Student loan debt is often the bane of a young professional’s existence. An extremely competitive job market and an ailing economy make graduate and post-graduate degrees necessities but  the debt we incur while getting our educations puts us in the financial hole for years after our...

If you or your child has just graduated from college, your number one goal may be getting a j-o-b. Of course, that’s a lot easier said than done, with unemployment rate around 9% and even higher–a staggering 16%–for African-Americans. Still, there are many steps recent college...