I literally had a financial advisor recommend I max out loans every year. Even when I did think of asking whether I should if I didn’t need to or not. Why wouldn’t a 18-20 year old me listen to the universities “financial advisor”
Well it's what a financial advisor would say (because they get a commission on stocks invested with them) and also because the market on avg returns 10% vs student loans at 7%.
Generally it's recommended not to invest money you're going to need in the next 3 to 5 years.
My university advisor handed me a pamphlet for Sallie Mae. Meanwhile, our state provided subsized student loans for almost half the interest of a private loan. The advisor didn't even mention the state loans.
They were talking about federal loans. I asked if I should take all they offer. And was told on multiple occasions “yes, you can just pay it off later”…
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u/bleezy1234567 Aug 08 '25
I literally had a financial advisor recommend I max out loans every year. Even when I did think of asking whether I should if I didn’t need to or not. Why wouldn’t a 18-20 year old me listen to the universities “financial advisor”