«Though young workers» balance sheets are clearly
hurt by student debt,» authors Rutledge, Sanzenbacher and Vitagliano argue, «they do not substantially reduce retirement saving to compensate.»
Not exact matches
Research
by financial experts also say that large
student loan payments can significantly
hurt a young adult's ability to begin to accumulate wealth: «The median 2009 net worth for a household without outstanding
student debt was $ 117,700, nearly three times the $ 42,800 worth in a household with outstanding
student debt.»
New analysis of government data
by the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) reveals a connection between rising
student loan
debt and the onset of the housing slump, and offers yet another example of how lower home values have
hurt millions of middle class households and threatens the fragile economic recovery.