Jillian Berman

Assistant Managing Editor, News & Enterprise @MarketWatch, covering student loans + consumer debt // My book, Sunk Cost, is coming in April.

[Jillian Berman @JillianBerman]

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: https://t.co/CgGIqS5r9N

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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. https://t.co/CtLVgVTblW

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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 https://t.co/OhIePcS0kR

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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__ https://t.co/5DVa6CDqq4

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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. https://t.co/GKS4oYHbnq

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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 https://t.co/949E5852OZ

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!!!! + link to Chrstine's story here. https://t.co/Er6mRtIoO0

[Christine Ji @christjine]

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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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!

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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. https://t.co/RKlE1SrL3F

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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 https://t.co/hcD60wF6bS

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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. https://t.co/aQ5mpEbri4

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Thanks Adam for speaking with me for the story! https://t.co/XsndqZQ7jS

[Adam S. Minsky @AdamSMinsky]

Great story by @JillianBerman on the TPD Discharge program and the current problems borrowers are facing in accessing relief -- https://t.co/kRybTX9rpi

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Social Security is running out of money. Should young people count on it for their retirement (asking for a friend). via @malito_ali https://t.co/rv9vulvn0a

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Honored that SUNK COST made it on to SABEW's Best in Book Awards shortlist along with these other amazing titles! https://t.co/CQ0NTej24y

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.@MarketWatch's housing expert @aarthiswami will be answering your real estate questions TODAY starting at 1 p.m. Submit them here! https://t.co/sjGzP3Fs5U

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"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. https://t.co/n7xm5RNBW2

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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." https://t.co/zl0S2wO6aG

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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. https://t.co/n5TRXE2Ykl

[Leslie Albrecht @ReporterLeslie]

With Trump accounts, the best advice may be to take the $1,000....and run.

from @MarketWatch intern @avanidkalra >> https://t.co/ywaxRzl10j

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What would make it easier for people to have more kids? Parents raising 5,6 and 7 children tell @venessawong https://t.co/lEdcWfL8QP

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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. https://t.co/Ee4tiEpI2D