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Health and College Costs Dec. 27, 2017
Dear Mr. Berko: I pay over $33,000 a year for health insurance for me, my wife and my four children.... Read More
Real Target of Republican Tax Bills: Feds, Eds and Meds Bloat Dec. 08, 2017
Are the current Republican tax bills, passed by the House and Senate and being reconciled in confere... Read More
New 3-Year Degrees a Good Idea Nov. 22, 2017
The basic cause of America's student-loan crisis is no mystery: College tuition and fees continue to... Read More
Should You Pay Off Student Loans Before Saving for Retirement? Sep. 13, 2017
Dear Carrie, I'm 24 and came out of school with $80,000 in college loans. I've been luckier than mo... Read More
Haunted by the Ghost of Student Loans Oct. 10, 2016
Dear Annie: My mother was murdered seven years ago by an abusive husband. The cause of death was str... Read More
Student Loans Jun. 29, 2016
Dear Mr. Berko: Our beautiful 27-year-old son, who started school in 2008, owes $87,000 in student l... Read More
How Realistic is a College Scholarship? Apr. 20, 2016
Dear Carrie: Our daughter will be starting college in a year and a half, and while we have some mon... Read More
Student Loan Bubble Keeps Growing Apr. 15, 2016
Stocks and housing prices have risen rapidly since the depths of the last recession, aided in large ... Read More
Government: Here to Help! Sep. 23, 2015
Government wants you to think it helps you at every turn. Every time you make a decision, a purchase... Read More
It's Time to Free Students From Debt Aug. 19, 2015
Butch Hancock, one of Austin's finest singer-songwriters, grew up in the Texas Panhandle, out among ... Read More
Student Loan Debt: To Forgive and Forget Jun. 16, 2015
"You'd have to be made of stone not to feel for these students," Education Secretary Arne Duncan sai... Read More
Obama's Deficient Student Loan Plan Jun. 22, 2014
The government normally doesn't care whether you or I accumulate large bills for home improvement, a... Read More
First Lady: You, Too, Can Be Mitt Romney Sep. 05, 2012
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Michelle Obama connected with voters during her moving opening night speech ... Read More
Wall Street's Mutant Greed Gene Marches On Jun. 11, 2012
In the realm of prevarication, there are deceivers, fibbers, liars, politicians ... and Bank of Amer... Read More
