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College tuition is on the rise, living costs are high and the future is uncertain. Combine that with the pressure to secure your child’s financial future, and it may sound intimidating. However, a few expert-approved moves can help pave the path for their success.”It’s important for parents to save what…

The opportunities for financial advisor education have improved so dramatically in the past 25 years. When I graduated from college with a generic business and finance degree, only a couple of mainstream colleges were known for doing anything with financial planning and virtually no degree programs were available. Now, more…

Our goal here at Credible Operations, Inc., NMLS Number 1681276, referred to as “Credible” below, is to give you the tools and confidence you need to improve your finances. Although we do promote products from our partner lenders who compensate us for our services, all opinions are our own. The…

Amid 2024 presidential election campaigning, student loan debt and forgiveness is a critical issue to American voters with college graduates struggling to contribute to their loan tab. Across the country, Gen X and a portion of baby boomers racked up an average of $44,331 in loan debt per capita, which…

Americans are racking up more credit card debt as they continue to battle high inflation and interest rates. New data published Thursday by TransUnion shows the average debt per borrower hit $6,218 at the end of the first quarter, an 8.5% increase from one year ago.Consumers owe a collective $1.02 trillion…

President Joe Biden’s new student debt elimination proposal would bring relief for millions more Americans, but a Penn Wharton Budget Model (PWBM) analysis shows it could add another $84 billion to an already costly plan. The Biden Administration released a formal proposal to provide student debt relief to over 30 million borrowers. The new…

Seven decades after he became addicted to Superman, Gary Prebula’s collection of graphic novels and comics has a permanent home at the University of Pennsylvania library. It took a team effort. By Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes Staff Gary Prebula blames his mother for his seven-decade-long comic book obsession. He was…

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