March 1, 2021
This month marks one year since the US has been dealing with Covid-19. Each day, the news media hits us with information related to deaths, hospitalizations, vaccines, financial woes, unemployment numbers, stimulus package updates, and the toll this pandemic has taken on peoples’ sense of […]
February 22, 2021
I have always loved dragonflies. One summer, a decade ago, I spent hours sitting on a dock. That afternoon, dragonflies were drawn to me; landing on my legs and arms like I was a steady place to perch in a windy world. I have rescued […]
February 16, 2021
In his inaugural address on March 4, 1801, Thomas Jefferson said, “Let history answer this question.” Jefferson, of course, would have not envisioned a future for his beloved United States, that included $1.6 trillion dollars in student loan debt. How we got “here” entails a […]
February 8, 2021
My favorite Robert Frost poem is The Road Not Taken. Published in 1916, Frost offers us a perspective of what it is to journey along the path of life and reach a point where there is a choice to be made. Lives are made up […]
February 1, 2021
While the NBC hit show, This is Us, portrays the beauty and truth of what it means to be a family, the Pearson clan lives on television, where scripts are written, characters are cast, and the reality of life isn’t always spot-on. The show provides […]
October 14, 2020
We are delighted to announce that Impact Capital Funds (ICF) has been featured on the prestigious trade publication- Green Street’s Hedge Fund Alert on their weekly update. The article (below) explains how our innovative business model connects investors looking for a predictable fixed-income return with prime graduates […]
September 30, 2020
Sean remembers the day that his parents made their last student loan payment. A thin letter arrived in the mail, alerting them that after more than 20 years of making qualifying payments for their combined undergraduate and graduate programs, their debt was finally paid off. […]
September 11, 2020
Graduates from top universities are in a financial predicament. They would like to start their adult lives, maybe get married, buy a house, start saving for retirement, etc. However, something is holding them back: high-interest (7-12%) student loans. As prime and super-prime borrowers with steady high […]
September 3, 2020
The Student Loan Crisis If you googled “American student loan crisis” you would receive more than 87,400,000 results and see articles titled: “11 mind-blowing facts that show just how dire the student-loan crisis in America is” “How student debt became a $1.6 trillion crisis” “We […]