Beloit College has once again issued its annual “Mindset List,” this time for the class of 2014.
While much of the press uses this list as a way to emphasize new college students’ youth and inexperience, Beloit describes it as a look at the “touchstones” that may color collegians’ thinking now and in the future.
Thank you for all of your comments on my “Generation D” blog post. We heard from students, recent grads, parents, and investors. Your comments were insightful and passionate, and pointed to several major themes.
Some of you admitted to, or alluded to, confusion over the terms of student loans and the implications of those terms. “Read the fine print” was the phrase that struck me. (I was looking at a promissory note from Sallie Mae this week, and it’s not an easy document to get through.)
Graduation season is upon us. Many of us have children, grandchildren, or acquaintances sailing out of school … and hitting pretty rough seas in the job market.
I had planned to speak to my sons about investing once they graduate. But while investing is undeniably important, I think a better discussion would be around debt management.
