College: 'Best Investment' or Big Risk?
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Posted By: How May I Help You NC on May 07, 2012 FEATURED Content Hough: The financial return for a four-year degree may surprise you. By JACK HOUGH College is the best investment you can make, President Obama told students last month at the University of Colorado. As a metaphor for the benefits of education, that statement is fine. But taken as a claim about the financial returns of a college degree, it poses two problems. The first is that students and their families still lack sufficient data to estimate long-term returns for specific college degrees the way investors do with stocks and bonds. The second problem is one of investment risk. Stock investors can manage risk by buying a diverse basket of shares, but a college student bets on a single asset: himself. More: http://www.smartmoney.com/borrow/student-l... If you enjoyed this article, Join HBCU CONNECT today for similar content and opportunities via email! |
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