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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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New Student Loan Models Attract Borrowers & Investors
New Student Loan Models Attract Borrowers & Investors
It was bound to happen. So-called alternative financing sources f... read more

August 21, 2014

Investing
Is the Secret Deal Between Your College & Your Bank Costing You?
Is the Secret Deal Between Your College & Your Bank Costing You?
It’s not all that hard to figure out: When your argument hits t... read more

August 18, 2014

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Should Student Loan Refinancing Be Mandatory?
Should Student Loan Refinancing Be Mandatory?
In a recently published research paper, three professors from the... read more

August 11, 2014

Student Loans
What College Rankings Don't Tell You
What Many College Rankings Don’t Tell You
Fifteen years ago, our oldest child was preparing to head off to ... read more

August 6, 2014

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Why Colleges Don't Want You to Default On Your Student Loans
Why Colleges Are Starting to Worry About Student-Loan Defaults
More and more community colleges — arguably the most econom... read more

July 31, 2014

Student Loans
Legislators Propose Interest Rate Cap, But Will It Work?
Legislators Propose Interest Rate Cap, But Will It Work?
Congress is taking aim at high-rate, short-term lenders in the U.... read more

July 25, 2014

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