The Office of Financial Aid held its third HawkCents financial literacy workshop on Feb. 24 aimed at educating students about budgeting, paying off student loans and staying in good financial health.
The...
Hugh Massie, author and founder of DNA Behavior International, spoke to psychology and business students in the Wolfington Teletorium in Mandeville Hall on Feb. 27.
Massie explained how he discovers a...
Professor Erkis, how does interest charged on credit cards work? I paid the minimum monthly payment last month and was then charged interest the following month. Could you explain what is going on...
I was booking a flight for a spring break trip in March. The airline asked me if I wanted to purchase travel insurance for the flight. I was thinking of buying it because the cost was low (only $29). Do...
A discussion on financial literacy
We’ve made our way into the second month of the new decade. We’re all mostly in our 20s and frankly there’s no better time to start saving, investing and creating...
Professor Erkis, I am concerned about my student loans after graduation. I have loans from multiple companies, and I am wondering if I should try to consolidate them into one loan payment. -Robert J. ’20,...
Hi, Professor Erkis. The company where I will be working full time next year sent me forms to fill out, including 401(k) retirement plan forms. The paperwork said they will match 50% of the first 6%...
I am thinking about purchasing Bitcoin [cryptocurrency] as an investment. What do you think? —Robert L. ’20, finance major
Erkis: Bitcoin is the most well-known of the many cryptocurrencies that...
I heard my credit score is important. How do I figure out what my credit score is and how can I improve it? —Haley V. ’20, risk management and insurance major
Erkis: Yes, your credit score is...
Assessing the price inflation of college textbooks
There is a high likelihood that St. Joe’s is robbing you right now or has robbed you in the last two weeks. Did you buy your textbooks from the bookstore?...
Why Jay-Z is so successful
The mogul genius, Jay-Z, didn’t become a self-made billionaire overnight. Rappers nowadays follow a specific blueprint, one that Jay-Z has embodied since his first album, “Reasonable...
My friend told me about a stock that he said was going to go up big. I bought the stock, it went up by $5 per share, but then dropped quickly below what I paid for it. I was worried about losing more money...
