Robert Leonard chats with Barbara Ginty about how the US ended up in the current student loan crisis it’s in, how she sees the trend of people foregoing college and choosing more unconventional education, what the best strategies and tips are to pay off student debt, and much, much more! Barbara Ginty is a Certified Financial Planner™Professional. Having previously worked for Bloomberg and Credit Suisse in electronic equity derivative algo sales, Barbara is now the owner of a wealth management firm she purchased from her family in 2013. She has been chosen for “The American College of Financial Services Millennial Financial Services Professional Award” and Investment News’ 40 under 40. Barbara is also the host of the podcast, Future Rich, which was selected by NextAdvisor as one of the 10 Best Finance Podcasts for 2021. Additionally, she teaches personal finance classes for SUNY Ulster, collaborates with companies to teach personal finance as an employee benefit, and is one of the female advisors chosen to contribute to the Money Diaries Book, which was published in 2018. IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN: 00:00 - Intro 00:58 - Student loan crisis in the US 03:37 - Data points regarding the current student loan crisis 10:27 - How do you calculate the ROI on student loans? 21:12 - Best strategies and tips to pay off student debt 22:49 - Student loans forbearance and the student loan forgiveness program 30:32 - How to prepare an emergency fund 32:29 - Start investing vs pay off their student loans first 35:19 - Order in which people should contribute to certain financial accounts (i.e. 401Ks, IRAs, HSAs, and individual brokerage accounts) 46:24 - Action Plan for listeners 50:06 - Biggest lesson Robert learned from interviews ✔️ Subscribe to Millennial Investing podcast show: https://open.spotify.com/show/7dnn22EWyo6MLsPaR492BM 🖊️ Access our free show notes and transcript here: https://www.theinvestorspodcast.com/millennial-investing/don't-ruin-your-financial-future ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ LISTEN 🎧 TO OTHER SHOWS FROM OUR NETWORK: ₿ If you're interested in Bitcoin, checkout our Bitcoin Fundamentals podcast show: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_xlkwLDH1F8wOLjjwNCM5B1qFdrtTdTZ 📚 Dive into value investing and learn more about billionaires with our We Study Billionaires podcast show: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_xlkwLDH1F9dDPFYGAHRbrWoToCe2uoU 🏘 Learn the ins and outs of real estate investing with our Real Estate 101 podcast show: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_xlkwLDH1F8Yw_8xO2nk-RD7fhb3yktn 💸 Get introduced to the world of investing with our Millennial Investing podcast show: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_xlkwLDH1F_p00VYv3psJ8rhDAGOvR5W ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA📱: 💻 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/theinvestorspodcast/ 👔 Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-investor's-podcast/ 🐦 Twitter: https://twitter.com/TIP_Network ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ 📥 Download Stig & Preston's 1-page checklist for finding great stock picks: https://www.theinvestorspodcast.com/form-youtube-checklist/ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ❗ DISCLAIMER: This show is for entertainment purposes only. Before making any decisions consult a professional. This show is copyrighted by The Investor’s Podcast Network. Written permission must be granted before syndication or rebroadcasting.