Mitchell D. Weiss

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Mitchell D. Weiss is an experienced financial services industry executive and entrepreneur. He is an Executive in Residence at the University of Hartford and co-founder of the university’s Center for Personal Financial Responsibility. His books include Life Happens: A Practical Course on Personal Finance from College to Career and Business Happens: A Practical Guide to Entrepreneurial Finance for Small Businesses and Professional Practices—both of which are now undergraduate courses that Mitch teaches at the university and elsewhere.

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How to Buy a House at the Right Price
How to Buy a House at the Right Price
The housing market is making a comeback in many parts of the coun... read more

February 10, 2015

Mortgages

Should Colleges Have an Easier Time Declaring Bankruptcy?
Should Colleges Have an Easier Time Declaring Bankruptcy?
A provocative op-ed appeared in The Hill the other day. In it, th... read more

February 2, 2015

Uncategorized

Does Obama’s Free Tuition Plan Earn a Passing Grade?
Does Obama’s Free Tuition Plan Earn a Passing Grade?
The way we value higher education and go about financing its cost... read more

January 21, 2015

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Should Your Student Loan Payments Be Withheld From Your Paycheck?
Should Your Student Loan Payments Be Withheld From Your Paycheck?
It’s the start of another new year — a time for reflection, r... read more

January 12, 2015

Student Loans

Are Short-Term Loans Worth More Dead Than Alive?
A Path to Building a Better Payday Loan
What do payday, account-advance, bill-pay and auto-title loans ha... read more

January 7, 2015

Personal Loans

student loan crisis
Don’t Believe the Hype: There’s Still a Student Loan Crisis
The Brown Center on Education Policy at the Brookings Institution... read more

January 5, 2015

Student Loans