Weekly Round Up – December 13, 2013

Before we get to the good reads! Check out this beastly resource on  how to build passive income, and let me know what you   think. A Few Good Reads Here are a few of my favorite reads from the past week. 1. A Snapshot of How Much Debt 12 Boston-Area Colleges are Saddling Students With:  Student loan debt is, unsurprisingly, on the rise again. After all, the financial burden has been weighing graduates down by an increased six percent year over year — a hike that’s led to the eventual $29,400 the Class of 2012 is, on average, saddled with. (more…)

Weekly Round Up – November 29, 2013

Before we get to the good reads! Check out this beastly resource on how to start a blog, and let me know what you   think. A Few Good Reads Here are a few of my favorite reads from the past week. 1. America’s health care cost slowdown and the disappearing debt:  Six years after the start of the Great Recession, there should be little disagreement what America’s number one domestic priority should be. With unemployment still stuck around 7 percent four plus years after that recession was declared “over,” creating jobs has to be Job #1. (more…)

Weekly Round Up – November 08, 2013

 Before we get to the good reads! Check out this beastly resource on what’s the deal with extra income, and let me know what you  think.  A Few Good Reads Here are a few of my favorite reads from the past week.  1. Don’t Sweat Margin Debt:  One data point that has found a home among the bearish community is the total amount of New York  Stock Exchange margin debt. It is at record highs, and this supposedly means the end of the bull  market is nigh. (more…)