May 26
Lowell - In 2002, more young adults filed for bankruptcy then graduated from college. Colleges say they lose more students to credit-card debt then to academic failure. "In my job, I run into so many adults whose lives are messed up because they don't know the basics of finance," said Steve Hartel, a finance executive with Trilogy Financial Services in Woburn. "No one should lose their opportunity for as education because they don't know how to manage their money. We can create a lot more financially knowledgeable adults if we can reach them when they are younger."