Assistant Managing Editor, News & Enterprise @MarketWatch, covering student loans consumer debt // My book, Sunk Cost, is coming in April.
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10 Dec 2024
My book Sunk Cost from @UChicagoPress is coming in April! It exposes the forgotten origins of the student loan system, how politicians have tried to fix it, and the life-altering damage borrowers face. Pre-order here: press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books…
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“From Thursday to Sunday, we were using Spirit Airlines to build our relationship." A look from @GennaContino at how Spirit helped fuel long distance relationships. marketwatch.com/story/spirit…
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No better way to celebrate a Michigan win than seeing an @michigandaily / @theblockm page on TV! Go blue!
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As cuts to the Department of Ed started to take shape last year one official wrote in an email that it would impact customer service for student loan borrowers. Now, ~1 year later the agency is backing off on key oversight activities for servicers marketwatch.com/story/the-ed…
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Feb 11
Elon Musk's SpaceX has big ambitions, including to colonize mars, but the success of one of its subsidiaries is driven in part by a more earthly concern: fixing airplane wifi. Fun one from @WillGavin__ marketwatch.com/story/how-el…
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19 Dec 2025
They raised kids, built careers are weighing retirement -- all while paying their student loans. For millions, college debt now lasts a lifetime. “I just keep hoping that it will just magically go away or I’ll just die,” one borrower told me. marketwatch.com/story/theyre…
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15 Dec 2025
Meet the 20 and 30-somethings who made big $$$$ on risky trades and then posted about it, featuring this context about what it says about today's market, via @jsadinolfi,@GGottsegen @christjine marketwatch.com/story/they-m…
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25 Nov 2025
!!!! link to Chrstine's story here. marketwatch.com/story/they-b…
25 Nov 2025
In my latest for @MarketWatch, I dug into the world's most controversial b2b saas company and the retail investors, founders, and lore behind it. Here's what led everyday people to bet everything — their homes, retirement funds, life savings — on Palantir $pltr
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11 Nov 2025
Yesterday we launched MarketWatch 25, our list of the leaders and thinkers impacting your wallet. I learned so much about so many interesting people working on this project. Check it out!
10 Nov 2025
What do the CEO of a crypto platform, a social psychologist, an advocate for domestic workers and a Trump administration trade advisor all have in common?
At first glance, it may not seem like much. But they are all on the MarketWatch 25 list this year. trib.al/YXJZ8yr
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28 Oct 2025
The latest example of how the rich are powering consumer spending/the economy: Instead of competing on cost, Delta and United are in "a premium arms race" and it's helping their bottom line via @ClaudiaAssisMW marketwatch.com/story/how-un…
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27 Oct 2025
Skepticism has been growing not just of higher ed, but of the BA. There are reasons to be worried: debt unemployment. But the data on short-term programs shows the benefits can be fleeting. TLDR: There's no route to a decent financial life without risk. marketwatch.com/story/theres…
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18 Sep 2025
Thanks Adam for speaking with me for the story! x.com/AdamSMinsky/status/196…
18 Sep 2025
Great story by @JillianBerman on the TPD Discharge program and the current problems borrowers are facing in accessing relief -- marketwatch.com/story/disabl…
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18 Sep 2025
Social Security is running out of money. Should young people count on it for their retirement (asking for a friend). via @malito_ali marketwatch.com/story/should…
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16 Sep 2025
Honored that SUNK COST made it on to SABEW's Best in Book Awards shortlist along with these other amazing titles! sabew.org/2025/09/shortlist-…
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12 Sep 2025
.@MarketWatch's housing expert @aarthiswami will be answering your real estate questions TODAY starting at 1 p.m. Submit them here! marketwatch.com/story/live-q…
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8 Aug 2025
"I feel very powerless in this situation, which is a shame because I followed everything" and "It’s just a battle between presidents" -- these are 2 sentiments that sum up a lot of what I've been hearing from student loan borrowers over the past few years. marketwatch.com/story/millio…
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1 Aug 2025
Student loan interest rates are starting for millions today they're sorting through their options amid a lot of challenges in the system. As one told me "I just feel really stuck." marketwatch.com/story/studen…
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10 Jul 2025
Student loan borrowers who filled out a repayment plan application asking to be put in the plan with the lowest monthly payment will ultimately be denied asked to reapply. marketwatch.com/story/millio…
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9 Jul 2025
With Trump accounts, the best advice may be to take the $1,000....and run.
from @MarketWatch intern @avanidkalra >> marketwatch.com/story/why-mo…
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28 Jun 2025
What would make it easier for people to have more kids? Parents raising 5,6 and 7 children tell @venessawong marketwatch.com/story/can-a-…
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18 Jun 2025
Thanks to @JamesKvaal and @monthly for this insightful discussion of my book, Sunk Cost! I particularly appreciate the comments on my approach to the stories of borrowers who so generously shared their time and experience with me. washingtonmonthly.com/2025/0…
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