By Rand Spero, CFP®, MBA, Ed.M. and Ellen Braaten, PhD

Posted in: Podcast

Topics: Healthy Living, Hot Topics

 

If you’re a parent, you’ve likely spent time thinking about your child’s future after age 18. Whether it’s going to college, finding a job, finding an apartment – taking that first step towards independence is ultimately tied to…money! Where that money should come from is a complicated issue, and it’s not the same issue it was 20 or 30 years ago. What does this mean for both parent and child mental health? Special guest Rand Spero, CFP, MBA, EdM joins our co-director Dr. Ellen Braaten to talk about the economic realities of young adulthood today, including strategies for families to embrace.

Thank you for joining in this conversation. Have a question or comment about financially supporting the young adults in your life? Write to us at contactmghclaycenter.org.

Media List

• Adult children are costing many parents their retirement savings (CBS News)
• Price Of College Increasing Almost 8 Times Faster Than Wages (Forbes)
• Life Support (Rand Spero, Humble Dollar)
• Student Debt is Transforming the American Family (The New Yorker)
• Adult Children Moving Back Home: The Boomerang Generation and the New Normal (MGH Clay Center)
• How to Talk to Your Middle Schooler About College and Money (HerMoney)
• How to Talk to Your High School Student About College and Money (HerMoney)

 

Episode hosted by Ellen Braaten

Episode produced by Sara Rattigan

Music by Gene Beresin