Investing 102

[sik68]

On a car, just remember to add the depreciation + finance rate to see what your money will really be worth in the future. That's how I talk myself out of buying a car every time I get tempted by EZ financing.


Anyone down to talk about student loans for a minute? What a crock that government student loans never adjusted with QE and rate-cutting, and banks won't refinance the loans either probably because the Fed won't let them. Fortunately, there are a few private companies popping up that will refinance debts. We are applying to SoFi.com which will cut our average rate from about 7.5% down to hopefully 4%-ish.

I only bring this up because a 4% refi gives us 2 options instead of just 1 at 7.5% (which has been to pay down like banshees):
1) Keep the monthly payments the same to pay down the loan more quickly.
2) Invest the difference in monthly payment into the market.

If you already own a home with equity, I have also read (but have no first hand knowledge) that refinancing your house and using the home equity to pay off BIG student loans (JD, MD, MBA) can also be a smart decision too. Just planting some seeds for the 102'ers to look into.