student loan repayment plans. The quick answer is that for most physicians with a ... Read more
SAVE is going away. The RAP plan is taking its place. If you have student loan concerns, here's what you need to know before July 1. The post RAP Explained: Now That Save Is Dead, Here’s What Physicia...
This tax-advantage savings account is perfect for students.
Neal K. Shah, the founder of CareYaya, a company that links students in the healthcare field with seniors needing assistance, has some strong opinions about elder care in the United States. The word Y...
With the federal student loan landscape rapidly changing, many future doctors are thinking about taking the three-year medical school route. The post Nearly 60% of Future Physicians Prefer a 3-Year MD...
We're 75 with $3.2 million. Our son is pressuring us to help pay for our granddaughter's college so she can avoid student loans. What should we do?
I graduated from dental school with $300,000 in student loans. Nearly two decades later, I'm financially independent. Well, sort of. The post Financially Independent but Trapped by My Assets appeared ...
Sometimes fourth-year medical students ask me, "Should I rank the program that offers a retirement match higher?” Here's what I tell them. The post Is a Residency Retirement Match Really That Va...
Can you help me think thru this? We just finally paid off $22K in credit card debt and $10K in a student loan. I am 65 and plan to retire at 67 At the same time, we still have $62K in mortgage pricipa...
Schools today look nothing like they did a few decades ago. The tools, habits, and gear that once defined the school experience have quietly disappeared as technology reshaped how students learn and h...
Here the first 3 credit hours are FREE! Also you get privileges for public transportation, a health clinic, and student discount in many places! I am getting private music lessons at zero cost —...
The passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act will affect plenty of doctors when it comes to income, taxes, healthcare, and student loans. The post How the ‘One Big Beautiful Bill’ Act Wil...
College is expensive, let alone picking the wrong degree and paying for it for the next 20 years. You’re told to follow your passion, but passion doesn’t make student loan payments. At som...
Some seniors could soon see their Social Security garnished for student loan payments. Here’s how much the government can take....
A four-year degree used to sound like the only path to a good job. What they didn’t mention was the student debt with no guarantees, the wasted time, and the jobs that barely cover rent. Turns o...
Financial literacy is changing as students need solid financial knowledge and savvy online skills to make informed decisions in today's fast-paced digital world....
College students aren't the only ones getting an education. Retirement communities on college and university campuses are growing in popularity....
Whew! Another crazy week in the USA is over; only 197 left to go. Student visa revoked. ICE tracking down and detaining international students. Legal resident deported. Inflation up. Social ... Read m...
Students are taking financial education into their own hands, and there is a growing ecosystem of school-based, nonprofit, and digital programs to meet demand....
Life used to be a lot more affordable. Our grandparents bought homes, raised families, and retired without drowning in debt. Millennials? They’re stuck with sky-high rent, student loans, and a c...
It’s no secret that the journey to becoming a physician is both financially demanding and intellectually rigorous. The student loan ... Read more...
Answering questions about 1031 exchanges, the national debt of the US and how much of a problem it'll be, and what's the latest with the SAVE student loan forgiveness program. The post Real Estate, th...
Health care costs. Student loans. Domestic abuse. Are retirement plans addressing too many problems at once?...
Here’s the deal: Not every pre-med student is going to end up becoming a physician. And that could be for ... Read more...
Depending on what happens in the court system, SAVE might permanently disappear. If you have student loans, what are your best options now? The post 3 Backup Plans If SAVE Is Eliminated appeared first...
Two New York television producers found joy in mentoring underserved students, making cinema a little more diverse along the way....
I remember being a broke college student during my senior year at The College of William & Mary. A group of us gathered at the Spanish House, the language immersion dorm where we lived, to brainst...
In 2013, Students for Fair Admissions (SFFA) filed a lawsuit against Harvard University in the U.S. District Court in Boston. They alleged that Harvard's undergraduate admission practices violated Tit...
Here's an example of what life insurance coverage would look like, with actual dollar amounts, for a hypothetical family with a mortgage and student debt....
As a physician, you’ve likely spent years paying off your student loans. Now, with your children’s education on the horizon, ... Read more...
Today, we answer several of your mortgage questions, including if you should put all the money you can toward your down payment or use some of it to pay off student loans and what kind of mortgage you...
By Dr. Jim Dahle, WCI Founder By virtue of their high income, a physician's family situation is likely to differ significantly from that of the average student's family. Average students and parents w...
By Andrew Paulson, Lead Student Loan Consultant and Co-Founder of our partner site StudentLoanAdvice.com Since its introduction in the summer of 2023, the Saving on a Valuable Education (SAVE) repayme...
The program pairs people over 50 and typically retired with younger students who need to catch up on reading. Tutors typically spend two 30-minute sessions with students per week and are trained by AA...
I spent 35 years as a high school English teacher. On a normal day, I'd engage with 150 students and teachers in any number of matters. On an abnormal day, maybe there was some crisis to deal with - l...
[Editor's Note: In 2023-24, our goal is to give a free copy of The White Coat Investor's Guide for Students to every first-year student who’s in the medical field. But we can’t do it alone...
Doctors face many personal finance challenges, from hefty student loan debt to temptations to overspend. Experts share how to win them as clients....