debt

Things keep going from bad to worse in debt-swamped Puerto Rico. The island nation missed yet another round of debt payments on Monday, and many investors are concerned about the ultimate impact of a financial collapse in Puerto Rico. In a new interview with WNYC, Puerto Rico Clearinghouse’s...

In a new report, Morgan Stanley analyst Adam Richmond discussed the firm’s new bullish take on investment grade (IG) credit. According to Richmond, the potential for a U.S. recession has already been priced into many IG valuations, making them a compelling risk/reward opportunity for...

According to the United States Department of Justice, "[T]he ages of 25–44 are the peak years for filing bankruptcy. People between the ages of 45 and 59 file at about the rate that would be expected by their proportion in the population at large." In other words, those who file bankruptcy...

There is a debt plague affecting the nation. Forty million Americans are burdened by this strain of debt and a colossal $1.2 trillion drained because of it. The epidemic is growing. Over the last decade, there has been a 325 percent increase in documented cases. While the contagion is in and of...

There are plenty of difficult financial waters to navigate in young adulthood, but unfortunately, a growing number of Americans are shouldering a massive debt burden that is quite literally changing the way they live their lives. The latest data shows that debt is a top concern for members of the...

One of the major issues in the 2016 presidential campaign is the quickly rising costs of earning a university degree. Student debt figures are staggering, and many are concerned that the bubble is about to burst as loan repayments are becoming more and more impossible for American graduates. One...

Cate Long is the founder of Puerto Rico Clearinghouse, an independent research and analysis platform for bondholders. Long is also also a financial blogger, and she recently joined Benzinga’s #PreMarket Prep to talk about the next big question in Detroit’s bankruptcy. Overall,...

The typical American has some unpaid credit cards, medical bills and other kinds of debt. Even those who consider themselves relatively debt-free probably have mortgages, car loans or student loans outstanding. No surprise, then, that millions of Americans are constantly looking for new ways to...

Americans have always been a bit debt-averse. To get the average citizen ranting you only need mention the national debt and how it has climbed over the years. However, the popular perception of debt, while it has its merits, is not always right. There may be little nuance in the way people on...

Aptly-named financial bubbles can disappear just as quickly as they form. Seabreeze Partners Management Inc. President Doug Kass was a special guest on Benzinga's #PreMarket Prep, and he talked about where he thinks the biggest bubbles are right now. Depending on your point of view, Kass said,...

While Benzinga mostly covers actionable trading ideas and news stories, we've decided to delve a bit deeper into personal finance. The team at Benzinga would like to assist readers with not just their investing endeavors, but their financial lives as a whole. And today, we continue this effort...