Archive for March 2017
Higher Education Cost Inflation Helps Lead to Legitimizing of MOOCs
Almost 40 percent of high school graduates accepted for college admission ultimately do not attend the following year. The reason? College is expensive: The average college graduate emerged with about…
Read MoreU.S. Housing Market Update
The 30-year fixed mortgage rate rose from 3.5 percent to 4.25 percent after the presidential election. While higher rates might deter potential homebuyers — particularly young first-timers — residential real…
Read MorePrescription for Retail Therapy
How much do you use of what you buy? Research reveals that Americans throw away 30 percent to 40 percent of the food they purchase.1 That’s just food, most of…
Read MoreTake a Look at Life Insurance
Middle-aged adults have a plethora of middle-aged financial priorities. It’s hard to even call them priorities because each one is important; it’s just a matter of spreading the money you…
Read MoreThe Future of Globalization
There was a time, at the end of the 20th century, when globalization was celebrated. We became more connected with the rest of the world. We could communicate and share…
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