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Mar 2021
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What You Need to Know About Student Loan...

Shari Rash, Money Podcast for Women, Personal Finance, Relationships & Mental Health
About this episode

Will your student loans be forgiven? There’s a lot of chatter in Washington right now about student loans, and in today’s episode, we’re going to talk to Rob Bertman from Student Loan Planner about the recent forgiveness proposals and what they mean to your student loan debt.


What You'll Learn

  • How the recent student loan forgiveness proposals will impact you
  • Should you pay off your loans or wait
  • How will refinancing change
  • Ways to figure out if you should refinance your loans


Meet Rob

Rob Bertman holds both the CFA and CFP® designations and is a University of Michigan alum. He loves helping borrowers as a senior consultant for Student Loan Planner and specializes in making plans for professionals with 200k to 400k of household student loan debt. When Rob isn't working on student loans, he helps parents find money in their budget to save, invest and pay back debt even if the cost of raising kids is breaking the bank. Rob has 3 kiddos, enjoys playing basketball, watching superhero movies, and being active in the community.


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