Debt & Older Americans: Why Is There an Increase in Financial Fragility?

Debt & Older Americans: Why Is There an Incre...

Up next

Understanding Congress’s Impact on Financial Markets

Courtney Wiegand, Wharton Assistant Professor of Finance, explains her research on how fiscal policy shocks and shifting deficit expectations affect bond markets, inflation, monetary policy interactions, and the long-term implications of congressional budget decisions for financi ...  Show more

The Science Behind Elite Athletic Performance

Michael Platt, Wharton Professor of Marketing, Psychology & Neuroscience, discusses his research on brain-based performance metrics, explaining how focus, confidence, and mental fatigue can be measured to improve athlete selection, training, and development, while also revealing ...  Show more

Recommended Episodes

Investment Ideas: Debt
Actuaries Institute Podcast

As nations continue to respond to crises by taking on more debt, are we kicking the can down the road on global debt sustainability? In the second episode of Investment Ideas, Debt, Douglas Isles sits down with Simon Warner, Head of Portfolio Management at Aware Super, to explore ...  Show more

We Paid Off $500K in Debt: Now We’re on Track to Retire (Early) in Our 50s
BiggerPockets Money Podcast

Fear that early retirement is out of the question because you have too much debt? It’s not game over. Whether you’re debt-free or still chipping away at your student loans, today’s guests are proof that FIRE is never too far out of reach—even if you’ve got half a million dollars ...  Show more

U.S. Economy: Is a Long Shallow Recession on the Way?
Knowledge at Wharton

Wharton’s Jeremy Siegel and David Rosenberg of Gluskin Sheff expect the Fed to cut interest rates in the coming year as the latest GDP report reveals some troubling trends. But they disagree on whether the slowdown will lead to a recession.<hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75 ...  Show more

Student-Loan Debt Is Strangling Gen X
The Journal.

Gen X is barreling toward retirement with an excruciating student-loan burden. The generation that came of age in the ’80s and ’90s is now also the generation with the most student debt per borrower. WSJ’s Oyin Adedoyin explains how federal policies around student debt left Gen X ...  Show more