Impact Investing
The Difference Between Good Debt & Bad Debt
Submitted by Ferguson Financial Inc. on April 24th, 2015
Who will retire with substantial debt? It seems many baby boomers will – too many. In a 2014 Employee Benefit Research Institute survey, 44% of boomers reported that they were concerned about the size of their household debt. While many are carrying mortgages, paying with plastic also exerts a drag on their finances. According to credit reporting agency Experian, boomers are the generation holding the most credit cards (an average of 2.66 per person) and the biggest average per-person credit card balance ($5,347).1,2
Indebtedness plagues all generations – and that is why the distinction between good debt and bad debt should be recognized.
