A Hard Lesson
Mitchell D. Weiss shares a story on the importance of business ethics and personal conduct during a transaction.
When You Point A Finger…
Some time ago, I accepted a challenging consulting engagement with a national bank. The chairman and CEO of one of its multibillion subsidiaries abruptly resigned and I was to crisis manage the company as interim CEO until a permanent replacement could be recruited.
Over the course of that assignment, I […]
Financial First Aid: Episode 5 – Budgeting Using the 25% Strategy
Organizing personal budgets in a way that yields good flexibility, particularly during uncertain times.
Financial First Aid: Episode 4 – Freelancing Your Way to Financial Stability
Important planning and financial considerations for students contemplating supplemental and full-time endeavors.
Financial First Aid: Episode 3 – Student Loans & C.A.R.E.S
Addressing confusion over the student loan payment deferral feature of the CARES act, and advice on alternative payment plans.
Financial First Aid: Episode 2 – Managing a Stack of Problems
Taking a risk management approach to dealing with a multitude of problems occurring all at once.
Recapturing a Simpler Past for Higher Education
As dangerous and disruptive as this moment is, it presents an opportunity for higher education to pause, pivot and return to its simpler and truer purpose.
Financial First Aid: Episode 1 – Renegotiating a Troubled Loan in a Troubled Time
In response to a student query, how to go about requesting payment deferrals and interest rate accommodations during this unsettled period.
CARES Doesn’t Care Enough about Student Loans
The recently enacted Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act does not alleviate the severity of the student loan crisis.
A Kind Word in a Student’s Dark Moment
For instructors today, distance learning is more than just assigning lessons and grading papers that are uploaded to Canvas or Blackboard. It’s interacting with a generation of students who are trying to comprehend all that’s happening.